Leaders who create a shared sense of purpose and identity within their work teams can help improve employee health and wellbeing.

Researchers from The University of Queensland have found managers can increase productivity levels and prevent burnout by helping employees feel part of a group.

17 December 2014

Researchers at The University of Queensland believe it might not be possible to build enough low-carbon and renewable power stations to limit global warming to two degrees Celsius – even if there was a global consensus to do so.

17 December 2014
The perfect foam on a head of beer is worth a lot to the beer consumer. IstockPhoto

A team of UQ scientists has been tasked with prescribing the unique molecular signature of Queensland’s famous XXXX beer. The scientists are, for the first time, revealing the full profile of all the molecular components that give beer its flavour...

17 December 2014
Eating two or more pieces of fruit a day can help women fight off depression

Women who eat fewer than two serves of fruit a day face a greater risk of developing depression, University of Queensland research shows.

16 December 2014

Contemporary costume designers mostly fly below the radar of today’s audiences, but it wasn’t always so.

15 December 2014
Scarborough, Queensland: no longer allowed to factor in sea-level rise in its planning laws. Seo75/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

Queensland Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney’s decision, revealed this week, to order a Brisbane council to remove future sea-level rise from its planning regulations seems a rather short-sighted thing to do.

12 December 2014

A University of Queensland and Monash University sponsorship has enabled six Australian high school students to attend an international supercomputing conference in New Orleans, USA last week.

11 December 2014

Three University of Queensland scientists have led an international team to victory, predicting the occurrence of epileptic seizures with unprecedented accuracy.

11 December 2014
UQ research shows that women who miscarry are not at a greater risk of depression than other women.

Women who miscarry may feel grief, guilt and anger years after their loss, a University of Queensland researcher has found.

11 December 2014

Researchers at The University of Queensland are part of a global team that has identified a new type of artificial stem cell.

10 December 2014

Coastal communities could be significantly damaged if authorities don’t plan ahead for sea-level rise, according to University of Queensland experts studying coastal inundation.

10 December 2014
Professor Sue Kildea is leading a pain management trial.

One in three women experience severe back pain during labour and birth, but that might change thanks to a safe, simple and effective treatment developed by University of Queensland researchers.

10 December 2014
From left to right, back to front: Professor Paul Young HoS Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, Associate Professor Martin Crotty HoS History Philosophy, Religion and Classics, Associate Professor John Steen UQ Business School, Associate Professor Susan Rowland School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, Dr Janette McWilliam School of History Philosophy, Religion and Classics, Professor Polly Parker UQ Business School and Pro Vice Chancellor (Teaching and Learning) Professor Doune Macdonald

Two University of Queensland lecturers and one teaching program have been named among the country’s best at the 2014 Australian Awards for University Teaching in Canberra last night.

10 December 2014
The new Responsible Resource Development program is offered by UQ’s Sustainable Minerals Institute.

To help meet the changing professional training and development needs of the extractive resources sector, The University of Queensland has launched a new postgraduate coursework program for 2015.

9 December 2014

For University of Queensland student Fiona Albert, being named Australian University Sport’s Female Athlete of the Year last month is a step towards her goal of representing Australia at the 2016 Olympics.

9 December 2014