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.
The water system in Manila was dramatically improved

Until 1997, water supplies in downtown Manila were beset with infrastructure problems such as leaks, widespread unauthorised access and contamination.

11 September 2015
Increased fractures linked to common treatment.

Researchers are urging caution in prescribing one of the world’s most commonly issued drug groups, citing links to increased fracture risks in older Australian women.

11 September 2015
UQ Business School Dean Professor Andrew Griffiths.

The University of Queensland Business School’s MBA program has topped the Australian Financial Review BOSS MBA survey for the second consecutive time.

11 September 2015

The University of Queensland’s Provost and Senior Vice-President, Professor Max Lu, will this weekend deliver a prestigious chemistry lecture in Kagoshima, Japan.

11 September 2015
UQ Big Band members after a recent performance

Carnegie Hall and Central Park in New York, and Disneyland in Los Angeles, are among the venues where the University of Queensland Big Band will perform next year on its first international tour.

10 September 2015
A scene from one of two free movies at Schonell Theatre.

Contemporary Chinese culture will be on display at two free movie screenings to be held at the Schonell Theatre at The University of Queensland this week.

10 September 2015

It’s finals time across Australia’s major sporting codes – and it’s no different for academics as UQ health students prepare to defend a treasured crown.

10 September 2015

Social activism around substance abuse should not overlook Australia’s most lethal drug – alcohol.

10 September 2015
The aedes aegypti mosqutio can spread dengue fever and other diseases.

Clinical trials for a dengue fever treatment could start within a year, following a discovery by University of Queensland scientists.

10 September 2015

University of Queensland alumna and Court of Appeal Justice Catherine Holmes has been appointed Queensland’s 19th Chief Justice.

9 September 2015
Dr Alan Pegna, a new researcher at the School of Psychology, has an ongoing fascination with the field of visual recognition.

Imagine your partner goes for a quick swim while you sunbathe, but when they return you are unable to recognise them, despite them looking exactly the same as when they entered the water.

8 September 2015