University of Queensland Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Terry and leading criminologist and educator, Professor Lorraine Mazerolle have received the nation’s highest civil award in the 2024 Australia Day Honours.
26 January 2024
Stay-at-home restrictions implemented around the world in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have been associated with an average 37 per cent reduction in crime across the globe, an international study has found.
4 June 2021
Two University of Queensland students have joined forces with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to contribute to the prevention of child sexual exploitation.
21 December 2020
The University of Queensland has shined a spotlight on its outstanding researchers at the 2019 Research Week awards.
18 September 2019
An academic journal edited by a University of Queensland criminologist is now ranked third in the world in its field.
31 July 2018
UQ experts are available to comment on various issues relating to the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
29 March 2018
The University of Queensland’s Professor Lorraine Mazerolle last night told an international gathering of more than 500 criminologists how a five-year trial successfully reduced truancy among at-risk youth in Queensland.
10 June 2015The University of Queensland’s research strengths in social science have been recognised by the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA), who extended fellowship to three UQ researchers this week.
19 September 2014
Social science researchers will evaluate the success of a new mobile community policing van launched at St Lucia in Brisbane.
25 August 2014
Two University of Queensland researchers have been announced as Laureate Fellows under the Australian Research Council’s most prestigious research grants scheme.
22 August 2014
Leading University of Queensland (UQ) criminologist Professor Lorraine Mazerolle is the 2013 recipient of the Joan McCord Award for outstanding contributions to experimental research, policy and practice, and for developing the experimental careers...
29 August 2013
In a world-first trial, criminology researchers at The University of Queensland have tested the theory of procedural justice in policing and found that respectful dialogue with citizens during routine encounters makes a big difference to the way...
19 December 2011
The University of Queensland has been awarded three prestigious Australian Research Council Australia Laureate Fellowships announced today by Federal Science Minister Kim Carr.
10 August 2011A University of Queensland researcher has received a prestigious Australian Research Council Laureate Fellowship to conduct a series of field experiments testing the effectiveness of Third Party policing.
6 July 2010
