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
Tiffany Loudon, Nicala Shutt, Kitty Emerson and Laura Carman enjoy the annual UQ Gatton Student Association Ball.

A record number of University of Queensland Gatton students enjoyed a night of dancing and dining at the Lockyer Valley Cultural Centre for the annual Black Tie Ball.

14 September 2012

The University of Queensland has released its first Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Strategic Plan, articulating its vision for the University in Indigenous learning, discovery and engagement.

14 September 2012

A ground-breaking approach to treating childhood and adolescent anxiety disorders, based on University of Queensland (UQ) research, will soon be available to families in the UK, US and Europe.

12 September 2012
Mahogany glider.

They may be voted cutest on campus, but some of the critters gaining attention at Gatton are having trouble in the real world.

12 September 2012

The University of Queensland Football Club and Kenmore FC have announced their formal amalgamation, creating one of the largest football clubs in Queensland – the new UQFC.

11 September 2012
A Phaius orchid

University of Queensland start-up company Aussie Colours has come to the rescue of two rare and endangered Australian native Phaius orchids.

11 September 2012

A Queensland study has found that independent service stations’ petrol prices were on average one cent per litre cheaper than brand retailers.

11 September 2012

The University of Queensland has been ranked one of the world's top universities for arts and humanities in a prestigious new international rankings released today.

11 September 2012

The University of Queensland has been awarded a QS Five Stars Plus ranking – made to only 73 universities globally.

11 September 2012

The University of Queensland has been ranked as one of the world's top 50 universities for the ninth year in a row in the QS World University Rankings released today in Dublin.

11 September 2012

The University of Queensland (UQ) has signed a five-year, $2.5 million industry partnership alliance with global miner Vale to build a hub of geomicrobiological knowledge.

10 September 2012