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Three women in brightly coloured shirts smile and laugh. They have their arms around each other.

University of Queensland research has found women who have quality relationships in their 40s and 50s are less likely to develop multiple chronic conditions in older age.

22 February 2023
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University of Queensland researchers have found children will help people in distress unless there is a personal cost.

16 February 2023
A room with dark walls is filled with an art installation of industrial mining equipment repurposed into musical instruments.

Extraction, extinction and post-carbon futures are explored by Australian and international artists in ΢Åĸ£ÀûArt Museum’s first group exhibition for 2023, We Are Electric.

10 February 2023
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Newly conferred Dr Alison Goodman, who wrote two Regency-era novellas as part of her PhD in Creative Writing at UQ, has signed a major international publishing deal.

15 December 2022
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People from minority groups who speak with ‘non-standard’ accents face discrimination in job interviews, researchers from ΢Åĸ£Àû have found.

24 November 2022
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Goat yoga, field trips, scavenger hunts and the ‘sparking joy’ approach to possessions are just some of the ways a University of Queensland senior lecturer captivates his students.

4 November 2022
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Two University of Queensland educators have combined their law and social work classes to break down professional stereotypes and better ready their students for working life.

2 November 2022
A foggy graveyard under a full moon. Jack-o-lanterns and leafless trees are scattered around the graveyard.

Most of us only celebrate Halloween each October, but three University of Queensland experts research the strange and spooky all year round, from the history of horror stories to scary costumes.

28 October 2022
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Researchers at ΢Åĸ£Àû have found children in disadvantaged communities often go hungry when they attend early education and childcare centres.

21 October 2022
An aerial photo of a typical Australian suburb, showing roads, house rooftops, backyards and swimming pools.

Researchers at ΢Åĸ£Àû have found young adults and baby boomers are bearing the brunt of Queensland’s housing affordability crisis.

18 October 2022
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΢Åĸ£Àûresearch has found the reporting of minor crimes on community social media pages can make residents feel their neighbourhood is less safe, even when statistics show actual crime is low.

14 September 2022
A group shot of three teenage girls looking down at mobile devices in their hands

New research has found adolescents who are active on social media are being exposed to content that could put them at risk of developing drug and alcohol issues.

14 September 2022
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A free University of Queensland peer coaching program, designed to help rebuild the arts and culture sector in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, is set to go global.

7 September 2022
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COVID-19, rather than the threat of climate change, has spurred Australians to become more sustainable, according to research from ΢Åĸ£Àû.

18 August 2022
Research assistants Mia Johnston, Alana Pettigrew, Rebecca Flanaghan and Michael Cox (L to R), with Assoc. Prof. Rhonda Faragher and Dr Jan Lloyd (behind). Supplied.

Young adults living with Down syndrome have high aspirations and a great zest for life according to an Australian first study by researchers from ΢Åĸ£Àû.

10 August 2022