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Biotech company CSL Limited will supply the Australian Government with 51 million doses of The University of Queensland’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate if it proves successful, under a heads of agreement announced today. CSL expects the first tranche of doses to be available by mid-2021, with additional doses following in late 2021 and early 2022, if … Continue reading CSL signs agreement with Australian Government for UQ vaccine supply →

The University of Queensland could soon be the first university to fly a student-built rocket and scientific payload into space next year. UQ Space is designing and building “Project Asteria”, a rocket that will zoom past the Kármán Line, 100 kilometres above sea level, reaching speeds greater than Mach-5. With support from UQ aerospace engineering experts … Continue reading World-first UQ rocket headed to space →

A new research post at the University of Queensland will focus on advancing the performance, economics, and uptake of electric vehicle technology. Dr Jake Whitehead will be the dedicated e-mobility researcher, and the position – the Tritium e-Mobility Visiting Fellow – is named after the electric vehicle fast charging company, headquartered in Queensland, which first … Continue reading UQ to be centre for electric vehicle technology →

The search to find ways for autonomous devices to sense their surroundings has produced some novel projects, however a recent project from the University of Queensland has returned to the animal kingdom for a solution. Just as animals sense their surroundings with whiskers, Dr Pauline Pounds developed hairs that extend from a drone or robot … Continue reading New sensing technology for autonomous devices →

A research partnership between CSIRO, The University of Queensland, the Australian National University (ANU) and Charles Darwin University will focus on the challenges brought on by innovation in science and technology. The collaboration will inquire into areas including synthetic biology, robotics, precision health, hydrogen and artificial intelligence, and ask what issues these advances present for … Continue reading Research partnership examines ethics of innovation →

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 →