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
Blake Cochrane, Bridie Kean and Brenden Hall

Three University of Queensland students will return home from the 2012 London Paralympic Games as gold and silver medallists.

10 September 2012

New approaches to cancer treatment and improved nickel mining output were the winning ideas from the grand final of UniQuest’s annual Trailblazer competition held at The University of Queensland on September 4.

10 September 2012

The diverse topics of biofuels and religion will be explored at a public lecture in Brisbane next week.

10 September 2012

TWO UQ scientists will lead a new project protecting Australia’s $120 million macadamia industry from a range of damaging plant diseases.

7 September 2012

UQ has increased the free student download quota allowance from 3GB to 5GB per month.

7 September 2012

The eight finalists who will compete in The University of Queensland’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT™) Final are set after Wilko Duprez from the UQ Institute for Molecular Bioscience won the last-chance Wildcard round on Thursday.

7 September 2012

The University of Queensland has achieved multiple five star ratings in an independent ranking of Australian universities released today.

7 September 2012

Two University of Queensland researchers are finalists in the 2012 Scopus Young Researcher of the Year awards, to be announced at the ARMS14th annual conference at the Gold Coast on Friday, September 21.

6 September 2012

The University of Queensland Law Student Society (UQLS) will delve into the reasons for a high rate of depression, stress and anxiety among law students at a mental health forum this month.

6 September 2012

The National Youth Choir of Australia (NYCA) is bolstered this year by 10 singers from The University of Queensland's School of Music.

6 September 2012

Hundreds of UQ postgraduate research students will have the opportunity to develop skills to underpin their future success when Graduate Student Week gets under way on Monday.

6 September 2012