The 2022 floods devastated communities in southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales and pushed emergency services to their limits. The University of Queensland has a range of experts available to offer comment on this crisis.
1 March 2022
University of Queensland academics have discussed a number of issues that have emerged during Australia's unprecedented bushfire season.
10 January 2020
Four University of Queensland professors have been elected as fellows of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia for their contribution to topics of national importance.
11 November 2019
An international team of mental health experts, including two University of Queensland researchers, has developed a framework to help children recover from trauma, with the support of The Prince of Wales.
25 October 2017
University of Queensland researcher Dr Robyne Le Brocque believes trauma is a fact of life. That’s why the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work senior lecturer sees such importance in her role as organising committee chair of next week’s...
2 September 2016
Assault-related injuries are significantly more severe and lead to greater long term disability in Queensland than do childhood injuries from accidents, a child safety researcher says.
1 October 2015
Research led by a University of Queensland professor has found that web-based intervention can prevent post-traumatic stress disorder developing in children after accidental injury.
31 August 2015
University of Queensland experts are working with Japanese schools to help identify and reduce the long-term effects of trauma in children after a disaster.
24 February 2015
An evidence-based program initiated at The University of Queensland (UQ) to help prevent and treat anxiety in children between the ages of eight and 17 is now available online.
28 May 2014A new study has placed young indigenous females at the highest risk of sustaining assault-related injuries in Queensland.
4 October 2012A ground-breaking approach to treating childhood and adolescent anxiety disorders, based on University of Queensland (UQ) research, will soon be available to families in the UK, US and Europe.
12 September 2012A University of Queensland researcher has found that 20 babies die needlessly each year in Australia from child abuse head injuries.
12 September 2011A University of Queensland research team will test the safety training of many of NSW’s 9000 rail staff so they can better manage stress and crises.
6 October 2004Psychotherapy is not often associated with the latest in hand-held computer technology but a University of Queensland (UQ) researcher is hoping to change that.
10 October 2003People who have been diagnosed with angina (a form of coronary heart disease) are needed for a study being undertaken by The University of Queensland’s School of Psychology.
3 April 2002People diagnosed with angina are needed for a study being undertaken by The University of Queensland’s School of Psychology.
19 November 2001Do you suffer panic attacks and would like to receive treatment at no cost?
28 May 1998One third of women who have non insulin-dependent diabetes are binge eaters, according to University of Queensland researcher Dr Justin Kenardy.
22 July 1997
