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.

Can bacteria be used to stop the spread of dengue? Is the era of useful antibiotics coming to an end? Could termites provide a solution to a more efficient biofuel industry?

13 July 2009
Adjunct Professor Sue Rider with Moiya O`Brian

Their legacy transcends their love of the colour pink and from July 22, UQ Adjunct Professor and writer Sue Rider will share the life of “The Pink Twins” as part of a special original music theatre work at QPAC’s Cremorne Theatre.

13 July 2009

The University of Queensland has won a prestigious award for an innovative program linking high school students with its extensive library resources.

10 July 2009

UQ journalism students today participated in a national radio broadcast from Musgrave Park in Brisbane as part of NAIDOC (National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee) Week celebrations.

10 July 2009

Research which aims to increase the profitability and sustainability of the Australian sugarcane industry is one step closer to reality thanks to the work of a UQ-based institute.

10 July 2009

Ten thousand dollars may seem like a modest construction budget, but a group of UQ students will ensure every cent is utilised when they visit the Solomon Islands next week.

10 July 2009
UQ’s TC Beirne School of Law Moot team
(left to right) Alexander McKinnon, Kristen Price, Lauren Humphrey and Alexander Molloy

UQ has strengthened its excellent reputation in mooting by winning the 10th International Maritime Law Arbitration Moot for the second consecutive year.

9 July 2009
Maria and Claudia Bruckner with the project team

Seven UQ Business School students learnt a valuable entrepreneurship lesson this semester—business isn’t just about making money, it’s about improving peoples’ quality of life.

9 July 2009

A new UQ Sport program which aims to help elderly people exercise in their own homes has been launched by Queensland’s Minister for Disability Services and Multicultural Affairs, the Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk MP.

9 July 2009

Even parasite-eating fish recognise the benefits of good advertising, UQ research has found.

9 July 2009

Inappropriate intervention in child protection cases has left many parents, especially mothers, feeling bewildered, confused and distrustful of the system, new UQ research suggests.

8 July 2009