Last week, a bill was put before the House of Representatives that would ban animal testing of industrial chemicals intended solely for use in cosmetics.
Associate Professor Stephen Johnston and his team of UQ researchers are freezing wombat sperm and teaching them to urinate on command in a bid to help conserve dwindling populations.
A donation of state-of-the-art equipment to UQ VETS Small Animal Hospital has empowered the University’s staff and students, while also improving the outcomes of the animals they treat.
Nanango State High School outgrew all the competition in this year’s annual Sunflower Competition, taking the overall grand champion and an additional four awards.
At The University of Queensland, unwanted cardboard is seen as a resource that can be recycled to save money, help clients, and train students in agribusiness entrepreneurial enterprises.
University of Queensland Gatton Campus student, Charlie Wells, has been selected as one of nine Rural Bank Scholarship recipients who will receive financial support to the value of $5,000 to help fund his double degree in Agribusiness and Sustainable Agriculture.
An average day at work for former Toowoomba veterinarian The University of Queensland’s Associate Professor Bob Doneley can see him treating injured venomous snakes or applying braces to the beak of a South American macaw.
Queensland philanthropists and tourism entrepreneurs Graham and Jude Turner have joined forces with The University of Queensland to establish a multi-million-dollar conservation project at Hidden Vale, an hour west of Brisbane.
The welfare of millions of animals in China – which raises and slaughters more livestock than any other nation – is the focus of a project led by the University of Queensland’s School of Veterinary Science.
The University of Queensland has cemented its place as the top university in Australia for environmental sciences and agriculture in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017.
