Increasing 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.
21 July 2016University of Queensland research about the growing acceptance of homosexuals in sport has been honoured by the International Society of Olympic Historians (ISOH).
18 July 2016Could mindfulness and meditation be more powerful than opioids for lower back pain?
13 July 2016Imagine receiving homework where the task is to “find a high-energy, pleasant song to share next week” and the goal of the subject is to achieve happiness.
12 July 2016Why does a mild-mannered person flip out completely when they are cut off in traffic? What is it that so infuriates us in a car that wouldn’t bother us in other scenarios?
12 July 2016Would politician Pauline Hanson have committed to “exposing the false claims” of climate change if environmental data were presented to her as the profit margins of a business?
6 July 2016Nurse of the Year recipient, health care ambassador, clinic owner and mother-of-four – University of Queensland School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work alumnus Sherene Devlin is wearing several prestigious hats as her career trajectory...
17 June 2016The vulnerability of older adults from non-English speaking backgrounds living in Australia will be central to a new joint research project.
9 June 2016In the wake of winning the first match of this year’s State of Origin series, Queensland rugby league maestro Johnathan Thurston advised students from Cape York to prioritise their education.
2 June 2016The University of Queensland has become the first university in Australia and New Zealand to appoint a woman to a permanent head of dentistry position.
25 May 2016Do social workers have the potential to be a danger to the public? Should they be registered just like nurses?
23 May 2016Significant decreases in cannabis use by young Australians have been tempered by a warning about challenges to physical and psychological health.
10 May 2016Leicester City’s against-all-odds English Premier League football title teaches us that a leader is “the one who makes us feel special”, not somebody who considers themselves “the special one”.
4 May 2016The University of Queensland will help St George slay dental problems, thanks to a new clinic run in partnership with Goondir Health Services.
6 April 2016Most terrorists are not psychopaths or sadists, nor are they people who would necessarily be inclined to shoot a gun or plant a bomb.
31 March 2016Australian women having their first child as teenagers are at increased risk of experiencing domestic violence, according to new data presented at the United Nations headquarters today.
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