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.
UQ Law Mentor of the Year Dan Ryan and law student Kah Hey Loh who nominated him.

After helping a Malaysian law student “enormously” in her transition from the classroom to the world of legal practice, Barrister Dan Ryan has been named The University of Queensland’s Law Mentor of the Year.

21 May 2012

The University of Queensland has kicked-off its 10th annual Diversity Week celebrations with a range of events and activities on offer across the St Lucia, Gatton and Ipswich campuses.

21 May 2012

People with a curious condition that causes them to apply make-up on only one side of their face, or ignore food on half of their plate, are playing a new role in understanding stroke recovery.

21 May 2012

A new portable tool to detect dengue virus-infected mosquitoes will help reduce the likelihood of human infections around the world.

21 May 2012

Scheduled works at the St Lucia campus will cause significant pedestrian access restrictions between the Prentice and Physics forecourt areas in coming weeks, from this weekend.

18 May 2012
2011 Great Court Race winners Caitlin Sargent (Physiotherapy) and Jordan Pearce (Human Movement Studies).

The Great Court Race returns to The University of Queensland's St Lucia campus this month.

18 May 2012
Tess McLennan, Geoffrey Wu, and some of the UQ members of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra.

UQ musicians are packing for a summer tour to the lands of Bach and Vivaldi, making up a large portion of the international-standard Queensland Youth Symphony.

17 May 2012

Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology Professor Justin Cooper-White has spent a week sharing ideas with US defence force researchers in Washington DC.

17 May 2012

A University of Queensland researcher has discovered nine new genes that drive the development of breast cancer, taking the tally of all genes associated with breast cancer development to 40.

17 May 2012

The University of Queensland has today announced a comprehensive Integrity and Accountability Reform Program designed to strengthen the University’s overall governance framework.

17 May 2012
Thesis author Gerald Musa.

Surface diplomacy and conferences that skirt core issues have jaded peace talks between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria, says a PhD student investigating ways to facilitate effective dialogue.

16 May 2012