Reef fish are helping a University of Queensland scientist discover how visual tasks such as object recognition and face perception are achieved by the human brain.
9 December 2015
How much does your genetic make-up have to do with your weight? A University of Cambridge scientist will discuss the issue at a public lecture at The University of Queensland on 2 November.
26 October 2015
Mangrove forests around the Indo-Pacific region could be submerged by 2070, according to international research published today.
15 October 2015
They may be graduating from The University of Queensland next week, but five valedictorians are already proving themselves to be change-makers off-campus.
17 July 2015
Bucket-loads of icy water dunked on Australian heads last year has translated into more than a million dollars, enough to pool a team of experts to find treatments for motor neurone disease (MND).
22 May 2015
One of the great tussles of science – whether our health is governed by nature or nurture – has been settled, and it is effectively a draw.
19 May 2015
Children who are sensitive to the thoughts and feelings of others are more popular in the playground, according to new research from The University of Queensland.
24 April 2015
An analysis of how nerve fibres make vital connections during brain development could aid the understanding of how some cognitive disorders occur.
25 February 2015
Researchers from UQ’s Global Change Institute recently returned from a trip to the Great Barrier Reef as part of the Catlin Seaview Survey. Read more about their work in Dr Pim Bongaerts’ blog.
14 January 2015
UQ’s Triple P- Positive Parenting Program Executive Officer John Pickering discusses the growing and seemingly widespread view that parents these days aren’t doing a good job.
13 January 2015
