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
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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
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A woman leaning onto the edge of a swimming pool, holding a mobile phone

Exploring storytelling across oceans, generations and cultures is the subject of a new UQ Art Museum exhibition opening this month.

13 February 2024
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Researchers at The University of Queensland have found meals provided in early education and childcare centres in some low socio-economic communities are not meeting national dietary recommendations.

12 February 2024

A UQ researcher has been awarded more than $1.5 million from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to work with Indigenous communities to help address health inequalities among Indigenous children and adolescents living in...

9 February 2024
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DNA changes consistent with life-threatening pregnancy complications have been found in the placentas of pregnant women infected by COVID-19, according to University of Queensland researchers.

9 February 2024
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Outdated perceptions of leadership persist across society despite being repeatedly debunked, University of Queensland research has found.

8 February 2024
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A bushfood staple could be the centre of a new Indigenous industry, according to a University of Queensland researcher.

8 February 2024

A new way to deliver brain cancer treatment and how socioeconomic status impacts on health care access are among projects to be investigated by this year’s University of Queensland Fulbright scholars.

6 February 2024
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Researchers at UQ have revealed the crucial role of saturated fatty acids in the brain’s consolidation of memories.

6 February 2024
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A three-year project led by UQ and the tourism industry has delivered a roadmap to help one of the state’s most important sectors develop resilience and recover from disaster.

5 February 2024
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University of Queensland researchers have used machine learning to help predict the risk of secondary bacterial infections in hospitalised COVID-19 patients.

2 February 2024

University of Queensland researchers have found improving timber production efficiencies by just 5% could unlock supply for an extra 8,000 homes to be built in Australia each year.

31 January 2024