a girl's face is illuminated by the light of a phone screen

UQ research has shown intense and problematic social media use is linked to sleep difficulties in adolescents.

4 April 2024
A group of teenagers standing on a basketball court in anticipation as a basketball sinks into a hoop

A study led by University of Queensland researchers has found children who regularly participate in sports from an early age will have better long term mental health.

4 September 2023
A teenager wearing a headset, while playing a computer game.

Whether it is watching television or playing electronic games, teenagers are experiencing serious physical and mental health consequences after just two hours of screen use, according to University of Queensland-led research.

29 March 2022

Teens need to regularly switch screen time for physical activity for the sake of their health and mental wellbeing, according to a University of Queensland-led study.

10 August 2021
Pizza and soft drink.

Eating too much junk food has been linked with poor sleep quality in teens, a University of Queensland-led study has found.

22 December 2020
A boy lays on a couch watching something on a hand-held screen device.

Not enough physical activity and too much sitting and screen-time have been linked with suicidal thoughts and behaviours in adolescents in developing countries, in a University of Queensland-led study.

12 November 2019
A teenager wearing a hoodie leans against a wall.

Adolescents in developing countries are more likely to make suicide attempts or have suicidal thoughts than those living in high-income countries, a University of Queensland-led study has found.

14 March 2019
Prolonged screen time and low physical activity is a "double burden" on public health

Low levels of physical activity combined with high recreational screen time have been linked to poor mental health of adolescents in developing countries.

3 April 2017

A new University of Queensland program aimed at changing the lives of people who experience language difficulties after stroke will be trialled in South East Queensland major hospitals.

20 August 2013

Thousands of Australians suffer communication and swallowing disorders for various medical reasons that make the field of speech pathology more complex than ever before.

21 June 2013

Two University of Queensland academics are developing a new approach that will help biology educators all over the world.

15 May 2007