A children’s book which takes readers inside the life of termites, published with the help of a UQ linguist, has received a top literary award.
13 September 2024
UQ is moving to protect Australia’s invaluable heritage of Indigenous languages with the development of a centralised digital archive.
8 August 2024
University of Queensland research has found building a sense of community is key to improving people’s mental health, particularly in low socio-economic suburbs.
21 March 2024
Women can competently take over financial decision-making when they perceive a decline in their husband’s cognitive ability but the same can’t be said for men, according to University of Queensland research.
10 August 2023
University of Queensland research has found a direct link between levels of government income support and people’s need for charitable assistance.
13 July 2023
Normal age-related changes in how we think, perceive and reason may increase the risk of older people viewing themselves through a negative and ageist lens, University of Queensland research suggests.
4 May 2023
The University of Queensland and Beyond Blue have partnered to deliver culturally responsive sleep health services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescents in Queensland.
16 March 2023
University of Queensland research has found women who have quality relationships in their 40s and 50s are less likely to develop multiple chronic conditions in older age.
22 February 2023
Researchers at The University of Queensland have found children in disadvantaged communities often go hungry when they attend early education and childcare centres.
21 October 2022
UQ research has found the reporting of minor crimes on community social media pages can make residents feel their neighbourhood is less safe, even when statistics show actual crime is low.
14 September 2022
An international leader in audiology and an Indigenous author and poet are among an extensive list of University of Queensland representatives who have been named on the Queen’s Birthday Honours List this year.
13 June 2022
Female students who are the first in the family to attend university are much more likely to suffer mental health issues compared to their male counterparts, research has revealed.
16 December 2021Childhood trauma may increase the chance of young people experiencing psychotic symptoms when using cannabis, University of Queensland research has found.
15 December 2021
Unorthodox leaders who shake up the political system are more likely to be elected if people believe their society is morally divided and breaking down, University of Queensland research has found.
26 November 2021
A new Australian collaborative Autism CRC study, led by Mater Research and The University of Queensland, has challenged the growing popular belief that the gut microbiome drives autism.
12 November 2021
University of Queensland researchers are among finalists in the 2021 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes. Projects in Science, Business and Humanities have been nominated for the event which is known as the ‘Oscars’ of Australian science.
2 September 2021
The image of the lifeless body of three-year-old Syrian refugee Alan Kurdi washed ashore on a beach in Turkey in 2015, caused worldwide outrage and changed humanitarian policy across Europe.
7 July 2021
Screening and early interventions to address loneliness, sleep disturbances and alcohol consumption can help to reduce the association between being bullied at school and suicidal behaviours, a new study has found.
10 June 2021
Stay-at-home restrictions implemented around the world in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have been associated with an average 37 per cent reduction in crime across the globe, an international study has found.
4 June 2021
The remains of a child buried almost 80,000 years ago under an overhang at Panga ya Saidi cave in Kenya is providing important new details about the development of complex social behaviours.
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