The University of Queensland will invest $50 million over seven years increasing research capabilities to address the most pressing health and medical challenges at the same time as creating economic opportunities.
13 July 2022
Experts in the fields of medicine and psychology are among University of Queensland staff and alumni recognised in the 2022 Australia Day honours.
27 January 2022
A program that reduces loneliness, depression and anxiety caused by social disconnection has been developed by researchers at The University of Queensland.
28 August 2019
Virtual reality pilot training and better monitoring of water pollution are among University of Queensland research funded in the latest round of Australian Research Council Linkage Projects.
5 July 2019
Psychology researchers are pushing for greater recognition that social connections are as important to health as regular exercise or not smoking.
31 May 2018
The vulnerability of older adults from non-English speaking backgrounds living in Australia will be central to a new joint research project.
9 June 2016
They made global headlines by proving the importance of social groups in retirement, and now Australian researchers are transforming the lives of young adults who feel socially isolated.
22 March 2016
Joining a book club after retirement could extend your life just as much as doing weekly exercise.
16 February 2016
The cost of electing and employing overconfident people is one of several University of Queensland psychology studies to receive fresh Australian Research Council (ARC) funding.
11 November 2015
If your social life is in need of a makeover, The University of Queensland could help in less than eight hours.
8 May 2015
People aged over 50 are more agile mentally if they are socially active, a study has found – and the effect is even more pronounced in 80-year-olds.
2 October 2014Researchers at The University of Queensland have shown that drinking water as part of a social group rather than alone helped reduce the risk of dehydration and falls among the elderly in care homes.
13 December 2012UQ 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
