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While GreaseBoss co-founder Steve Barnett was on-site at a Queensland copper mine, he witnessed the collapse of a conveyer tail pulley that failed due to lack of greasing. Nobody died that day, but they could have.

Three new murals by Australian street artists in collaboration with The University of Queensland (UQ) researchers will add colour to Brisbane’s streets in a globally unique art initiative as part of the Brisbane Street Art Festival.

Last month, a Brisbane-based startup, Valiant Space, commenced testing of its “non-toxic” space-based thruster for use in small satellites. This testing marks the first step towards creating an Australian designed and manufactured liquid-fuelled rocket engine developed for this growing market.

A University of Queensland startup ready to help 1.7 million Australian diabetics has won UQ’s top entrepreneurship program, Ventures ilab Accelerator, Pitch Night.

When the global pandemic hit, UQ alumna Dr Jo’Anne Langham identified the need for a new kind of brainstorming tool created for the digital world.

The University of Queensland’s new Chief Student Entrepreneur advocates for more sustainable startups by leading through example.

Ventures ilab Accelerator alumni, Augmented Bionics, has won the Astellas RX+® Healthcare Innovation Challenge for 2021.

A Queensland social enterprise is turning electronic trash into a global treasure, repurposing old laptop batteries to create a solar-powered solution for poverty-stricken families across the world.

ilab Accelerator founder Nat Marshall is developing a wearable device that will control robotic prosthetics with artificial intelligence (AI).

UQ commerce/law student, Thomas Bizzell, won the 2020 Ericsson Innovation Awards with a startup that helps the shipping industry reduce its carbon emissions. When the global pandemic hit, he turned to helping people to #Reconnect, becoming one of 20 students to win the Reimagine Challenge 2020. His innovative new social movement shows non-experts like us how to help people whose mental health is declining.

We are currently seeking enthusiastic student innovators to join our vibrant Ventures team!

A startup founded by two Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) research students could make monitoring the progress of mine site rehabilitation easier and cheaper.

The University of Queensland MBA alumnus, Chris Evans has raised $500k in a pre-seed round for his startup Quipmo - a peer-to-peer gear rental marketplace for like-minded travellers and locals who share a passion for adventure.

The University of Queensland’s 2021 Ventures ilab Accelerator program has awarded 12 startups with $10,000 equity-free funding to help launch their early-stage ventures.

CEO and founder of the World’s Biggest Garage Sale, Yasmin Grigaliunas, wants to turn around the ‘take, make, dispose’ mentality of goods in Australia and have everyone give one second-hand item for Christmas.

UQ students Tom Bizzell (Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Law Honours) and Jack Anderson (Bachelor of Engineering Honours) took out first place at the 2020 Ericsson Innovation Awards earlier this month, claiming the top prize of 25,000 Euros (A$40,000).

Since 2017 SPACE Platform has been organising one of the largest unorganised datasets: malls, shops, products and services.

How a UQ student swapped her farming life to help guide the UQ Space team towards a world record.

The University of Queensland’s 2021 Ventures ilab Accelerator program has awarded 12 startups with $10,000 equity-free funding to help launch their early-stage ventures.

University of Queensland (UQ) alumnus Alexander Bell was among four finalists for the Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd Award for Young Business Person of the Year for 2020.