2010 Queensland Rhodes Scholar Jessica Howley

International law is where UQ graduate and 2010 Queensland Rhodes Scholar Jessica Howley's academic interests lie.

20 October 2009

"Communications is a serious business". Indian graphic designer and artist, Ms Lakshmi Murthy, should know. Together with Bougainville community broadcaster, Mr Aloysius Laukai, she was presented with The University of Queensland’s top social...

20 October 2009
UQ Anthropology Museum Director Dr Diana Young

The new director of UQ’s Anthropology Museum hopes the “hidden gem” under her care will become better known with researchers and the public alike.

15 October 2009

Tales of romance may form the basis of Kylie Layton’s Masters research, but she is required to delve deeper than Mills and Boon novels.

6 October 2009

UQ researchers have been investigating how seniors can keep informed about the services and opportunities that are available to help them age well.

5 October 2009

Research conducted over the past three years at The University of Queensland shows that seniors are valuable allies in designing the infrastructure of the future to ensure that our ageing population occupies age-friendly cities.

29 September 2009
Peter Mantello

Controversial video games will be put under the microscope this month when UQ’s school of Political Science and International Studies hosts a public lecture on First Person Shooter Games (FPSG).

29 September 2009

Science and humanities may be at opposite ends of the academic spectrum, but the disciplines will come together at a climate change conference to be held at Harvard University in 2010.

24 September 2009

In the lead up to end of year celebrations and social functions The University of Queensland Psychology Clinic is offering a group treatment program for people with social phobias.

16 September 2009

A national survey conducted by researchers at The University of Queensland has found that the majority of same-sex attracted Australians reported marriage to be their personal preference for relationship recognition, dispelling the myth that most...

14 September 2009

UQ Professor of Psychology Jolanda Jetten says the quality of a person’s social life could have an even greater impact than diet and exercise on their health and well-being.

9 September 2009

Online media experts will offer their views on the direction of news, journalism and technology in a series of upcoming lectures at UQ’s School of Journalism and Communication.

9 September 2009

Despite years of legislative reform, women who report rape may still be treated insensitively by the criminal justice system, UQ research has found.

27 August 2009
The New Dawn FM team

A pioneering community radio station in Papua New Guinea’s Autonomous Province of Bougainville, New Dawn FM 95.3, has won the UQ School of Journalism and Communication's 2009 Communication and Social Change Award.

22 August 2009
Dr David Geelan

A series of science textbooks co-written by UQ Education lecturer Dr David Geelan and used widely in Queensland classrooms has won a prestigious publishing award.

20 August 2009
Editor of the Fiji Times newspaper Netani Rika

UQ’s School of Journalism and Communication will be visited by the award winning Editor in Chief of the Fiji Times on Wednesday, August 26.

19 August 2009
Maarten Rothengatter

After experiencing the taxi-driving industry first-hand, recent PhD graduate Maarten Rothengatter was driven to explore the financial issues facing cabbies.

6 August 2009

Senior ABC News and AusAID representatives are amongst the members of an eminent jury panel which will meet in Brisbane on August 14 to judge UQ’s 2009 Communication and Social Change Award.

5 August 2009

Better online support services for suicidal people is more important than shutting down websites showing ways to die, a research academic from The University of Queensland says.

30 July 2009

What started as a challenging way to raise awareness and funds for two charities looks set to become an annual run from Brisbane to Longreach for a student from The University of Queensland.

28 July 2009