UQ and Southern and Central Asia

Pacific Islanders are experiencing, firsthand, the impacts of climate change, including sea-level rises, changing temperatures and increased rainfall patterns. In response, communities in the region are leading climate adaption strategies to build the resilience of their ecosystems in the face of increasing risk.

The much-loved red panda is renowned for its tree-climbing ability and adorable nature, but new research shows the endangered mammal is being driven closer to extinction.

Australia Awards alumnus, Meenah Tariq,  has just raised $1.2 million in her first round of funding for new founder friendly finance app, Metric.

A massive international research effort has led to development of a genetic model for the ‘ultimate’ chickpea, with the potential to lift crop yields by up to 12 per cent.

Meet Abia Akram, an alumna of the UQ-led Women in Executive Leadership Development short course, working to reduce the risk of disasters we face in the Asia-Pacific.

Both Presidents and Vice-Chancellors of The University of Queensland (UQ) and the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT), Professor Deborah Terry AO and Professor Lalith Gamage, met virtually to sign an International Cooperation Agreement and Recognition of Prior Learning Agreement on 7 September 2021.