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’s long standing tradition of celebrating outstanding athletic achievement, club commitment and scholarships was on display when the 2012 UQ Sport Club & Sports Awards were held on Saturday 12 May at the Innes Room, UQ St Lucia campus.

16 May 2012

A PhD student from CSIRO and The University of Queensland has found a better way to 'spell check' gene sequences and help biologists better understand the natural world.

16 May 2012

Opposition to a major dam north of Brisbane divided communities and also brought them together, a researcher from The University of Queensland discovered.

15 May 2012
Carly Starr sold her fair-trade re-cycled bags at the last market. They will be available for sale on Thursday.

Handmade soaps, wooden boxes, popcorn and aromatherapy oils are among the new products on offer at The University of Queensland Gatton Walkway Markets on Thursday, May 17.

15 May 2012

The University of Queensland’s TC Beirne School of Law will be offering insights into how law study can benefit every business professional, at an information evening in Brisbane next Thursday.

14 May 2012

Scientists have developed a new diagnostic tool that will enable better understanding of global climate patterns.

14 May 2012

The University of Queensland’s main research commercialisation company, UniQuest, is promoting more than 35 cutting-edge medical innovations at the AusMedtech Investment Summit in Sydney this week.

14 May 2012

Researchers from The University of Queensland have discovered whilst male fiddler crabs will fight for females and territories, they are prepared to lie about their fighting ability where they can get away with it.

14 May 2012
Author Melissa Bellanta.

A new book reveals the links between Australia’s first larrikins and today’s rebellious youth on the streets of Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.

14 May 2012
Mother and daughter, Elena Block and Elena Escalante-Block, both study journalism at UQ.

Elena Escalante-Block, 21, doesn’t have to wait for mother’s day to spend time with her mum - she just has to go to uni.

11 May 2012

Post-graduate communication students from The University of Queensland’s School of Journalism and Communication (SJC) are on a quest to find out more about the UQ community as part of the 10th annual Diversity Week celebrations.

11 May 2012