Global study finds Australians are third most prolific swearers

Australians swear online less frequently than Americans or the British, according to new research on how English-speaking countries use vulgar language.

23 May 2025
A page in the dictionary displaying the word "profanity"

Boulder washed inland a sign of Pacific tsunami history

Analysis has shown a boulder weighing almost 1,200 tonnes in Tonga is one of the largest known wave-transported rocks in the world, providing new insights into the Pacific region’s history and risk of tsunamis.

22 May 2025
a man stands in front of a large rock holding a measuring tape
Young parents with dad holding toddler in air

Australian women are better educated than men but still face poorer job prospects and lower incomes.

2 January 2025
A cheetah in front of a racetrack

Researchers have taken a giant step towards solving the mystery of why intermediately sized animals are the fastest.

19 December 2024
Child filling glass with water from kitchen tap

A University of Queensland study has found no link between exposure to water fluoridation as a young child and negative cognitive development.

19 December 2024
Animal-inspired liquid metal 'spines' in focus being held with tweezers with a researcher wear safety goggles in the background.

UQ researchers have developed a 3D printing method to produce shape-shifting liquid metal robotics with musculoskeletal qualities inspired by animal physiology.

19 December 2024

University of Queensland researchers have secured 28 grants totalling more than $29 million to address critical health challenges.

18 December 2024

The University of Queensland is celebrating its largest and most successful cohort of New Colombo Plan (NCP) Scholarships with 11 students to advance their studies in the Indo-Pacific in 2025.

18 December 2024
pregnant woman holding up her hand to an alcoholic beverage

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder can be difficult to diagnose, but University of Queensland researchers have established the most scientific approach to detecting the disorder.

18 December 2024
brown dots rise from a group of coral against a black background

A new study reveals corals must be within only a few metres of each other to successfully reproduce, leaving them vulnerable in a warming world.

17 December 2024
A man sits on a chair as a second man stands behind him using an ultrasound device on his head.

A promising ultrasound therapy to potentially restore brain function in people with Alzheimer's disease has been licenced to a new startup spun out of UQ.

17 December 2024
An underwater image of a black and white reef fish with some baby fish in front of coral.

Researchers have discovered a rare example of ‘great fish parenting’ with a common coral reef species found to actively protect their young by eating parasites.

12 December 2024
Sandstone pillar with Jacaranda tree in full bloom in the distance.

UQ has conferred its highest honour on one of the university's first Torres Strait Islander graduates along with a highly regarded economist and an acclaimed author.  

11 December 2024