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The years spent at university should be ones of discovery, finding things that challenge you and following your curiosity, and for Nick Galm, who will graduate from The University of Queensland this week with a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), no stone was left unturned when uncovering his passions.

As the world transitions to low-carbon energy production methods, with natural gas as a key player, researchers from the University of Queensland are working to understand the complex processes associated with the extraction of this critical resource.

Australia’s renewable energy research capacity has been boosted with the completion of The University of Queensland’s 64 megawatt solar farm at Warwick in the state’s south east.

Rio Tinto has committed to an internal review of its heritage management processes in the wake of its destruction of a 46,000-year-old Aboriginal heritage site in Western Australia last month.

The Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) has named 17 short-term scoping projects that will underpin the next 10 years of collaborations between industry and research partners, including researchers from The University of Queensland.

New technologies for a next-generation hybrid rocket that will launch small satellites into low-Earth orbits from 2022 are being developed in Queensland, thanks to a partnership between University of Queensland researchers and Gilmour Space.

Next-generation rechargeable aluminium-ion batteries and research that will help advance the fields of e-mobility and sustainable fuel production are among The University of Queensland projects funded by Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage grants.

The Andrew N. Liveris Academy for Innovation and Leadership attracts, supports and develops some of the finest young minds in engineering and science. As the world looks for fresh ideas to navigate the COVID-19 crisis, Contact spoke to three Liveris Academy scholars about the role of universities during global challenges, and how they're adjusting to new ways of learning.

A mission to design ventilators that could serve COVID-19 patients has brought together 200 bright engineers and their students at The University of Queensland.

As the coronavirus pandemic spreads around the world, UQ mechanical engineering alumnus Jeromy Moore has pivoted from fine-tuning Supercars to rapidly designing a life-saving ventilator.

University of Queensland researchers have developed a framework that aims to reduce the mining industry’s impact on climate change by accounting for sources and sinks of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Are you a new student in Engineering, Information Technology, or Architecture? There’s so much happening across the campus during O-Week and beyond that it can be hard to know where you should be and when.

UQ's sculptor, Rhyl Hinwood is working with our UQ Innovate team to create modern, 3D-printed versions of her traditional sandstone carvings and bronze busts.

The future of the world’s energy supply is a challenge that excites University of Queensland graduand, Rhianna Cardamone.

Nyah Teiotu is a proud Wemba Wemba woman, BHP’s first Indigenous female engineer, and the Queensland Resources Council’s Most Exceptional Person of 2019.

Exceptional professional, workshop, teaching and research staff from the EAIT Faculty were recognised for their contributions last week.

The University has reaffirmed its position as a leading research institution, with 28 UQ researchers identified as among the world’s most influential scientific minds.

An upgrade of one of the largest expansion tube wind tunnels in the world will allow UQ researchers to test larger scale vehicles at up to seven times the speed of sound.

UQ’s annual Teaching and Learning Awards last night celebrated excellence, creativity and innovation.

UQ researchers are developing a new generation of sustainable composite materials designed specifically for electric vehicles.