The vulnerability of older adults from non-English speaking backgrounds living in Australia will be central to a new joint research project.
9 June 2016
University of Queensland linguists will join Aboriginal language experts in Katherine in the Northern Territory next week to workshop Australia’s largest newly adopted language – Kriol.
6 June 2016
Remnants of ancient crops have provided researchers with clues that could help map the movement of humans across the globe more than 1300 years ago.
31 May 2016
Urban and small island communities facing major social and environmental challenges will be the first to benefit from close to half a million dollars of joint investment by The University of Queensland and Indonesia’s national research organisation...
26 April 2016
They made global headlines by proving the importance of social groups in retirement, and now Australian researchers are transforming the lives of young adults who feel socially isolated.
22 March 2016
The University of Queensland and Surf Life Saving Queensland (SLSQ) are joining forces in a bid to save lives along Queensland’s coastline.
15 October 2015
Collecting the faeces of an extremely strong, 120kg sea turtle in the open ocean is no simple task.
2 October 2015
As many Indigenous languages lose their speakers, a researcher from The University of Queensland has developed a unique audio book to keep the words alive for generations to come.
19 June 2015
The members of a 19th century Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander performance troupe are being remembered in an exhibition at The University of Queensland’s Anthropology Museum.
19 February 2015
Sharks have been making news yet again, after a spate of sightings in Newcastle, New South Wales, prompted days of beach closures and reports of oceangoers allegedly being “stalked” by “monster” specimens.
27 January 2015
Researchers at The University of Queensland have won two Queensland Premier Awards for Open Data for a web application that could assist residents in receiving real-time snapshots of damage inflicted by extreme weather events.
4 December 2014As UN Security Council president for November, Australia’s major initiative was to promote the centrality of civilian policing in UN peace operations. The result is the first ever Security Council resolution dedicated to the topic. The resolution...
26 November 2014
By now we know that traditional Indigenous languages are losing speakers rapidly and tragically. Of the 250 languages once spoken in Australia, only 40 remain and just 18 of these are still learnt by children. But if children in remote Indigenous...
29 October 2014
University of Queensland student Bridget Mahon is set to fly to Italy, thanks to her literary and linguistic skills.
14 October 2014
Four University of Queensland students have won prestigious international scholarships under the Federal Government’s New Colombo Plan program.
14 July 2014
The discovery of a new link between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), pain and children with traumatic brain injuries could lead to better treatment methods, according to a new study.
26 June 2014
The University of Queensland’s close ties with its Chinese and Hong Kong counterparts have been recognised with a prestigious national award.
12 June 2014
Best mates Tas Horler and Frank Green had a near miss with a faulty shell while serving in World War One. Three generations later, the shell-head that landed in their tent is now a treasured family heirloom.
12 June 2014
Student performance on tests should not be the only criteria for judging schools, according to a University of Queensland-led project in Bundaberg, Childers and Gin Gin.
26 May 2014The journal Aphasiology has retracted an academic paper following advice from the University of Queensland.
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