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
a fine yellow filament is bent between three black points

Australian scientists have gained new insights into the fundamental behaviour of flexible materials, allowing for the design of new building materials and technology.

24 February 2025
A picture of the Australian flag made up of computer coding.

ASIO's latest Annual Threat Assessment warns of an unprecedented number of challenges ahead - are Australia's criminal laws up to the task?

20 February 2025

A UQ researcher has been awarded a 2025 Early- and Mid-Career Researcher (EMCR) Mobility Grant from the Australian Academy of Science to collaborate with international field-leading experts on ways to support cancer patients.

20 February 2025

The University of Queensland has been named among the world’s top universities in the Times Higher Education (THE) 2025 World Reputation Ranking, rising to 4th in Australia and 78th globally.

19 February 2025
UQ researchers Associate Professor Joe Gattas (left) and PHD student Mahmoud Abu-Saleem with one of their timber-cardboard web-core sandwich (TCWS).

Temporary housing for people displaced by natural disasters could become cheaper, lighter and more sustainable with innovative new timber-cardboard construction panels developed by UQ researchers.

19 February 2025
Healthcare worker preparing to take blood from middle aged woman

Clinical trials of a simple and accurate blood test to detect early-stage ovarian cancer – key to boosting survival rates – will begin at UQ this year.

19 February 2025

Institute for Molecular Bioscience Executive Director Professor Ian Henderson has been elected a Fellow by the American Academy of Microbiology in recognition of his work as a world-leading microbiologist. 

18 February 2025
sunset over a skyline

Mortality rates during heatwaves have been put in the spotlight with research from UQ showing a 20 per cent increase in heatwave-related deaths due to human-induced climate change.

18 February 2025
Two scientists in a lab wearing white lab coats

Inaccessible supplies of an element crucial to powering a clean-energy future are set to be unlocked with technology developed by UQ.

17 February 2025
Rainforest at Cania Gorge in Queensland's North Burnett region.

A UQ team has completed one of the most comprehensive surveys of Australia’s subtropical rainforests to document how climate dictates what species thrive in different locations.

17 February 2025