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
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
UQ scientist awarded global scientific honour
A world-leading ecologist from The University of Queensland has been awarded one of science’s highest honours, elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society (UK), the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.
22 May 2025
The estimated 140,000 diagnostic errors made in Australia every year could be prevented by implementing key strategies, according to a perspective paper by a University of Queensland researcher.
21 September 2020
Research has found a proposal to regulate mining of Indigenous lands in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest could affect more than 863,000 square kilometres of forest and harm the nation’s economy.
21 September 2020
A study is under way to investigate how ‘smart’ devices may be helping to facilitate domestic abuse in Australia and the United Kingdom.
18 September 2020
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who use the drug “ice” are being urged to trial a new web-app as part of a public health project designed to stop methamphetamine consumption.
18 September 2020
The secret of how fibre shapes the structure of plant cell walls has been revealed, with potentially wide-ranging applications ranging from nutrition and health to agriculture.
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The painful toxins wielded by a giant Australian stinging tree are surprisingly similar to the toxins found in spiders and cone snails, University of Queensland researchers have found.
17 September 2020
Children who experience neglect are seven times more likely than other abuse victims to have a teen pregnancy say University of Queensland researchers.
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There’s much more to engineering than hard hats and building bridges, so The University of Queensland’s new podcast seeks to answer the question, But Seriously, What is Engineering?
17 September 2020
Tissue engineering experts say future biomaterials will need to mimic the human body’s “stretch and squidge” properties.
17 September 2020
More than one quarter of asthma patients have been prescribed potentially dangerous amounts of steroid tablets, with researchers warning this puts them at greater risk of serious side-effects.
14 September 2020
Ongoing land clearing for agriculture, mining and urbanisation is isolating and disconnecting Earth’s protected natural areas from each other, a new study shows.
14 September 2020
University of Queensland psychology experts will work with police to develop and upgrade training programs for police investigating child abuse.
10 September 2020
The supply of smashed ‘avo’ is secure for generations after world-first research cryopreserved the tips of avocado shoots and then revived them to create healthy plants.
10 September 2020
University of Queensland researchers are investigating whether white noise and dopamine can improve brain function and recall of new words in a study, open to right-handed Brisbane residents.
9 September 2020
We all recognise holidays as discretionary spending – but how much of Australia’s $186 billion-plus annual healthcare expenditure is in the same category?
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