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
A page in the dictionary displaying the word "profanity"

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
a man stands in front of a large rock holding a measuring tape

A new University of Queensland study is examining how involuntary mental health admissions are experienced from the perspectives of mental health consumers, families and health care professionals within a recovery framework.

17 September 2012

With an ageing population and the competing interests of the individual, the family, service providers, the market and the state in the use of older people’s financial assets, protection and quality management of such assets has never been more...

17 September 2012

Freedom of speech is a vital democratic liberty that many of us take for granted, with most Australians firmly believing that they have, and that they should have the right to free speech.

17 September 2012

Grandparents who babysit their grandchildren are the focus of a new Triple P program being trialled in Australia.

17 September 2012
Andrew Fletcher, Matt Bowhay and David Innes

Students and staff at The University of Queensland Gatton have displayed their artistic side at a UQ Gatton’s Got Talent competition.

17 September 2012

One small change to the DNA sequence can cause more weighty changes to the human body, according to a new study released today.

17 September 2012

When University of Queensland PhD student Dr Catherine Tiplady speaks about her research in animal cruelty and domestic violence, she needs to do so clearly to avoid misunderstanding surrounding this emotive topic.

17 September 2012

A modelling study from an international collaboration involving German, Canadian and Australian scientists has concluded that increasing global temperatures to 2 degrees above pre-industrial global temperatures will be too hot for two thirds of the...

16 September 2012

University of Queensland (UQ) Vice-Chancellor Professor Debbie Terry today announced the appointment of Emeritus Professor Gerard Sutton AO, to lead an independent review of UQ’s Integrity and Accountability Reform Program, as part of the next phase...

16 September 2012

When globally popular skills competition Three Minute Thesis (3MT™) was first developed by UQ in 2008, it was designed to help students pitch their work effectively to people who may not have expertise in their field of research.

14 September 2012

The University of Queensland has awarded Dr Lee Boon Yang an Honorary Doctorate degree at an event in Singapore.

14 September 2012