The public response to the death of two Sydney siege hostages has seen an outpouring of floral tributes.

The sea of flowers and messages of condolence in Sydney’s Martin Place is reminiscent of public mourning in the Victorian era. At that time, it was common for over a thousand people to attend a public figure’s funeral.

19 December 2014

All first year students at the University of Technology Sydney could soon be required to take a compulsory maths course in an attempt to give them some numerical thinking skills. The new course would be an elective next year and mandatory in 2016...

18 December 2014
Leaders who create a shared sense of purpose and identity within their work teams can help improve employee health and wellbeing.

Researchers from The University of Queensland have found managers can increase productivity levels and prevent burnout by helping employees feel part of a group.

17 December 2014

Few, if any, contemporary costume designers are household names. Some occasionally capture the zeitgeist and break through from big (or small) screen to mainstream fashion – think Catherine Martin and her recent “Gatsby” moment – but these are...

15 December 2014
Image: Evidence suggests that men who react adversely to romantic rejection and act violently towards women are more likely to be socially dominant (iStock).

University of Queensland researchers have found evidence to suggest that men who react adversely to romantic rejection and act violently towards women are more likely to be socially dominant. In two online surveys of more than 550 men, researchers...

4 December 2014

Australia’s long-running literary flagship program – Poetica on Radio National (RN) – is slated for axing in 2015. It’s one more casualty of the cuts to the ABC budget, announced last week. For the first time since 1946, ABC Radio will be without a...

1 December 2014

Last week, The Australian reported that 49 artworks had been identified by the Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA) with gaps in their ownership history that could signal they were stolen.

1 December 2014
Students Andrew Thorpe, Bo Daly and Evangelene Dickson inside the media centre at the G20. Photo: Genevieve Worrell.

From reporting on US President Barack Obama’s landmark Brisbane address to analysing politics at the International Media Centre, University of Queensland journalism and communications students had all angles of the G20 covered.

27 November 2014
Our tendency to think that we will “beat the odds” is risky, and mostly wrong. malik ml williams, CC BY-SA

For most of us, death conjures up strong feelings. We project all kinds of fears onto it. We worry about it, dismiss it, laugh it off, push it aside or don’t think about it at all. Until we have to. Of course, death – our own, a friend’s, a family...

27 November 2014

As UN Security Council president for November, Australia’s major initiative was to promote the centrality of civilian policing in UN peace operations. The result is the first ever Security Council resolution dedicated to the topic. The resolution...

26 November 2014
A book that Professor Douglas has co-edited will be launched at the conference

The law’s increasing reach into the private lives of individuals will be a focus of attention at The University of Queensland next month.

24 November 2014
Dr Graeme Were from UQ’s School of Social Science was recently appointed as the Universities Australia member of the National Cultural Heritage Committee.

An anthropologist from The University of Queensland has been welcomed as one of six new Australians to the National Cultural Heritage Committee.

13 November 2014
Nine UQP titles feature in a list of 20 books that will be given to travellers leaving Brisbane’s international airport after the G20.

Nine University of Queensland Press (UQP) titles feature in a list of 20 books that will be given to travellers leaving Brisbane’s international airport after the G20.

11 November 2014

ABC’s new Indigenous sketch show Black Comedy, which premiered last night, is touted as a “show by blackfellas … for everyone”. As a blackfella, I’m not sure I agree that it is for “everyone” but that’s precisely why I love it.

6 November 2014
Journalism students meet with lecturer Bruce Woolley to discuss reporting on the G20.

University of Queensland journalism students will take Brisbane news to the global stage when they report on the G20 summit in November.

30 October 2014
Indigenous youth are creating new languages, something that is very rare across the globe. Flickr/Rusty Stewart, CC BY-SA

By now we know that traditional Indigenous languages are losing speakers rapidly and tragically. Of the 250 languages once spoken in Australia, only 40 remain and just 18 of these are still learnt by children. But if children in remote Indigenous...

29 October 2014
Two books published by UQ Press have been shortlisted in the 2014 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards.

Two books published by the University of Queensland Press have been shortlisted in the 2014 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards. Gabrielle Carey’s 'Moving Among Strangers: Randolph Stow and My Family' is one of five titles shortlisted for the non-...

29 October 2014
Mr Ali Batoor’s Walkley award-winning photograph has inspired UQ students.

Award-winning Afghani photojournalist Barat Ali Batoor will explore the internet’s global advocacy and investigative journalism opportunities at a free University of Queensland symposium tomorrow.

27 October 2014
University of Queensland Press author Dr Nicholas Clements will launch his historical book The Black War in Brisbane this Thursday night (October 23).

University of Queensland Press author Dr Nicholas Clements will launch his historical book The Black War in Brisbane this Thursday night (October 23).

21 October 2014
Ms Bos started the ICTE-UQ Chorus in 2008 to give students a fun way to learn English, make friends and enrich their UQ experience beyond the classroom.

University of Queensland students from eight countries have won a national YouTube video competition to show Australia that singing can help build stronger communities.

13 October 2014