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.

People who felt a lack of control in their lives were more likely to believe in the claimed “psychic abilities” of a famous octopus, a University of Queensland (UQ) study has found.

2 July 2012
Five entrepreneurial UQ students are attending a four-week summer camp in Korea.

Today, five budding entrepreneurs from The University of Queensland join students from around the world to tackle global challenges together at a Korean summer camp.

2 July 2012

A global ranking of universities has confirmed The University of Queensland’s place as one of the world’s top 100 universities.

30 June 2012

Chronic pain relief, the employment aspirations of recently-arrived refugees, urban water use and improved animal production are among new research projects announced today in which The University of Queensland and industry partners will collaborate.

30 June 2012
UQ takes on longstanding rivals Wests this weekend.

A dramatic clash is expected on Saturday as The University of Queensland prepare to take on longstanding rivals Wests at St Lucia.

29 June 2012
The collections of Father John Ward features in a new book.

A Caboolture collection of curios and spiritual artefacts gathered by an eccentric British Freemason will go on show this weekend, and is featured in a new history book.

29 June 2012

A $50 million Federal Government project that aims to transform the storage of research data has revealed the location of its first five nodes — in Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra, Adelaide and Hobart.

29 June 2012

Professor Deborah Terry has been appointed as Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor, with effect from 8 October 2012.

29 June 2012

Leading mathematicians from across the world will converge at The University of Queensland next week to shed light on some key areas of contemporary mathematics.

28 June 2012

A framework to help Natural Resource Management (NRM) groups build resilience in rural and regional communities has been developed by a team from The University of Queensland (UQ).

28 June 2012

The University of Queensland (UQ) continues to strengthen its relationship with one of Australia’s closest neighbours through the introduction of a UQ-Indonesian Partnership Award.

28 June 2012