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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.

Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews has used a recent interview to spruik Australia’s capabilities in the research and development of hypersonics, with applications across commercial and defence aerospace.

UQ has shined a spotlight on its outstanding researchers at the 2019 Research Week Awards.

UQ's 2019 Alumni Awards winners demonstrate the breadth of excellence among the UQ alumni community.

Researchers and PhD students from UQ have partnered with industry and government to work on materials selection in the Networked Future Augmented Small-arms Technologies (N-FAST) Defence technologies program.