Why we cheer louder for homegrown heroes

Recognising outstanding performance with sports awards is a question of identity, not just ability, UQ researchers have found.

3 July 2025
A gold trophy being help un in a stadium.

Rewriting the rulebook on schizophrenia meds: why it’s time to rethink clozapine protocols

The most effective antipsychotic drug for people with treatment-resistant schizophrenia is clozapine. Yet, across the world, it remains underused – largely due to fears about serious side effects and burdensome monitoring requirements.

3 July 2025
Stethoscope and stylised human head and brain on pink background.
Excavating at Al Wusta. Photo by Klint Janulis

The discovery of an 88,000-year-old fossilised human finger in Saudi Arabia is rewriting the history of the first human migration out of Africa.

10 April 2018
L to R - Claire Robertson, Samara Cassar, Julius Moller, Hennie Lui, Keilin Andersen (coach), Edward Watson and Professor Anthony Cassimatis

The University of Queensland’s TC Beirne School of Law has beaten more than 600 teams from around the world to be crowned the winner of the 2018 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Washington DC, USA.

10 April 2018
The attack of a tumour cell made by white blood cells of the patient (lymphocytes) generated by cancer vaccines.

University of Queensland researchers have developed a vaccine delivery technology that enables treatment to be tailored precisely for different cancers.

10 April 2018
A child has a finger prick test for blood sugar levels

University of Queensland researchers have found a way to identify infants who will go on to develop type 1 diabetes.

9 April 2018
Paula and Andrew Liveris

Global business leader Andrew N. Liveris is spearheading an extraordinary effort to provide $40 million to support University of Queensland innovation and leadership initiatives across the state and around the world.

6 April 2018
A Queensland Alumina Limited red mud dam.

An emerging technology has the potential to turn toxic red mud into useful soil, combatting the expensive rehabilitation of red mud dams across Australia.

6 April 2018

The benefits of increasingly popular citizen science programs extend well beyond helping researchers to collect data, a study has shown.

6 April 2018
The mantis shrimp has inspired a new method of underwater navigation.

Marine animals such as mantis shrimp and squid have inspired a new mode of underwater navigation that allows for greater accuracy.

5 April 2018

The effects of a breathing condition in thoroughbred and tall horses is set to be reduced by new University of Queensland treatment techniques.

5 April 2018

If you want to be told a secret you’re better off being assertive and compassionate rather than enthusiastic and polite, according to University of Queensland researchers.

3 April 2018

UQ experts are available to comment on the impacts of cyclone activity.

3 April 2018