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

The University of Queensland and the UQ Union have met this morning to resolve outstanding concerns surrounding the union.

27 August 2012

The top two prizes in UniQuest’s annual Trailblazer innovative ideas competition at The University of Queensland have been won by a genetic discovery that could help feed up to a billion people and a safer way to monitor the breathing of premature...

27 August 2012

The University of Queensland has today taken significant steps to resolve transparency issues in the student union following numerous complaints.

24 August 2012

Skin cancer research by a University of Queensland team features in a new National Health and Medical Research Council publication launched this month.

24 August 2012

A young artist recovering from cancer has teamed up with researchers from The University of Queensland’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) to understand the molecular changes in her body that occurred during the disease.

24 August 2012

The University of Queensland’s Organisation of Planning Students (OOPS) welcomed industry leaders to their professional networking event on Thursday, August 9.

23 August 2012

Soldering and brazing technologies supplier Nihon Superior has joined forces with The University of Queensland (UQ) to provide a world-class research centre for the manufacture of electronic materials.

23 August 2012
A school student puts her robot to the test at last year's RoboCup Junior Queensland Championships

This weekend, The University of Queensland will welcome hundreds of talented school students and their robots as they compete in the annual RoboCup Junior Queensland Championship.

23 August 2012

The discovery of a synthetic molecule made up of 60 simple components able to reorganise themselves to produce new functions will lead to better understanding of nature’s processes.

22 August 2012

The University of Queensland is committed to ensuring transparency within its operations, and welcomes the opportunity to comment on recent interest around the University of Queensland Union (UQU).

22 August 2012
The University of Queensland's Advanced Engineering Building will provide opportunities for research in undergraduate engineering studies.

More than $740 million worth of building projects are in progress across the campuses and properties of The University of Queensland (UQ), with some completion dates set from early 2013.

22 August 2012