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In the 2024 Technical University of Munich International Graduate School of Science and Engineering (IGSSE) round, The University of Queensland (UQ) secured 3 out of the 5 collaborative research opportunities on offer. This initiative, run through the TUM International Project Team initiative, supports interdisciplinary scientific collaborations that run for up to 4 years.

After a competitive selection process,12 initiatives have been awarded funding totalling $93,132 for the latest UQ Global Strategy and Partnerships Seed Funding Scheme (Round 2, 2023).

UQ researcher, Dr Emma-Anne Karlsen, has been recognised at the prestigious global event, Falling Walls Lab, in Berlin. The PhD student placed third out of 100 participants from 64 countries in the Science Breakthrough of the Year category, receiving praise for her research on repurposing a low-cost and pre-existing drug to help expensive anti-cancer treatment work better in order for patients' cells to fight tumours more effectively.

The Queensland and Bavarian state governments have inked a new science research agreement, aiding Queensland in its efforts to tackle climate change and achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

A $15 million collaboration between UQ and the German Research Foundation (DFG), including research from Justun Liebig University (JLU), will accelerate genetic improvements in cereal and pulse crops.

A UQ team led by Associate Professor Yasmina Sultanbawa, together with researchers from TUM and the Helmholtz Zentrum München, are investigating the Indigenous fruit the green plum, which could be the next big thing in the bush foods industry.

University of Queensland researchers have found a way to more efficiently convert sugarcane into a building block of aviation fuel and other products.

IMB researcher Dr Clara Jiang was invited to present her research into how genomics data can be used to explore opportunities to repurpose drugs at the Falling Walls Science Summit 2022 in Berlin.

Following the competitive selection process, nine outstanding initiatives have received funding totalling $76,660 in the latest UQ Global Strategy and Partnership Seed Funding Scheme.