More than a year after the Gorkha earthquake killed nearly 9000 people in Nepal, two University of Queensland students visiting the region found destroyed classrooms and a health clinic replaced with a tent.
21 December 2016A list of the world’s top-100 ‘most-discussed’ journal articles of 2016 features research from The University of Queensland in 16th and 59th spots.
14 December 2016Kids weren’t really on the horizon when graduating University of Queensland PhD student Jamin Day first considered working with one of the world’s leading experts in family interventions.
13 December 2016A Queensland researcher’s decades of devotion to influencing women’s health policy has resulted in international recognition.
8 December 2016A University of Queensland researcher is trialling a 12-minute exercise plan that aims to fight type 2 diabetes in a flash.
7 December 2016Why is prejudice so persistent? It was that burning question which led University of Queensland School of Psychology researcher Dr Fiona Barlow to contact an American teacher who has become part of modern folklore.
15 November 2016The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering has named a University of Queensland Executive Dean, and a prominent alumnus and adjunct Associate Professor, as Fellows.
28 October 2016The University of Queensland’s Triple P – Positive Parenting Program will be showcased at the White House today as part of an initiative to improve outcomes for boys and young men of colour, and all youth.
17 October 2016Medication-related problems are one of the most common reasons for patients to be readmitted to hospital.
11 October 2016A charity which helps disadvantaged adults empower themselves via the arts - called the School of Hard Knocks - has had its praises sung by a University of Queensland psychology expert.
6 October 2016An extensive European trial has shown that incorporating The University of Queensland’s Triple P – Positive Parenting Program into a home visiting program can improve children’s cognitive development.
22 September 2016A secret experiment has allowed Brisbane Broncos players to approach their games with fresher legs, as the club strives to become Australia’s most scientifically advanced football team.
8 September 2016Investigating what we look for in a partner – and how that has affected human evolution – has led the University of Queensland’s Dr Barnaby Dixson to be named the Queensland Tall Poppy of the Year.
18 August 2016Only 35 per cent of Australian professional footballers were able to identify the benefits of a supplement they were taking, and 48 per cent admitted to never reading the labels.
5 August 2016The University of Queensland has a list of experts available for comment on issues relating to the Olympic Games Rio 2016.
3 August 2016Increasing women’s participation in sport is important for improving physical health globally, but also offers significant benefits for mental, social, political and economic health.
28 July 2016Physical inactivity incurs a conservative estimated global cost of $US67.5 billion a year, leading a Queensland researcher to emphasise that prevention should be a priority.
28 July 2016The increased risk of death associated with sitting for eight hours a day could be offset by one hour of physical activity a day.
28 July 2016Dr Caitlin Brandenburg’s award-winning research is certainly something to get people talking.
25 July 2016One in six Australians is affected by hearing loss, and that figure rises to 70 per cent for older people.
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