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Projects

Find out more about some of our long-term research projects including the Australian South Sea Islander Lived Identities project and the TATSICC Collection. 

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Australian South Sea Islander Lived Identities project
Australian South Sea Islander Lived Identities

Learn about the Australian South Sea Islander communities researching their histories to preserve for future generations.

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TATSICC Collection
TATSICC Collection

Explore the Townsville Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Centre (TATSICC) collection and learn about the museum’s role as collection custodians.

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Research projects

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Coral Bank
Building a Coral Bank to inform our understanding and conservation efforts of the Great Barrier Reef.
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Diversity patterns in Brigalow Belt species
Identifying patterns of diversity in Brigalow Belt species to understand the impacts of past climate change.
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HMS Pandora Legacy Project
From black and white negatives to films and artefact illustrations, our researchers are digitising HMS Pandora's legacy.
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Cretaceous marine reptiles of Queensland
Dr Espen Knutsen explores how Cretaceous marine reptiles from Queensland have changed over time.
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Revealing microscopic details using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
Our researchers are uncovering microscopic details using a scanning electron microscope.
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Legless lizards of Queensland
Legless lizard research paints a picture of evolutionary history of Queensland animals and plants.
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Tropical megafauna

Discover the supersized creatures that roamed ancient Queensland 40,000 years ago and what drove them to extinction.

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Genetic diversity of Lerista Skinks
Our researchers have discovered unexpected cryptic genetic diversity of Lerista Skinks.
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Eungella rainforest
Exploring the diversity and history of Queensland's rainforests
Dr Paul Oliver combines genomic and CT scanning to understand the diversity and history of Queensland’s rainforests.
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Middlemount trace fossils
Queensland Museum Network researchers are working to identify mysterious footprints in Central Queensland.
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Predators and prey of the past
Exploring predator-prey relationships from Australia’s Pleistocene.
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Digitising Australia’s largest dinosaur
Queensland Museum Network researchers used new digital technology to 3-D scan each bone of Australotitan cooperensis.
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Digital initiatives | 3D scanning
Bringing hidden treasures in the State Collection to light using 3D scanning.
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From dig to digital - Bringing specimens to life in 3D
From real to virtual, 3D scanning technologies unleash museum collections for a global audience.
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Memoirs of the Queensland Museum

Discover our research through our Memoirs of the Queensland Museum peer-reviewed journal.

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