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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Two people wearing lab coats looking down into a round metal furnace

A custom-built furnace that can heat materials to almost 3000 degrees Celsius has been installed at The University of Queensland to build components for Australia’s burgeoning space industry.

8 September 2023
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A PhD candidate working on a cheaper and more environmentally sustainable battery has won The University of Queensland’s 2023 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) final.

7 September 2023
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An international team of astronomers has discovered a giant ‘bubble’ of galaxies, measuring one billion light-years across, in the nearby Universe.

7 September 2023
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Australia’s biggest master-planned community could soon become one of our healthiest.

7 September 2023
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UQ research will investigate whether the charging habits of electric vehicle owners could lower the cost of reaching Australia’s climate targets.

6 September 2023
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A program linking sleep science and traditional knowledge is being expanded to treat Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in regional Indigenous communities.

5 September 2023
A closeup image of a hand tipping tablet medication into an open palm. There is a glass of water in the background.

A University of Queensland research collaboration with Brisbane's Princess Alexandra Hospital will look at reducing the risk of harm from medication for inpatients and those leaving hospital to return home.

4 September 2023
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A study led by University of Queensland researchers has found children who regularly participate in sports from an early age will have better long term mental health.

4 September 2023

Patient recruitment is underway for a University of Queensland-led clinical trial to test the effectiveness of a diabetes drug to slow the progression of polycystic kidney disease (PKD).

31 August 2023
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Professionals working with children and young people will be offered training in brain science in an Australia-first initiative between The University of Queensland and the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY) through the...

30 August 2023

Emerging researchers from The University of Queensland have secured more than $10 million from the Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award scheme.

29 August 2023