University of Queensland

The University of Queensland is set to be the first major university in the world to offset 100 per cent of its electricity usage through its own renewable energy asset. The estimation comes after Terrain Solar and its strategic development partner PwC Australia announced the sale of the Warwick Solar Farm to the University of Queensland … Continue reading University of Queensland set to use 100 per cent renewable energy →

The Defence Science and Technology (DST) Group is collaborating with the University of Queensland (UQ) to undertake advanced research in flight science and enabling technologies. The $10 million agreement will see the two parties will combine their testing facilities to leverage the expertise of academic and industry researchers and international partners. Under the new agreement, Professor … Continue reading DST and UQ partner for high-speed flight research →

Siemens today announced a software grant with an in-kind commercial value of over half billion Australian dollars to the University of Queensland (UQ). The initiative is part of a series of grants by Siemens to Australian universities to enable the students to develop the skills needed to successfully participate in the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) … Continue reading Siemens commits over half a billion in software grants for digital manufacturing →

The Australian Research Council (ARC) Research Hub for the Advanced Manufacturing of Medical Devices (AMMD Research Hub) was launched today at Cook Medical Australia in Brisbane. Cook Medical Australia along with the University of Queensland and other hub partners is investing significant resources into the national collaboration. In total, the collaboration includes over $10 million … Continue reading Qld launches medical devices manufacturing research hub →

A BIS Oxford Economics report highlights the breadth and scale of the leading aerospace company’s growth in this part of the world. Based on 2016 data, Boeing generates nearly $1.3 billion for the Australian economy and supports more than 9,300 direct and indirect jobs through its high-tech operations including advanced manufacturing, defence, research and development, … Continue reading Boeing injected $1.3b to Australian GDP in 2016 →

Late last month, Boeing Research and Technology Australia (BR&T–Australia) announced that it has moved its Brisbane-based team into a new centre within The University of Queensland’s (UQ) St Lucia campus. The move is the first time in the Asia-Pacific region that Boeing has co-located research within a university. The BR&T-Australia Technology Centre, at the UQ … Continue reading Boeing opens R&D facility at University of Queensland →

Ultra-thin, flexible screen-printed batteries for cheap portable devices and intermittent renewable energy are closer to reality, due to a joint UNSW-University of Queensland project to further develop technology by battery energy storage firm Printed Energy and bring it to market. Backed by the energy innovator and philanthropist Trevor St Baker, founder of ERM Power and … Continue reading Next generation of manufacturing in screen-printed batteries →