UNDERgRADUATE PROSPECTUS - Study Brisbane

THE UQ EXPERIENCE
in tropical and subtropical agriculture and
food research and development in Australia’s
history. Researchers at its three centres — the
Centre for Plant Science, the Centre for Animal
Science, and the Centre for Nutrition and Food
Sciences — aim to accelerate the transfer of
research discoveries from the laboratory to the
farm and supermarket.
Professor Lorraine Mazerolle, Program Leader, Policing and Security Program, Institute for Social Science Research
Queensland Brain Institute (QBI)
Researchers at QBI are focusing their efforts on
discovering the fundamental mechanisms that
regulate brain function. Such an understanding
should bring new generic approaches to rectify
a large spectrum of mental and neurological
illnesses, including dementia, motor neurone
disease, multiple sclerosis, depression,
schizophrenia, drug addiction, and stroke,
as well as improve therapeutic treatments for
patients.
Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI)
More and more, Australia’s mining industry
has to deal with the concept of responsible
growth that makes economic sense, and
is environmentally and socially responsible.
Increasingly, the industry is turning to the SMI
for new and unique ways of addressing these
responsibilities. The SMI’s success stems from
its practical applications of research at an
operational level.
The University of Queensland
Diamantina Institute
The UQ Diamantina Institute brings together
clinicians, clinical researchers and scientists
working on some of today’s most important
health problems, including cancer, vaccines
against infectious diseases, diabetes, and
arthritis. Headed by cervical cancer vaccine
pioneer Professor Ian Frazer, the aim of the
institute is to develop a better understanding
of the molecular and cellular basis of disease
and to translate that understanding into
practical outcomes for patients, through design
and testing of new prevention strategies and
treatments.
AIBN
www.aibn.uq.edu.au
GCI
www.gci.uq.edu.au
IMB
www.imb.uq.edu.au
ISSR
www.uq.edu.au/issr
QAAFI
www.qaafi.uq.edu.au
QBI
www.qbi.uq.edu.au
SMI
www.smi.uq.edu.au
UQ Diamantina Institute
www.di.uq.edu.au
Global Change Institute (GCI)
Dr Judith Reinhard in the “All Weather Bee Flight Facility” at the Queensland Brain Institute
Sustainable Minerals Institute, UQ St Lucia
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