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QLD Smart City benefits from UQ know-how

Sunshine Coast Council managers, analysts and planners visited UQ to explore innovative initiatives that could form part of the Sunshine Coast’s Smart City Program.

UQ crowns its Sportspeople of the Year

Australian netball vice-captain Gabi Simpson and national gymnastics champion Michael Mercieca have been named UQ's Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year.

Pioneering vision saves lives

Across the globe, more than eight billion scans have been completed to date using world-leading magnetic resonance imaging technology developed at UQ.

Uneasy heritage: Australia’s modern church buildings are disappearing

Of the thousands of churches erected to serve the fast-growing communities of post-war Australia, very few are protected. UQ Architecture's Lisa Marie Daunt asked The Conversation whether we are happy to lose buildings that are so much part of our modern heritage?

Commonwealth Games gold for UQ swimmer

UQ students competing in the 2018 Commonwealth Games have seen success, bringing home two gold medals!

Too wet? Too cold? Too hot? This is how weather affects the trips we make

The relationship between weather and our travel choices is complicated. We can't change the weather, but, with many other factors in play, good policy and design can reduce its impacts. Civil Engineering transport researcher Dr Jiwon Kim writes with colleagues from UQ and beyond for The Conversation.