A researcher in PPE doing field work with a possum. The possum is looking out from a hollow log.

Environment and sustainability

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Laboratory worker wearing protective glasses and blue gloves examining a sealed multi-well sample plate inside a sterile cabinet, with additional plates arranged on the work surface.

‘Super fungi’ offer greener path to recover critical minerals

23 June 2026
Man flying a drone

AI could help endangered birds

22 June 2026
A row of white and green rideshare e-scooters lined up at an urban train station, with concrete ramps and walkways in the background.

Can e-scooters and e-bikes help more people use public transport?

10 June 2026
A row of parked cars lines the left side of a quiet street shaded by large green trees, with more vehicles visible down the road and curved streetlights overhead on a bright day.
Analysis

Kerbside parking is great for drivers – but terrible for everyone else. Could we get rid of it?

5 June 2026
a grid of 12 images of animals and birds

AI to rescue Australian wildlife research drowning in data

1 June 2026
Row of historic mid-rise apartment buildings with red and cream brick facades, featuring decorative stonework and black metal fire escapes, lined along a tree-filled street with yellow-green foliage.
Analysis

‘Forever renting’ is common in New York, California and Europe. What lessons can we learn?

21 May 2026
Several residential rooftops fitted with solar panels in a leafy suburban neighbourhood, with tall trees behind the houses in bright daylight.
Analysis

Free electricity on offer soon – but do Australians know about Solar Sharer?

19 May 2026
A collage Australia's parliament house, Australian currency and UQ's Great Court cloisters. Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers is in the foreground.
Feature

Federal budget 2026: UQ experts available

11 May 2026
an aerial view of a forest with an adjacent area of bare earth and a town on the coast

Biodiversity costs of clean energy’s nickel rush modelled in global study

7 May 2026
A plate of unfinished food is scraped into a garbage bin.

Research from real kitchens the key to stopping food waste

29 April 2026