Why we cheer louder for homegrown heroes

Recognising outstanding performance with sports awards is a question of identity, not just ability, UQ researchers have found.

3 July 2025
A gold trophy being help un in a stadium.

Rewriting the rulebook on schizophrenia meds: why it’s time to rethink clozapine protocols

The most effective antipsychotic drug for people with treatment-resistant schizophrenia is clozapine. Yet, across the world, it remains underused – largely due to fears about serious side effects and burdensome monitoring requirements.

3 July 2025
Stethoscope and stylised human head and brain on pink background.

What started as a challenging way to raise awareness and funds for two charities looks set to become an annual run from Brisbane to Longreach for a student from The University of Queensland.

28 July 2009

UQ’s new concurrent Diplomas in music and languages are set to strike a chord with students looking to further their qualifications while studying a bachelor degree.

28 July 2009

The Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary General will share his insights on the global effort to prevent genocide and mass atrocities at a public lecture hosted by the Asia-Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect at UQ next week.

28 July 2009

A ``once in a lifetime opportunity’’ is how former Deputy Prime Minister Mark Vaile describes the US-Australia Free Trade Agreement he helped broker about five years a

27 July 2009
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh

Australia will have a stronger role in global efforts to address major diseases like cancer and diabetes following a $50 million gift, the biggest donation of its kind in the nation’s history.

27 July 2009
Professor Bernie Degnan

Despite its seemingly simple appearance, the humble sea sponge could have the ability to advance stem cell research, according to scientists working at UQ’s Heron Island Research Station and the St Lucia Campus.

27 July 2009

Dog breeders have travelled from all over eastern Australia to bring their dogs to be treated for deafness at The University of Queensland’s Small Animal Clinic at St Lucia.

27 July 2009

In researching for her PhD thesis, The University of Queensland’s Dr Jessica Harriden battled gender inequity and military rule in Burma (Myanmar), but now her war is won.

27 July 2009

A group of UQ speech pathology students recently ran an intensive treatment program for people who stutter.

27 July 2009

Six of Australia’s best writers and musicians have put forward their predictions for Queensland’s future in Presidentsland, a production which sees UQ’s Dr Veny Armanno pen the third and final act.

24 July 2009

The University of Queensland Ipswich Campus celebrates its 10th anniversary today with a special event which also launched the teaching of Medicine at the campus.

24 July 2009