a child and a woman sit on a grey couch holding two animal puppets

University of Queensland researchers have found children will help people in distress unless there is a personal cost.

16 February 2023
A close up image of a child's hands holing a large red apple.

Researchers at The University of Queensland have found children in disadvantaged communities often go hungry when they attend early education and childcare centres.

21 October 2022
Order of Australia medals on a purple background

An international leader in audiology and an Indigenous author and poet are among an extensive list of University of Queensland representatives who have been named on the Queen’s Birthday Honours List this year.

13 June 2022
A woman sitting under a tree with a laptop.

Female students who are the first in the family to attend university are much more likely to suffer mental health issues compared to their male counterparts, research has revealed.

16 December 2021
Tom Aechtner

A leading University of Queensland academic is using his research to improve vaccination rates across the country.

17 December 2020

Parents are a highly accurate and reliable source of information about their children`s intelligence and abilities with most able to predict their child`s IQ to within a few points, according to a University of Queensland PhD study.

17 December 2001