University of Queensland
hideThe University of Queensland (UQ) is a leading Australian university in research and education. The University is a founding member of the national Group of Eight, an alliance of research-strong, mostly "Sandstone universities" committed to ensuring that Australia has higher education institutions which are genuinely world class. It belongs also to the global Universitas 21 alliance. This group aims to enhance the quality of university outcomes through international benchmarking and a joint venture e-learning project with The Thomson Corporation.
UQ is Queensland's foremost university. In 1998–99 it was named Australia's University of the Year and it continues to enjoy the highest overall rating for Queensland universities in the annual Good Universities Guide.
UQ remains the most successful Australian university in winning and being shortlisted for Australian Awards for University Teaching since they were established in 1997. On a variety of measures it is one of the top three research universities in the country.
UQ's strength in research is evident in the many joint and collaborative research centres associated with the university. The Queensland Bioscience Precinct on the St Lucia campus houses scientists from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), the Institute for Molecular Bioscience(IMB), the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology(AIBN) and the Queensland Brain Institute to form one of the largest biomedical research clusters in Australia. In addition, UQ is involved in biomedical translational research at the Diamantina Institute for Cancer, Immunology and Metabolic Medicine (DI) Pharmacy Australia Centre of Excellence (PACE) and The University of Queensland Centre of Clinical Research (UQCCR).
For more information about University of Queensland, read the full article at
Wikipedia.
This text uses material from Wikipedia and is available under the GNU Free Documentation License.
News tagged with university of queensland
Historical increase in corn yield -- it's in the roots
Mar 16, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
One of the most significant developments in agricultural growth in modern times has been the continuous and substantial increase in corn yield over the past 80 years in the U.S. Corn Belt.
Researcher uncovers koalas' creature comforts
Mar 10, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
University of Queensland Master of Science student Maren Dammann is aiming to uncover what makes a koala's wish list when it comes to choosing a place to live.
Children of older fathers perform less well in intelligence tests during infancy
Mar 09, 2009 |
3.3 / 5 (4) |
2
Children of older fathers perform less well in a range of cognitive tests during infancy and early childhood, according to a study published this week in the open-access journal PLoS Medicine. In contrast, the study finds ...
Holding a mirror up to a gibbon’s mind
Mar 04, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (4) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Queensland developmental psychologists have taken a step into our evolutionary past by studying gibbons.
It's Easier to Observe the Failure of Local Realism than Previously Thought
Mar 04, 2009 |
4.3 / 5 (41) |
199
(PhysOrg.com) -- Local realism is something we live with every day, even if we don’t realize it. The principle of local realism combines two assumptions: locality and realism. Locality says that distant objects cannot directly ...
Crafty Australian crayfish cheat
Feb 27, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (4) |
0
Nestled just off the east coast of Australia, picturesque North Stradbroke Island is a haven for local wildlife. Yet some of the inhabitants of the island's creeks and swamps are far from peaceful. Slender crayfish are aggressive ...
Nanotechnology used to probe effectiveness of antibiotics
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 04, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
A group of researchers led by scientists from the London Centre for Nanotechnology, in collaboration with a University of Queensland researcher, have discovered a way of using tiny nano-probes to help understand how an antibiotic ...
New finding about the bane of parents' lives -- head lice
Biology /
Jan 27, 2009 |
4 / 5 (2) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Head lice are a challenge for parents of primary-school aged children all around the world, including Australia.
New research finds breastfeeding stops neglect
Jan 26, 2009 |
4.2 / 5 (5) |
1
(PhysOrg.com) -- When a mother breastfeeds she is essentially protecting her child from herself, according to UQ researcher and developmental paediatrician, Dr Lane Strathearn.
Research breakthrough targets genetic diseases
Jan 20, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- A cure for debilitating genetic diseases such as Huntington’s disease, Friedreich’s ataxia and Fragile X syndrome is a step closer to reality, thanks to a recent scientific breakthrough.
Speech disorders can be treated from a distance
Jan 08, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- There should be no barriers to providing high-quality speech pathology services, according to University of Queensland PhD graduate Dr Anne Hill.
New study shows governments need more honest environmental accounting
Jan 02, 2009 |
3.5 / 5 (11) |
12
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Queensland research is paving the way for better management of our precious natural environment.
Scientists closing the zap on dengue fever
Biology /
Jan 01, 2009 |
4.8 / 5 (9) |
8
(PhysOrg.com) -- A mosquito-borne virus that each year harms up to 100 million people and kills more than 20,000 is a step closer to being controlled after a breakthrough by Queensland scientists.
