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Acknowledging our past for a brighter future: the role of truth-telling

uqnross4 — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 02:22:57 +0000

26 August 2024New research has found links between historical frontier violence and the “no” vote in the Voice referendum.

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Do opposites really attract? Here's how ��̽�� research concluded otherwise

uqccla15 — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 02:55:00 +0000

13 June 2024Did you know people are attracted to those who look like themselves? PhD candidate Amy Zhao explains why and debunks an old saying in the process.

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I can’t afford olive oil. What else can I use?

uqccla15 — Thu, 23 May 2024 01:06:15 +0000

23 May 2024During a cost-of-living crisis, high prices can put items such as olive oil out of reach. What's the healthy alternative?

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Take 5: Our researchers make sense of the world 5 questions at a time

uqccla15 — Mon, 20 May 2024 01:40:48 +0000

20 May 2024Professor Yasmina Sultanbawa is striving to answer the question: how can we produce, process, preserve and protect our food in the most natural way possible?

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‘Witches’ are still killed all over the world. Pardoning past victims could end the practice

uqccla15 — Sun, 19 May 2024 23:13:36 +0000

10 May 2024Violence directed at suspected witches persists across the world today and, alarmingly, seems to be intensifying, writes Dr Brendan Walsh.

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Australian writers have envisioned AI for a century. Here are 5 titles that capture our fears well

uqccla15 — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 02:00:59 +0000

22 April 2024Australians are nervous about AI. AustLit has picked 5 titles that it believes expertly capture our sense of anxiety and foreboding.

Defence, cyber and space

Designing technology for tomorrow

Digital technology

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Ola has left Australia. What does it mean for the future of ridesharing in Australia?

uqccla15 — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 00:33:24 +0000

15 April 2024Indian rideshare giant Ola announced in April that it would cease operations in Australia. What does it mean for the cost of rideshare fares?

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Will independent doctors at games help the AFL’s concussion problem?

uqccla15 — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 01:43:27 +0000

8 April 2024The AFL recently announced it is considering appointing independent doctors at all games to assist club medical staff in identifying and assessing players for potential head injuries. What does it mean for the game?

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Heavy rain, flash flooding are possible later this year. Here’s why

uqccla15 — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 23:49:35 +0000

25 March 2024Another La Niña is being predicted for later this year – a situation that researchers are calling “unusual”. This is what it would mean for our already rain-soaked nation.

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Running or yoga can help beat depression, research shows

uqccla15 — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 01:00:33 +0000

1 March 2024Even if exercise is the last thing you feel like, it can be just as impactful at treating depression as therapy, new research has found.

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80% of Australians think AI risk is a global priority. The government needs to step up

uqccla15 — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 00:43:17 +0000

11 March 2024A new nationally representative survey has revealed Australians are deeply concerned about the risks posed by artificial intelligence.

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Why Coles just hired US defence contractor Palantir

uqccla15 — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 02:28:58 +0000

22 February 2024What does the Australian supermarket chain Coles have in common with the CIA? Both are now clients of Palantir Technologies.

Business transformation

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Digital technology

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5 dental TikTok trends you shouldn't try at home

uqccla15 — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 02:40:35 +0000

18 January 2024Here are 5 popular dental TikTok trends that are circulating at the home, and why you might treat them with caution.

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Thinking of a(nother) tattoo this summer?

uqccla15 — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 03:53:20 +0000

4 January 2024Here's everything you need to know about your tattoo's sunburn, sweating and fading.

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Do I need the new COVID booster?

uqccla15 — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 21:57:00 +0000

1 December 2023What are the new COVID booster vaccines? Can I get one? Do they work? And are they safe?

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The sobering facts about alcohol

uqccla15 — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 03:16:09 +0000

20 December 2023Ever wondered how accurate hangover cures are? And is there really such a thing as ‘healthy drinking’?

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How to spend less on food this Christmas

uqccla15 — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 03:07:46 +0000

18 December 2023A healthy diet in line with the Australian Dietary Guidelines is cheaper than an unhealthy diet. Switching could save $160 off a family of 4’s fortnightly shopping bill.

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We thought we’d find 200 species living in our house and yard. We were very wrong

uqccla15 — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 01:00:27 +0000

11 December 2023These biodiversity researchers got more than they bargained for during COVID, uncovering an ecosystem in their house and yard.

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��̽�� celebrates windfall for humanities research

uqccla15 — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 02:41:15 +0000

6 December 2023Researchers at The University of Queensland are celebrating Australia’s largest investment in humanities, arts, social sciences and Indigenous research infrastructure.

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What are the new COVID booster vaccines?

uqccla15 — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 22:55:14 +0000

1 November 2023Can I get one? Do they work? Are they safe? Associate Professor Paul Griffin explains.

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Who’s lobbying whom?

uqccla15 — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 03:38:51 +0000

16 November 2023When it comes to alcohol, tobacco, food and gambling firms, our ��̽�� expert found that we're mostly being kept in the dark.

Business transformation

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Bouncing back into your career

uqccla15 — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 01:48:28 +0000

13 November 2023Our experts share their top tips for overcoming a professional setback or break in your career.

Achieving resilient environments and livelihoods

Business transformation

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How should I add sunscreen to my skincare routine now it’s getting hotter?

uqccla15 — Sun, 15 Oct 2023 23:50:47 +0000

16 October 2023Too much sun exposure can also lead to premature ageing, resulting in wrinkles, fine lines and age spots. Can a tweak to your skincare routine help prevent this?

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Surprising secrets for a better night's sleep (and better health)

uqccla15 — Sun, 24 Sep 2023 22:16:18 +0000

29 September 2023We all know how important a good night’s shuteye is for us – but here are some everyday habits and trends that are preventing you from getting your best possible sleep.

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Is Queensland defence smart?

uqccla15 — Sun, 24 Sep 2023 22:04:19 +0000

27 September 2023An expert panel has heard that ��̽�� can help usher in the next generation of defence capabilities, including hypersonics, quantum technologies, and AI.

Defence, cyber and space

Designing technology for tomorrow

Social understanding

Transforming societies

How noisy offices can make us more territorial

uqccla15 — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 22:46:27 +0000

20 September 2023From colleagues chatting about their weekends or having intense phone conversations, to email alerts and loud tapping on keyboards, the evidence that open-plan offices take a toll on our wellbeing continues to mount.

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1 in 6 women are diagnosed with gestational diabetes

uqccla15 — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 22:40:52 +0000

8 September 2023When Sophie was pregnant with her first baby, she had an oral glucose tolerance blood test. A few days later, the hospital phoned telling her she had gestational diabetes.

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Does it matter what time of day I eat?

uqccla15 — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 22:34:20 +0000

1 September 2023Can intermittent fasting improve my health? Here’s what the science says.

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The future of telehealth

uqccla15 — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 01:45:53 +0000

11 September 2023Health consumers are inviting ��̽�� researchers to their tables to work out how to improve telehealth.

Business transformation

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Social understanding

Transforming societies

Award winner's AI plan to prevent youth vaping

uqccla15 — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 01:14:16 +0000

5 September 2023Vaping has dramatically increased in popularity in recent years, with a 40% surge in users between 2018 and 2022. But what if Artificial Intelligence could stop young people from taking up the habit?

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Digital technology

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Transforming societies

��̽��'s most fascinating gadgets revealed

uqccla15 — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 02:11:25 +0000

31 August 2023��̽�� boasts an extraordinary range of unique and mind-blowing capabilities. From supercomputers to cyclotrons for nuclear medicine, these are some of our most fascinating gadgets.

Defence, cyber and space

Designing technology for tomorrow

Digital technology

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Nine signs you have inflammation in your body

uqccla15 — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 03:59:32 +0000

24 August 2023Could an anti-inflammatory diet help with your aches, pains and other symptoms?

Leading healthy lives

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Why the Middle East is spending billions on sport

uqccla15 — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 04:17:22 +0000

18 August 2023You might have noticed that in the last 15 years Middle Eastern nations have spent billions of dollars on sporting ventures, attractions, and events.

Social understanding

Transforming societies

How far to the next charging station?

uqccla15 — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 04:46:38 +0000

25 July 2023You’re ready for your first long road trip with your new electric vehicle, but there are nagging questions in your mind. These tips might help.

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Are skyrocketing interest rates really in Australia's best interests?

uqccla15 — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 00:49:07 +0000

19 July 2023The Reserve Bank of Australia has kept interest rates on hold this month at 4.1%. But any reprieve could be short lived.

Business transformation

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Could lasers be the key to forecasting volcanoes?

uqccla15 — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 23:12:35 +0000

11 July 2023New research applies laser technology to read into the chemical composition of erupted magma over time.

Achieving resilient environments and livelihoods

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Environment

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For our Elders: Q&A with Lorelle Holland

uqccla15 — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 02:19:33 +0000

4 July 2023To address the 2023 National NAIDOC Week theme ‘For our Elders’, we asked HaBS academics to share their stories about some of the Elders who have inspired them, and why it’s important to have these strong relationships.

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World’s first case of dementia linked to repetitive brain trauma in female athlete

uqccla15 — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 03:35:57 +0000

5 July 2023Researchers at the Australian Sports Brain Bank have reported the world’s first diagnosis of CTE in a female athlete.

Leading healthy lives

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The real cost of your chocolate habit

uqccla15 — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 04:10:05 +0000

20 June 2023New research reveals the bittersweet truth of cocoa farming in Africa’s forests.

Energy, water and resources

Environment

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Transforming societies

COVID-19 can cause brain cells to 'fuse'

uqccla15 — Sun, 18 Jun 2023 23:33:34 +0000

19 June 2023Professor Massimo Hilliard and Dr Ramon Martinez-Marmol from the Queensland Brain Institute have explored how viruses alter the function of the nervous system.

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What are generative AI systems really doing with our data?

uqccla15 — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 21:52:13 +0000

9 June 2023��̽�� data expert Professor Shazia Sadiq worries that we are not doing enough to manage the risk of AI.

Designing technology for tomorrow

Digital technology

Social understanding

Transforming societies

Our cemeteries face a housing crisis too

uqccla15 — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 00:57:19 +0000

8 June 2023Australia’s housing crisis is no secret. What many people don’t realise is that there’s another, less visible housing crisis. Australia’s urban cemeteries are running out of space.

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Exhausted, disconnected and fed up

uqccla15 — Tue, 30 May 2023 22:59:08 +0000

22 May 2023What is ‘parental burnout’ and what can you do about it?

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Like father, like son

uqccla15 — Wed, 17 May 2023 22:57:28 +0000

15 May 2023New research shows how young men 'copy' their fathers' masculinity.

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Unpacking the 2023 federal budget

uqccla15 — Fri, 12 May 2023 04:45:26 +0000

12 May 2023Our experts explain what the federal budget means for you.

Agribusiness

Business transformation

Energy, water and resources

Environment

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Here are 10 policies to combat our housing crisis

uqccla15 — Tue, 09 May 2023 22:53:37 +0000

10 May 2023The current public debate about housing is focused on “silver bullet” solutions. What is needed instead is a comprehensive package of bold interventions, says ��̽�� Urban Planning Associate Professor Dr Dorina Pojani.

Energy, water and resources

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Female leadership crucial in scholar's journey from Sudan to Australia – and Antarctica

uqccla15 — Wed, 03 May 2023 23:44:17 +0000

4 May 2023��̽�� PhD scholar Nyakuoy Yak says shyness or introversion should not be seen as roadblock for leadership potential.

Social understanding

Bees abuzz for biosecurity in avocados

uqccla15 — Wed, 03 May 2023 23:16:32 +0000

1 April 2023Bees can help prove Australia's valuable avocado crop is free of a pathogen that could be a barrier to exports, according to ��̽�� and the CSIRO.

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Environment

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3 reasons you feel hungrier and crave foods when the weather's cold

uqccla15 — Wed, 03 May 2023 02:01:32 +0000

7 April 2023Parts of Australia are starting to see cooler weather, and for some of us, that means increasing feelings of hunger and cravings for 'comfort food'. But why?

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Learning to speak again

uqccla15 — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 21:35:55 +0000

30 March 2023See how the award-winning team at the Queensland Aphasia Research Centre is helping people speak to their loved ones again.

Designing technology for tomorrow

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Interest rates could return to normal next year, but here's what you should know in the meantime

uqccla15 — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 22:08:36 +0000

16 March 2023Research News spoke to ��̽��'s Dr Lin Mi about what she thinks will happen next, and what the latest research is telling us about property prices.

Achieving resilient environments and livelihoods

Business transformation

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Why it matters allowing donor-conceived people to know the identity of their donor

uqccla15 — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 00:26:51 +0000

14 March 2023Our researchers breakdown the Queensland government's decision to accept in principle recommendations from a 2022 inquiry into the rights of donor-conceived people.

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Scams, deepfake porn and romance bots

uqccla15 — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 02:47:55 +0000

6 February 2023Advanced AI is exciting, but incredibly dangerous in criminals’ hands, writes Senior Research Fellow Dr Brendan Walker-Munro.

Defence, cyber and space

Designing technology for tomorrow

Digital technology

Social understanding

Why fly larvae could be the future of sustainable meat

uqccla15 — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 03:45:37 +0000

23 January 2023Would you eat a burger patty made of fly larvae? Professor Louw Hoffman from The University of Queensland has – and he thinks it could help future-proof our food supply.

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Kids driving you crazy?

uqccla15 — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 21:33:42 +0000

9 January 2023When getting angry, yelling and shouting are a default response, this can have negative consequences for children (and parents). Try these science-backed anger management tips for parents.

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For the first time, we have a complete skull description of a giant wombat

uqccla15 — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 21:24:38 +0000

6 January 2023Researchers have described the most complete skull of a giant wombat – an animal resembling a giant beaver crossed with a modern hairy-nosed wombat.

Social understanding

Transforming societies

Overcoming Down syndrome workplace stereotypes

uqccla15 — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 22:14:00 +0000

22 November 2022Mia Johnston, Alana Pettigrew, Rebecca Flanagan and Michael Cox have high aspirations and a great zest for life. They’re living the kinds of lives a ��̽�� research project found is more than possible for people living with Down syndrome.

Achieving resilient environments and livelihoods

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Reduce stress to avoid long COVID

uqccla15 — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 22:07:07 +0000

18 November 2022Being stressed out before you get COVID increases your chances of long COVID. Here’s why.

Leading healthy lives

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Why you should be more vigilant with your data than ever before

uqccla15 — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 02:58:58 +0000

10 November 2022Learn about the ways criminals are using your data against you in the wake of the Optus hacking scandal.

Defence, cyber and space

Digital technology

Social understanding

Addressing the gender inequality caused by COVID-19

uqccla15 — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 23:31:24 +0000

2 November 20228 crucial tips for organisations looking to achieve gender equality post COVID-19.

Business transformation

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Why do people use dating apps to abuse others?

uqccla15 — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 00:53:09 +0000

28 October 2022Incredibly, three-quarters dating app users surveyed say they have experienced some form of sexual abuse online. What does the research tell us about people who hide behind these apps to harm others?

Defence, cyber and space

Social understanding

Seeing Australia more clearly from afar

uqccla15 — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 23:43:13 +0000

28 September 2022Kullilli and Wakka Wakka man Dr Maxwell Brierty will take his research on Indigenous philosophy and history to Harvard University.

Social understanding

Transforming societies

Optus says it needed to keep identity data for 6 years. But did it really?

uqccla15 — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 23:36:34 +0000

4 October 2022The big problem with Australia’s data retention laws is that there’s really no limit on how long a company can keep personal data, Dr Brendan Walker-Munro explains.

Business transformation

Defence, cyber and space

Social understanding

What are ��̽��’s longest running research projects?

uqccla15 — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 21:23:05 +0000

30 August 2022Ahead of Research and Innovation Week, we explored the University's longest running research projects. From viscus liquids, to women's health, these are the projects that have been running for decades and in one case almost a century!

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Is 'quiet quitting' the right decision for your career?

uqccla15 — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 21:09:45 +0000

29 August 2022'Quiet quitting' is the act of doing the bare minimum at work for the sake of your mental health. But how healthy is that approach, and what else can you do to find work-life balance?

Achieving resilient environments and livelihoods

Business transformation

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How to subdue the Sunday scaries

uqccla15 — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 00:54:41 +0000

28 July 2022Six ways staff and leaders can conquer returning-to-work anxiety after a weekend or holiday.

Business transformation

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Could a four-day work week become reality?

uqccla15 — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 00:15:36 +0000

21 July 2022��̽��'s Professor John Quiggin discusses the factors that could turn this white-collar dream into a reality.

Social understanding

Transforming societies

What’s it like being bitten by a venomous snake?

uqccla15 — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 04:35:31 +0000

14 July 2022Dr Christina Zdenek and her husband Chris Hay share a rare bond – they have both been bitten by two of the world’s deadliest snakes. Read what it’s like as the panic sets in and the venom begins to take over your whole body.

Environment

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Australia isn’t experiencing the great resignation yet, but there has been an uptick

uqccla15 — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 00:21:55 +0000

11 July 2022There are more job vacancies than ever before in Australia. So could we be about to experience the great resignation?

Social understanding

Transforming societies

What does your city sound like?

uqccla15 — Mon, 04 Jul 2022 22:50:12 +0000

5 July 2022An exciting interactive mobile app, City Symphony, streams a personal cinematic soundtrack while you stroll through Brisbane’s streets and landmarks, revealing a world of audio based on your location. See how it works.

Designing technology for tomorrow

Digital technology

Social understanding

Transforming societies

The health of Australian women is changing, so what happened?

uqccla15 — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 02:54:20 +0000

20 June 2022Since 1996, the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health has examined the health fortunes of four generations of Australian women.

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Lessons from the Robodebt debacle

uqccla15 — Mon, 23 May 2022 22:42:14 +0000

24 May 2022While there are benefits to using algorithmic decision-making, including efficiency, cost savings and operational transparency, its use can also have unintended negative consequences. This was the case with Centrelink’s Online Compliance Intervention program – otherwise known as Robodebt.

Business transformation

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Transforming societies

What impact will inflation have on you?

uqccla15 — Thu, 05 May 2022 03:25:27 +0000

5 May 2022Three ��̽�� Business and Economic experts share insights on housing, investment and wages growth, as inflation in Australia hits its highest level in more than 20 years.

Business transformation

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Transforming societies

Keeping chickens at home: What's the secret to getting the perfect eggs?

uqccla15 — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 22:43:38 +0000

11 April 2022We asked QAAFI's poultry science and animal nutrition experts their top tips on keeping chickens at home.

Agribusiness

Energy, water and resources

Environment

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WATCH: Human behaviour shapes our DNA and descendants

uqccla15 — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 00:03:41 +0000

29 March 2022Our choice of partner can have a direct effect on the genomes of our descendants, an Institute for Molecular Bioscience researcher has found. Learn how.

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What’s fuelling the surge in petrol prices?

uqccla15 — Wed, 06 Apr 2022 23:08:57 +0000

31 March 2022��̽�� experts explain the soaring prices at the pump, the history of energy wars in Australia and options for a secure energy future.

Building better bioeconomies

Energy, water and resources

Social understanding

WATCH: What drives the down syndrome condition?

uqccla15 — Wed, 06 Apr 2022 22:47:19 +0000

1 April 2022Tiny ‘live’ brain models are being used at The University of Queensland to study a condition causing high-functioning young people with down syndrome to suddenly regress. See how it works.

Biomedical and clinical sciences

Leading healthy lives

Public and allied health

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There’s no ‘I’ in team, and that may ring true for Putin

uqccla15 — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 02:54:02 +0000

22 March 2022What makes a good leader? Professor Alex Haslam and Dr Nik Steffens discuss the approaches to leadership at the centre of the Ukraine-Russia conflict.

Defence, cyber and space

Social understanding

Transforming societies

What can we learn about plastic inside the human body?

uqccla15 — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 23:15:34 +0000

21 March 2022Take a look inside the new Minderoo Centre – Plastics and Human Health. Here, researchers will discover whether there are plastic particles in our brains, blood, or urine.

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What does the Russia-Ukraine situation mean for our climate?

uqccla15 — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 03:34:41 +0000

18 March 2022The Russia-Ukraine crisis is already a human catastrophe. And it could also prove disastrous for climate action by slowing the global energy transition, says Dr Vigya Sharma.

Achieving resilient environments and livelihoods

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Students who are first in family to attend Uni severely under-represented

uqccla15 — Sun, 13 Mar 2022 22:36:51 +0000

10 March 2022Associate Professor Garth Stahl and Dr Sarah McDonald found that during the transition to Uni, many students questioned the gender norms of their school and family environments.

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COVID-19 Q&A: IMB's virologist answers your questions

uqccla15 — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 01:29:05 +0000

4 March 2022IMB virologist Dr Larisa Labzin answers questions about "long COVID" and whether scientists could eventually develop a vaccine against all COVID-19 variants.

COVID-19

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Public and allied health

Social understanding

Get your research out there: 7 strategies for high-impact science communication

uqccla15 — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 01:03:43 +0000

9 February 2022From news angles to dealing with trolls, here are seven areas to consider when sharing your findings with the media and wider public.

Business transformation

Digital technology

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Climate is changing our mental health

uqccla15 — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 03:31:18 +0000

7 February 2022Associate Professor Fiona Charlson answers your questions about 'eco-anxiety' and explains why climate change is affecting how you feel.

Achieving resilient environments and livelihoods

Environment

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WATCH: Vitamin D not effective in treating psychosis

uqccla15 — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 22:53:26 +0000

28 December 2021Vitamin D supplements are not effective in improving mental or physical health in people with recent onset psychosis, according to new research.

Leading healthy lives

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Children of the Revolution

uqccla15 — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 23:43:18 +0000

13 January 2022Dr Sol Rojas-Lizana grew up in a safe house with some of Chile’s most-wanted political fugitives. Her research and her experiences have helped shape an understanding of a nation torn apart.

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Transforming societies

Going viral with Dr Kym Lowry

uqccla15 — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 03:51:41 +0000

4 January 2022Dr Lowry, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Microbial Diagnostics and Characterisation Group, is currently researching the types of respiratory viruses that have circulated during the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19

Biomedical and clinical sciences

Public and allied health

Social understanding

WATCH: How smart is an octopus?

uqccla15 — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 01:18:05 +0000

22 November 2021The unique brainpower of octopuses – known for their intelligence and Houdini-like escapes – has been revealed by University of Queensland researchers.

Achieving resilient environments and livelihoods

Environment

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Understanding where we’ve been and where we’re going

uqccla15 — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 22:31:16 +0000

17 November 2021Dr Alison Crowther is in the midst of research that addresses historical riddles more than 1000 years old. Her latest findings on the movement of people, plants, animals, goods and customs across the Indian Ocean, have been ground-breaking.

Social understanding

Transforming societies

Predictive agriculture: The art of understanding uncertainty

uqccla15 — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 21:26:50 +0000

3 November 2021“What we try to do as scientists is provide a whole series of tools that help plant breeders make better predictions about how to design a new variety that will work on that farm or work in that particular environment."

Agribusiness

Biomedical and clinical sciences

Energy, water and resources

Social understanding

Documenting ancient Indigenous languages

uqccla15 — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 02:36:56 +0000

28 October 2021The story of how four dictionaries and two grammars of traditional Indigenous languages were co-compiled.

Social understanding

Transforming societies

Achieving Aboriginal health equity through surveillance and support

uqccla15 — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 04:13:25 +0000

26 October 2021It’s one of the largest surveillance networks of First Nations health services globally. Read about this incredible ��̽�� project.

Leading healthy lives

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Australia's oldest dinosaur was a peaceful vegetarian, not a fierce predator

uqccla15 — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 04:08:02 +0000

22 October 2021Researchers have reanalyse a sequence of 220-million-year-old tracks from the Ipswich Coal Measures, thought to have belonged to a carnivorous dinosaur. They actually belonged to an early herbivore.

Environment

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Transforming societies

The butterfly effect

uqccla15 — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 22:38:56 +0000

18 October 2021How Torres Strait Island butterflies could help conservation efforts.

Achieving resilient environments and livelihoods

Environment

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Engineering safe behaviour to save lives

uqccla15 — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 05:22:20 +0000

30 September 2021How transport engineering is helping us stay safe in the era of automated vehicles (AVs).

Designing technology for tomorrow

Materials and advanced manufacturing

Social understanding

Who owns our virtual legacy after we’re gone?

uqccla15 — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 01:17:26 +0000

28 September 2021Who decides what happens to our online memories when we’re no longer here to curate them? Who ‘owns’ our virtual legacy? And how do we create new rituals for death and grieving in this era of social media?

Digital technology

Social understanding

Transforming societies

What lies beneath: volcanic secrets revealed

uqccla15 — Thu, 16 Sep 2021 21:41:21 +0000

17 September 2021Lava samples have revealed a new truth about the geological make-up of the Earth’s crust and could have implications for volcanic eruption early warning systems.

Achieving resilient environments and livelihoods

Environment

Social understanding

New brain research offers hope for PTSD, anxiety and depression

uqccla15 — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 21:15:50 +0000

10 September 2021Professor Pankaj Sah's laboratory uses a combination of electrophysiology, imaging and cutting-edge molecular tools to unravel the impact fear can have on the brain.

Biomedical and clinical sciences

Leading healthy lives

Social understanding

Transforming societies

How magical are Australia’s native magic mushrooms?

uqccla15 — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 04:23:21 +0000

30 August 2021A ��̽�� researcher believes the global magic mushroom industry is where the medical cannabis industry was 15 years ago. Could they be used medically in future?

Biomedical and clinical sciences

Environment

Social understanding

No, COVID-19 does not enter our DNA

uqccla15 — Fri, 27 Aug 2021 05:22:28 +0000

30 July 2021University of Queensland researchers are refuting claims that COVID-19 can enter a person’s DNA.

COVID-19

Biomedical and clinical sciences

Social understanding

Trust issues: a roadmap for building confidence in AI

uqccla15 — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 23:11:43 +0000

24 August 2021A world-first research project led by the ��̽�� Business School in partnership with KPMG has discovered 72 per cent of people don’t trust AI.

Defence, cyber and space

Designing technology for tomorrow

Digital technology

Social understanding

WATCH: Spear-mouthed pterosaur that soared over dinosaurs in outback Queensland

uqccla15 — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 01:35:48 +0000

10 August 2021Australia’s largest flying reptile has been uncovered, a pterosaur with an estimated seven-metre wingspan that soared like a dragon above the ancient, vast inland sea once covering much of outback Queensland.

Digital technology

Environment

Social understanding

Transforming societies

A sustainable approach to hotel happiness

uqccla15 — Mon, 09 Aug 2021 04:37:50 +0000

9 August 2021From eco-tourism hotels in Slovenia to luxury chains in Australia, a ��̽�� Business School researcher is working with operators to change the way tourism tackles sustainability, while making it fun for guests.

Building better bioeconomies

Environment

Leading healthy lives

Social understanding

Ticket to freedom

uqccla15 — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 00:12:10 +0000

12 July 2021Should Australia introduce a vaccine passport?

Business transformation

Digital technology

Public and allied health

Social understanding

Transforming societies

The power of pictures to change global politics

uqccla15 — Wed, 07 Jul 2021 04:51:54 +0000

7 July 2021Professor Roland Bleiker from ��̽��’s School of Political Science and International Studies will lead eight scholars from three universities and four industry partners examining how compelling images can transform the delivery of international aid.

Defence, cyber and space

Digital technology

Social understanding

Transforming societies

Regulating hate speech in the Asia Pacific

uqccla15 — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 23:40:41 +0000

6 July 2021A study has analysed a cross section of public pages administered by LGBTQ+ groups in India, Indonesia, Myanmar, The Philippines and Australia and found most felt they had little or no support from Facebook when they were targeted by hate speech.

Digital technology

Social understanding

Transforming societies

What is COVAX-19? Australia's most advanced COVID vaccine candidate

uqccla15 — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 22:56:46 +0000

23 June 2021The most advanced of our local COVID vaccines in development is a shot called “COVAX-19” by South Australian-based biotech, Vaxine.

COVID-19

Biomedical and clinical sciences

Materials and advanced manufacturing

Social understanding

Transforming societies

Youth injustice

uqrwestb — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 03:38:40 +0000

11 June 2021Does our justice system cause young people to offend? The evidence suggests so.

Social understanding

Pandemic-proofing Australia's education system

uqccla15 — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 22:01:55 +0000

9 June 2021Researchers are urging key decision makers and sector stakeholders to help close the educational divide and improve Australia’s treatment of disadvantaged young people.

Public and allied health

Social understanding

What's the Delta COVID variant found in Melbourne? Is it more infectious and does it spread more in kids?

uqccla15 — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 21:54:26 +0000

8 June 2021Early data suggests it’s more transmissible than other variants.

COVID-19

Public and allied health

Social understanding

COVID-19 lockdown policies linked to reduction in urban crime

uqccla15 — Thu, 03 Jun 2021 21:33:34 +0000

4 June 2021Stay-at-home restrictions implemented around the world in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have been associated with an average 37 per cent reduction in crime across the globe

Social understanding

The cryptic world of cryptocurrencies

uqccla15 — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 23:06:59 +0000

2 June 2021How does Bitcoin actually work? Is it a good investment? And what on earth is Dogecoin?

Business transformation

Defence, cyber and space

Digital technology

Social understanding

Rediscovering South East Queensland's eucalypt toolbox

uqccla15 — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 03:22:21 +0000

1 June 2021South East Queensland’s eucalypt trees can provide everything from medicines to tools, traps and building materials, according to rediscovered records of regional Indigenous knowledge.

Environment

Social understanding

Could a healthier environment change our lives?

uqccla15 — Fri, 28 May 2021 01:33:37 +0000

28 May 2021Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences director, Kevin Thomas, speaks to Research News about the environmental stressors that are affecting our existence.

Environment

Social understanding

Learning to think, thinking to learn

uqsackfu — Thu, 27 May 2021 05:59:17 +0000

18 March 2019��̽�� researchers are working with students to help them learn how to think critically – a program that is improving their school results and inspiring them to become lifelong learners in the process.

Impact

Social understanding

Revealing hidden violence

uqsackfu — Thu, 27 May 2021 05:22:12 +0000

27 February 2019��̽�� researchers working in criminal justice and domestic violence have influenced key legal reforms designed to better protect Australian women from domestic violence.

Impact

Social understanding

Shakespeare's lasting legacy

uqsackfu — Thu, 27 May 2021 05:12:56 +0000

12 February 2019By connecting teachers, students and the wider community with William Shakespeare’s works, ��̽�� researchers are ensuring his important lessons continue to have an extraordinary impact on future generations.

Impact

Social understanding

Going the distance for Down syndrome research

uqsackfu — Thu, 27 May 2021 04:53:39 +0000

19 December 2018A 40-year ��̽�� study that has followed people with Down syndrome from infancy to adulthood has helped change perceptions and led to the development of programs that are improving the lives of people with intellectual disabilities around the world.

Impact

Social understanding

Turning the tables for maths teaching

uqsackfu — Thu, 27 May 2021 04:07:55 +0000

14 November 2018��̽�� researchers are helping teachers make mathematics more engaging and accessible for students, showing how it can be a productive and rewarding tool for life.

Impact

Social understanding

Precious work

uqsackfu — Thu, 27 May 2021 03:35:07 +0000

30 October 2018��̽�� researcher Lynda Lawson is working with international partners to improve the livelihood of women sapphire miners in Madagascar.

Impact

Social understanding

Teach them well and let them lead the way

uqsackfu — Thu, 27 May 2021 03:28:59 +0000

10 September 2018To celebrate Research Week 2018, ��̽�� is proud to share how ��̽�� research is creating change, right across the world, every day. Find out how our researchers are collaborating with research partners both in Australia and abroad to transform society through education.

Business transformation

Impact

Social understanding

Playing for peace

uqsackfu — Wed, 26 May 2021 06:57:19 +0000

13 June 2018Myanmar’s Muslim minority, the Rohingya, are often referred to as the most persecuted people on Earth. With support from a ��̽�� researcher, a Queensland NGO is now working with a refugee football team to better integrate Rohingya youths into Malaysian society, one goal at a time.

Impact

Social understanding

Ability tackles truancy

uqsackfu — Wed, 26 May 2021 06:44:31 +0000

31 May 2018By bringing communities, schools and law enforcement together, a ��̽�� researcher’s new approach to tackling truancy is exciting law enforcement bodies in Australia and internationally.

Impact

Social understanding

Perception at the wheel

uqsackfu — Wed, 26 May 2021 06:37:31 +0000

23 April 2018To reduce the risk of road and traffic accidents, ��̽�� researchers are training drivers to take a more hazard-conscious approach at the steering wheel, potentially saving countless lives in the process.

Impact

Social understanding

Write for right's sake

uqsackfu — Wed, 26 May 2021 06:28:02 +0000

22 March 2018In this age of online personal branding, how we communicate may be even more important than what we communicate, according to Associate Professor Roslyn Petelin's research.

Impact

Social understanding

Through virtual doors to the past

uqsackfu — Wed, 26 May 2021 05:55:44 +0000

10 January 2018��̽�� architecture researchers are combining architectural history with digital reconstruction techniques to bring historic sites to life.

Digital technology

Impact

Social understanding

Thank you for the music

uqsackfu — Wed, 26 May 2021 05:43:38 +0000

5 January 2018��̽�� research has revealed that informal encounters with music at home are critical for young children’s development – with benefits above and beyond those of shared reading.

Impact

Social understanding

Fair go for all abilities

uqsackfu — Wed, 26 May 2021 05:38:35 +0000

5 January 2018A ��̽�� researcher is using his first-hand experience to advocate for others, aiming to destigmatise disabilities in the workplace and change perceptions and policy in the process.

Impact

Social understanding

Resourceful solutions

uqsackfu — Wed, 26 May 2021 05:10:19 +0000

5 January 2018In the first collaboration of its kind, ��̽��’s Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining is advising and working with some of the world’s leading mining companies to improve the lives of people affected by resettlement.

Business transformation

Impact

Materials and advanced manufacturing

Social understanding

Rocking the boat

uqsackfu — Wed, 26 May 2021 05:05:39 +0000

5 January 2018��̽��’s Professor Robyn Gillies is making waves by advocating that talking in class should be mandatory.

Impact

Social understanding

First blood: overcoming donor anxiety

uqsackfu — Wed, 26 May 2021 02:23:48 +0000

5 January 2018First-time blood donors don’t always make it from booking an appointment to actually showing up. To improve attendance, a ��̽�� researcher has continued a 15-year collaboration with the Australian Red Cross Blood Service to allay donors’ fears and bolster attendance rates.

Impact

Social understanding

Positive parenting

uqsackfu — Wed, 26 May 2021 02:02:25 +0000

5 January 2018The Triple P – Positive Parenting Program is changing the lives of children and families right around the world.

Impact

Social understanding

Cutting through the noise

uqsackfu — Wed, 26 May 2021 01:41:32 +0000

4 January 2018In this era of ‘alternative facts’ and ‘fake news’, political scientist Professor Katharine Gelber is working to inform public debate and policymaking with research and evidence that should, importantly, fill in the gaps and gaping voids that sound bites and headlines are unable to fill.

Impact

Social understanding

Meeting employees' needs in todays' world

uqsackfu — Wed, 26 May 2021 01:07:13 +0000

3 January 2018��̽�� researcher Professor Gillian Whitehouse’s extensive research into gender and employment equity issues has contributed to new legislation with wide-reaching changes for Queensland employees, including those affected by domestic and family violence.

Impact

Social understanding

The invisible perils of female success

uqsackfu — Tue, 25 May 2021 04:02:33 +0000

1 January 2018Women appointed to precarious leadership positions can suffer from being placed on a 'glass cliff' – ��̽�� Professor Alex Haslam helped identify the phenomenon, and has spent over a decade researching its causes and ways to combat it.

Impact

Social understanding

Independent three-year study finds good news for Queensland nightlife

uqccla15 — Mon, 24 May 2021 00:49:12 +0000

21 May 2021The incidence of alcohol-related violence fell in Queensland’s key nightlife areas while business continued to grow after the Queensland Government’s Tackling Alcohol Fuelled Violence policy was introduced, research has found.

Public and allied health

Social understanding

Designing transdisciplinary research for impact

uqsackfu — Fri, 21 May 2021 05:58:52 +0000

27 March 2019For decades, we’ve known that research leading to sustainable development and impact needs to be transdisciplinary and collaborative, but doing it is quite another story.

Business transformation

Impact

Social understanding

Building awareness of Aboriginal Architecture

uqsackfu — Fri, 21 May 2021 05:56:15 +0000

29 March 2019A ��̽�� research group has spent decades working to improve the lives of Australia’s Indigenous people, enhancing the awareness and emphasising the importance of culturally appropriate designs.

Environment

Impact

Social understanding

The power of perception

uqsackfu — Fri, 21 May 2021 05:54:27 +0000

18 March 2019By giving police a better way to engage with people, ��̽�� researchers are helping change citizens' perceptions of police and their subsequent behaviour.

Impact

Social understanding

Bringing Queensland’s history to life

uqsackfu — Fri, 21 May 2021 05:52:35 +0000

27 March 2019A collection of public reference websites developed by ��̽�� researchers is helping inform public policy and preserve priceless information about Queensland’s history, landscape, politics and culture for future generations.

Impact

Social understanding

Navigating Indigenous native title claims with research

uqsackfu — Fri, 21 May 2021 05:52:00 +0000

2 July 2019��̽�� researchers are working with Indigenous Australians to document their culture and history to support Indigenous people in negotiating and delivering stronger Native Title outcomes.

Impact

Social understanding

Combatting migrant smuggling and trafficking in Pakistan

uqsackfu — Fri, 21 May 2021 05:45:03 +0000

18 June 2019How a ��̽�� researcher helped design new laws to protect migrants and refugees in Pakistan

Impact

Social understanding

Documenting the Australian Paralympic story

uqsackfu — Fri, 21 May 2021 05:44:04 +0000

7 August 2020The history of the Australian Paralympic movement is being preserved for future generations, thanks to the tireless efforts of ��̽�� researchers and an army of volunteers.

Impact

Social understanding

Goals of a vital nature

uqsackfu — Fri, 21 May 2021 05:37:52 +0000

19 September 2019While the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals have yet to achieve mainstream attention, ��̽�� researchers are working hard to ensure Australia meets its obligations to the world.

Impact

Social understanding

Birthing in our community

uqsackfu — Fri, 21 May 2021 05:29:13 +0000

27 November 2019Thanks to ��̽�� partnered research, which developed a new model of care, the odds of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women experiencing a premature birth have halved in five years.

Impact

Public and allied health

Social understanding

Housing first

uqsackfu — Fri, 21 May 2021 05:15:48 +0000

18 February 2020��̽�� research spurs new pilot program that is getting some of the Australian capital’s most vulnerable people off the street.

Impact

Social understanding

Ancient ruins reveal humanity's secret history

uqsackfu — Fri, 21 May 2021 05:05:58 +0000

4 November 2020How ��̽�� archaeologists are helping transform the world’s understanding of how we first became farmers and creating new connections between a community and their past to conserve heritage in the future.

Impact

Social understanding

A place to call home

uqsackfu — Fri, 21 May 2021 04:50:27 +0000

4 January 2018Vulnerable tenants now have improved housing outcomes thanks to ��̽�� social scientists’ instrumental role in positively reforming Queensland policy on social housing for people with complex needs.

Impact

Social understanding

Bringing the law into order on domestic violence

uqsackfu — Fri, 21 May 2021 04:18:59 +0000

1 January 2018The TC Beirne School of Law's bench book project is providing tools to help the judiciary better protect victims of domestic violence.

Impact

Social understanding

A broken system

uqccla15 — Wed, 19 May 2021 04:39:55 +0000

19 May 2021What does the Aged Care Royal Commission mean for you and your family? ��̽�� researchers break down the findings and their impact on Australia.

Public and allied health

Social understanding

Israel-Palestinian violence: why East Jerusalem has become a flashpoint in a decades-old conflict

uqccla15 — Wed, 12 May 2021 21:50:51 +0000

13 May 2021Weeks of tensions between Palestinian protesters and Israeli security forces in East Jerusalem have boiled over in recent days, unleashing some of the worst violence between Israel and the Palestinians in years.

Defence, cyber and space

Social understanding

The evolution of ‘electronic cities’

uqccla15 — Sun, 09 May 2021 23:15:39 +0000

6 May 2021The evolution of electronic dance music scenes in cities across the globe has been explored in a new book, edited by ��̽�� urban planner, Dr Sebastien Darchen.

Social understanding

Leadership in times of crisis

uqccla15 — Thu, 06 May 2021 00:37:52 +0000

6 May 2021New theories in the psychology of leadership shine a light on what makes for an effective leader in times of crisis.

Social understanding

A cave site in Kenya’s forests reveals the oldest human burial in Africa

uqccla15 — Wed, 05 May 2021 22:10:57 +0000

6 May 2021The remains of a child buried almost 80,000 years ago under an overhang in Kenya is providing important new details.

Social understanding

Rapid peopling of Australia and New Guinea by large Indigenous population

uqccla15 — Mon, 03 May 2021 23:09:20 +0000

30 April 2021How and when people first settled the supercontinent of Australia, New Guinea and Tasmania is a topic of major debate in the fields of archaeology and human evolution.

Social understanding

What were the Spartans like? Note to Lego Masters: they didn’t build city walls

uqccla15 — Mon, 03 May 2021 22:57:47 +0000

29 April 2021The city of Sparta was not famous in the ancient world for its walls — but for its lack of them.

Social understanding

Peace in the Pacific

uqccla15 — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 23:33:26 +0000

30 April 2021A ��̽�� researcher explains why policies and programs aren’t curbing extreme rates of violence against women of the Pacific Islands.

Social understanding

Climatic factors linked to asthma prevalence

uqccla15 — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 22:39:39 +0000

27 April 2021Climate may play a role in the prevalence of asthma, with a University of Queensland study suggesting more sunshine potentially reduces the incidence.

Environment

Public and allied health

Social understanding

Urgent need to safeguard mental health in climate change

uqccla15 — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 22:29:51 +0000

28 April 2021The mental health risks of climate change are now well established, and new research is urgently needed to guide responses that will safeguard mental health.

Environment

Public and allied health

Social understanding

Boosting success for premature children starting school

uqccla15 — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 22:18:32 +0000

27 April 2021Ensuring children who were born premature are ready for school when the time comes is the focus of ��̽�� research.

Public and allied health

Social understanding

Antidepressant withdrawal or relapse? Doctors can’t really tell

uqccla15 — Mon, 26 Apr 2021 21:32:23 +0000

23 April 2021Doctors need more evidence to help patients stop taking antidepressants safely and effectively, a collaborative study with The University of Queensland has found.

Public and allied health

Social understanding

Children of young mothers most at risk of child abuse

uqccla15 — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 22:58:49 +0000

16 April 2021Researchers followed 520 pairs of sibling enrolled in a study in Brisbane.

Public and allied health

Social understanding

Human land use wasn’t always at nature’s expense

uqccla15 — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 04:11:54 +0000

20 April 2021Nearly three-quarters of Earth’s land had been transformed by humans by 10,000BC, but new research shows it largely wasn’t at the expense of the natural world.

Environment

Social understanding

The real Santa Claus

uqclayt — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 03:09:41 +0000

18 December 2020Jolly old St Nick has a long history of crossing borders, and not just on Christmas Eve.

Social understanding

Rise in cases of binge-eating disorder

uqclayt — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 02:42:08 +0000

4 March 2021Anorexia and bulimia aren’t the only eating disorders that warrant attention, according to a ��̽�� researcher.

Public and allied health

Social understanding

It’s time to bolster women in conservation

uqclayt — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 03:26:00 +0000

8 March 2021Women are largely being excluded from decisions about conservation and natural resources, with potentially detrimental effects on conservation efforts globally, according to research.

Social understanding

The clear message on promoting body positivity

uqclayt — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 01:58:14 +0000

30 March 2021Public health campaigns that challenge weight stigma and promote body positivity can boost the health and well-being for people of all body sizes, according to a ��̽�� study.

Public and allied health

Social understanding

Earlier evidence of human rituals and innovation found in ancient rocks

uqclayt — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 01:17:16 +0000

31 March 2021The discovery of unexpected artefacts in Africa’s Kalahari Basin has challenged conventional knowledge about the beginnings of human culture and innovation.

Energy, water and resources

Environment

Social understanding

Suicidality among childbearing women a major challenge

uqclayt — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 00:53:10 +0000

9 April 2021A study by ��̽�� researchers has highlighted the need to improve mental health assessments and pathways to care for childbearing women who experience suicidality.

Biomedical and clinical sciences

Public and allied health

Social understanding

Vaccines alone won’t keep Australia safe in 2021. Here’s what else we need to do

uqsoutra — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 00:14:42 +0000

15 December 2020Australia’s response to the COVID pandemic has been a spectacular success, but has come at significant economic and broader health costs. To avoid another surge in case numbers, it is crucial that we plan for the coming months as we head into 2021.

COVID-19

Health and wellbeing

Vaccine and drugs

Biomedical and clinical sciences

Public and allied health

Social understanding

VIDEO: Two experts on the race for a COVID-19 vaccine

uqsoutra — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 01:04:37 +0000

12 November 2020How hopeful should Australians and New Zealanders be about COVID-19 vaccines becoming available in 2021? And what do we need to learn from 2020 and this pandemic as we speed towards the new year?

COVID-19

Vaccine and drugs

Biomedical and clinical sciences

Public and allied health

Social understanding

How fintech can help Indonesia’s small and medium enterprises survive the COVID-19 pandemic

uqsoutra — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 01:24:40 +0000

5 November 2020Almost 50% (around 30 million) Indonesian SMEs have been forced to close temporarily, as demand plumetted due to the pandemic.

COVID-19

Economic impacts

Business transformation

Social understanding

COVID-19 Know the facts

uqsoutra — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 03:11:48 +0000

4 November 2020Can we really expect our lives to go back to normal in a post-vaccine world? Professor Ian Frazer and Dr Kirsty Short are back to answer the COVID-19 questions on all of our minds.

COVID-19

Health and wellbeing

Vaccine and drugs

Biomedical and clinical sciences

Public and allied health

Social understanding

A gender-biased pandemic: are women and men being affected differently by the COVID-19 crisis?

uqsoutra — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 06:36:19 +0000

24 September 2020Dr Fitzsimmons predicts women will be disproportionately affected by the coronavirus pandemic for a number of reasons including the increased cases of domestic violence abuse, more pressure to take on broad domestic responsibilities including home schooling, and a higher percentage of women losing their job.

COVID-19

Social impacts

Public and allied health

Social understanding

Queensland wastewater provides an early-warning system for COVID-19

uqsoutra — Mon, 12 Oct 2020 02:45:55 +0000

28 September 2020Trips to the toilet are creating an early-warning system that could be a key to controlling the COVID-19 pandemic in Queensland.

COVID-19

Health and wellbeing

Energy, water and resources

Environment

Public and allied health

Social understanding

New tricks? When COVID forces a bridge club online, what becomes of their community?

uqsoutra — Mon, 12 Oct 2020 02:35:44 +0000

30 September 2020Physical distancing measures during the first COVID-19 outbreak led to the closure of libraries, theatres, gyms, cafes and community centres across Australia. Such places are particularly crucial for retirees.

COVID-19

Social impacts

Social understanding

Have we just stumbled on the biggest productivity increase of the century?

uqsoutra — Mon, 07 Sep 2020 02:24:12 +0000

3 September 2020Contrary to what might have been expected, working from home was one part of the pandemic response that went remarkably smoothly. Most kinds of office work continued almost as if nothing had changed.

COVID-19

Economic impacts

Social impacts

Business transformation

Social understanding

First-of-a-kind study reveals the global socio-economic and environmental impacts of coronavirus

uqsoutra — Mon, 07 Sep 2020 00:52:32 +0000

23 July 2020Two researchers from The University of Queensland (��̽��) have contributed to a world-first study that has quantified the global socio-economic and environmental impacts of COVID-19. (��̽�� Business School)

COVID-19

Economic impacts

Social impacts

Business transformation

Public and allied health

Social understanding

Cutting taxes for the wealthy is the worst possible response to this economic crisis

uqsoutra — Mon, 07 Sep 2020 00:03:58 +0000

15 July 2020Australia’s response to the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic is rightly considered one of the world’s best. At their best, our federal and state politicians have put aside the sterile games dominating politics for decades. (The Conversation)

COVID-19

Economic impacts

Business transformation

Social understanding

COVID-19 cocktails: push for tighter alcohol advertising restrictions on social media

uqsoutra — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 01:04:48 +0000

31 August 2020��̽�� researchers reveal how alcohol advertisers are using social media to prey on parents and encourage drinking as a way to cope with stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. (��̽�� News)

COVID-19

Health and wellbeing

Social impacts

Public and allied health

Social understanding

With rights come responsibilities: how coronavirus is a pandemic of hypocrisy

uqsoutra — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 07:07:24 +0000

19 August 2020

COVID-19

Social impacts

Social understanding

Three ways organisations can increase employee trust during a global pandemic

uqsoutra — Mon, 10 Aug 2020 00:56:13 +0000

10 August 2020Management expert from The University of Queensland Business School, Professor Nicole Gillespie, shares insights on how leaders can maintain employee trust during the current COVID-19 crises, drawing lessons from her research on organisations that successfully preserved trust during the 2008 Global Financial Crisis (GFC).

COVID-19

Social impacts

Social understanding

1.4 million less than projected: how coronavirus could hit Australia’s population in the next 20 years

uqsoutra — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 02:26:18 +0000

6 August 2020As the pandemic rolls on, attention is also now turning to the impact of COVID-19 on population size, structure and distribution.

COVID-19

Economic impacts

Social impacts

Social understanding

Forget JobSeeker – Australia needs a 'liveable income guarantee' instead

uqsoutra — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 04:41:14 +0000

2 July 2020While the government is reportedly considering a revamp of both the JobSeeker and JobKeeper payments, these ��̽�� researchers believe a much broader rethink is needed of the way we provide income support to people without a market income.

COVID-19

Economic impacts

Social understanding

How to plan for future pandemics

uqsoutra — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 01:47:55 +0000

8 June 2020As the world continues to grapple with the magnitude of the COVID-19 outbreak, Contact takes a look at how much the coronavirus has affected Australia’s healthcare system, and whether the country is prepared if a second outbreak occurs.

COVID-19

Economic impacts

Social understanding

Coronavirus hasn't killed globalisation - it proves why we need it

uqsoutra — Thu, 04 Jun 2020 23:02:24 +0000

6 May 2020Examining where the world went right or wrong in its COVID-19 response may help mitigate another global crisis, climate change.

COVID-19

Economic impacts

Social impacts

Social understanding

Reconciliation Week: a time to reflect on strong Indigenous leadership and resilience in the face of a pandemic

uqsoutra — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 01:29:09 +0000

29 May 2020National Reconciliation Week is a time of reflection, talking and sharing of histories, cultures and achievements. It is a time to think about our relationships as Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.

COVID-19

Social impacts

Social understanding

In splendid isolation: the research voyages that prepared us for the pandemic

uqsoutra — Wed, 20 May 2020 00:56:22 +0000

19 May 2020As many parts of the world continue with or reimpose coronavirus lockdowns, scientists — like everyone else — are feeling the effects of cabin fever.

COVID-19

Social impacts

Social understanding

Study explores COVID-19’s psychological impact

uqsoutra — Tue, 19 May 2020 11:31:16 +0000

18 May 2020An international consortium of researchers is exploring COVID-19’s psychological effects in 18 countries, and how compassion can help reduce pandemic-related stress.

COVID-19

Health and wellbeing

Social understanding

Reconnecting after coronavirus – 4 key ways cities can counter anxiety and loneliness

uqsoutra — Mon, 18 May 2020 05:46:08 +0000

27 April 2020This article offers four strategies for rebuilding social connectivity and emotional well-being in our cities, once COVID-19 restrictions are lifted.

COVID-19

Health and wellbeing

Social impacts

Social understanding

Virtual zoos, museums and galleries: 14 sites with great free art and entertainment

uqsoutra — Mon, 18 May 2020 05:36:39 +0000

26 March 2020As the coronavirus outbreak forces the closure of museums, art galleries, libraries and theatres around the word, the concept of “on demand culture” is gaining momentum.

COVID-19

Social impacts

Social understanding

Is God good? In the shadow of mass disaster, great minds have argued the toss

uqsoutra — Mon, 18 May 2020 03:41:25 +0000

29 April 2020In classical Western theism, God is said to be both good and all-powerful. So how do we square natural disasters with a God who, because he is good, would not want natural disasters and, because he is all-powerful, could stop them if he wished?

COVID-19

Social impacts

Social understanding

A mathematical framework could help safely ease social distancing

uqsoutra — Wed, 06 May 2020 00:57:54 +0000

6 May 2020A new mathematical framework that mimics the spread of a virus using mobile phone technology could lead to safer and more effective easing of social distancing.

COVID-19

Health and wellbeing

Social understanding

Lessons from the past to help the present pandemic response

uqsoutra — Fri, 01 May 2020 02:28:55 +0000

1 May 2020An international team of experts has outlined ways to manage life during the COVID-19 pandemic, using existing research from the social and behavioural sciences.

COVID-19

Economic impacts

Health and wellbeing

Social understanding

Unlocking Australia: What can benefit-cost analysis tell us?

uqsoutra — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 04:31:35 +0000

16 April 2020Lockdowns work. That’s the evidence from many different countries now, including Australia. But when can Australia start relaxing controls?

COVID-19

Economic impacts

Social understanding

Antibody tests: to get a grip on coronavirus, we need to know who’s already had it

uqsoutra — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 12:40:24 +0000

31 March 2020With much of society now effectively in lockdown, how will you know when it’s safe to resume something like normality?

COVID-19

Vaccine and drugs

Social understanding

Q&A: IMB experts answer biggest questions on COVID-19

uqsoutra — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 13:15:46 +0000

19 March 2020Institute for Molecular Bioscience Director, Professor Ian Henderson, Professor of Microbiology and IMB researcher Dr Larisa Labzin, discuss COVID-19: immunity, vaccine development, epidemiology and what we do and don’t know.

COVID-19

Economic impacts

Health and wellbeing

Vaccine and drugs

Social understanding

Coronavirus claims checked by experts

uqsoutra — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 12:06:51 +0000

18 March 2020Here are some of the top coronavirus and COVID-19 claims that readers said they’d like to see tested against the research evidence. ��̽�� asked these public health and infectious disease experts to explain.

COVID-19

Health and wellbeing

Social understanding

Social understanding

Acknowledging our past for a brighter future: the role of truth-telling

Do opposites really attract? Here's how ����̽�� research concluded otherwise

I can’t afford olive oil. What else can I use?

Take 5: Our researchers make sense of the world 5 questions at a time

‘Witches’ are still killed all over the world. Pardoning past victims could end the practice

Australian writers have envisioned AI for a century. Here are 5 titles that capture our fears well

Ola has left Australia. What does it mean for the future of ridesharing in Australia?

Will independent doctors at games help the AFL’s concussion problem?

Heavy rain, flash flooding are possible later this year. Here’s why

Running or yoga can help beat depression, research shows

80% of Australians think AI risk is a global priority. The government needs to step up

Why Coles just hired US defence contractor Palantir

5 dental TikTok trends you shouldn't try at home

Thinking of a(nother) tattoo this summer?

Do I need the new COVID booster?

The sobering facts about alcohol

How to spend less on food this Christmas

We thought we’d find 200 species living in our house and yard. We were very wrong

����̽�� celebrates windfall for humanities research

What are the new COVID booster vaccines?

Who’s lobbying whom?

Bouncing back into your career

How should I add sunscreen to my skincare routine now it’s getting hotter?

Surprising secrets for a better night's sleep (and better health)

Is Queensland defence smart?

How noisy offices can make us more territorial

1 in 6 women are diagnosed with gestational diabetes

Does it matter what time of day I eat?

The future of telehealth

Award winner's AI plan to prevent youth vaping

����̽��'s most fascinating gadgets revealed

Nine signs you have inflammation in your body

Why the Middle East is spending billions on sport

How far to the next charging station?

Are skyrocketing interest rates really in Australia's best interests?

Could lasers be the key to forecasting volcanoes?

For our Elders: Q&A with Lorelle Holland

World’s first case of dementia linked to repetitive brain trauma in female athlete

The real cost of your chocolate habit

COVID-19 can cause brain cells to 'fuse'

What are generative AI systems really doing with our data?

Our cemeteries face a housing crisis too

Exhausted, disconnected and fed up

Like father, like son

Unpacking the 2023 federal budget

Here are 10 policies to combat our housing crisis

Female leadership crucial in scholar's journey from Sudan to Australia – and Antarctica

Bees abuzz for biosecurity in avocados

3 reasons you feel hungrier and crave foods when the weather's cold

Learning to speak again

Interest rates could return to normal next year, but here's what you should know in the meantime

Why it matters allowing donor-conceived people to know the identity of their donor

Scams, deepfake porn and romance bots

Why fly larvae could be the future of sustainable meat

Kids driving you crazy?

For the first time, we have a complete skull description of a giant wombat

Overcoming Down syndrome workplace stereotypes

Reduce stress to avoid long COVID

Why you should be more vigilant with your data than ever before

Addressing the gender inequality caused by COVID-19

Why do people use dating apps to abuse others?

Seeing Australia more clearly from afar

Optus says it needed to keep identity data for 6 years. But did it really?

What are ����̽��’s longest running research projects?

Is 'quiet quitting' the right decision for your career?

How to subdue the Sunday scaries

Could a four-day work week become reality?

What’s it like being bitten by a venomous snake?

Australia isn’t experiencing the great resignation yet, but there has been an uptick

What does your city sound like?

The health of Australian women is changing, so what happened?

Lessons from the Robodebt debacle

What impact will inflation have on you?

Keeping chickens at home: What's the secret to getting the perfect eggs?

WATCH: Human behaviour shapes our DNA and descendants

What’s fuelling the surge in petrol prices?

WATCH: What drives the down syndrome condition?

There’s no ‘I’ in team, and that may ring true for Putin

What can we learn about plastic inside the human body?

Do opposites really attract? Here's how ��̽�� research concluded otherwise

��̽�� celebrates windfall for humanities research

��̽��'s most fascinating gadgets revealed

What are ��̽��’s longest running research projects?