UQ and Latin America and the Caribbean

Recently The University of Queensland (UQ) was a major contributor to the “Key Technologies in Bioeconomy (KTB)” conference, an annual event initiated and organised by the Global Bioeconomy Alliance (GBA) and hosted this year by the Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) in Brazil.

A tissue-culture propagation technology developed at The University of Queensland to grow hundreds of plants from a single cutting is set to bolster avocado production across Latin America to meet growing demand.

The sustainable manufacture of bio-based herbicides is the target of a $1.3 million international collaboration initiated by the Global Bioeconomy Alliance (GBA).

After a competitive selection process, 6 initiatives have been awarded funding totalling $116,721 for the inaugural round of The University of Queensland Global Partnerships Funding Scheme, launched in 2024.

SMI-ICE-Chile and the Australian Embassy in Chile are carrying out a series of initiatives to address the challenges related to gender equality in the mining industry in Latin America. This program focused on areas such as communication, organisational culture, professional development and collaborative work.

An international project mapping millions of galaxies has provided a ‘tantalising’ insight into the mysteries of dark energy and could reshape our understanding of the history of the Universe, according to a leading University of Queensland astrophysicist.