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.

For the first time, students at The University of Queensland have been given the opportunity to promote tertiary study in Australia, while being on exchange themselves.

4 August 2011

The University of Queensland’s excellence in teaching has again been highlighted in recent Australian Learning and Teaching Council awards and citations.

4 August 2011
Sarah Teitt (Outreach Director R2P Centre), Dr Morgan Brigg (UQ School of Political Science and International Studies), Deputy Prime Minister Solomon Islands Manasseh Maelanga, Australian High Commissioner to Solomon Islands Matt Anderson

Following a year of UQ-led field research and workshops, a ‘Framework of Engagement’ for building peace and order in the Solomon Islands has been developed.

4 August 2011
"Face (with yellow background)" c.1947 by Joy Hester

An intriguing National Portrait Gallery travelling exhibition will provide a window into the subconscious when it opens at UQ next week.

3 August 2011

An Australia-first research program exploring how common childhood diseases such as ADHD, asthma and obesity could be linked to household chemicals and air-borne particles will be based in Brisbane.

3 August 2011

Wine lovers already appreciate the differences that occur between brands, grape varieties variety and regions and now a world-first project is taking this concept and trying to unlock the signature flavours for some of Australia’s most iconic...

3 August 2011

An undergraduate student at The University of Queensland is packing her bags for a trip to Germany after winning a coveted international Award.

2 August 2011

University of Queensland Professor of ecology and mathematics Hugh Possingham will this week embark on a tour of Asia to share with international scientists and decision-makers some practical tools to solve global conservation conundrums.

2 August 2011

The Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) and The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute (UQDI) will further strengthen their research ties with China following the opening in Shanghai today of a joint laboratory dedicated to exploring how genes...

2 August 2011
Honours student Mark Owens is researching the role of hiding in relaxing cats

Hiding may play an important role in relaxing cats according to University of Queensland honours student Mark Owens.

2 August 2011

One of Australia’s largest investments in a start-up biotechnology company – AUD15 million – has been made with the aim of developing a revolutionary new needle-free vaccine delivery system.

1 August 2011