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Two community members awarded Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s highest honour

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Two community members awarded Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s highest honour

Â鶹ÊÓƵ of Queensland has recognised a leading Aboriginal philosopher and a visionary entrepreneur with Honorary Doctorates.

14 July 2023

Artworks creating waves for global action on ocean futures

Artworks creating waves for global action on ocean futures

The Â鶹ÊÓƵ Art Museum’s upcoming exhibition Mare Amoris | Sea of Love poses timely questions about the role of oceans in personal stories and cultural practices.

14 July 2023

Rethinking the role of charity in a cost-of-living crisis

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Rethinking the role of charity in a cost-of-living crisis

University of Queensland research has found a direct link between levels of government income support and people’s need for charitable assistance.

13 July 2023

Â鶹ÊÓƵ Masters grad lands ‘unicorn’ job in publishing

A young woman in graduation cap and gown sits on a bench seat in Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Great Court, clutching a bouquet of flowers with a small teddy bear inside it.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ Masters grad lands ‘unicorn’ job in publishing

LinLi Wan graduates this week from Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Master of Writing, Editing and Publishing, after successfully landing a ‘unicorn’ role in the notoriously difficult to enter publishing industry.

13 July 2023

Medical receptionists bear the brunt of patient aggression

A man looking aggressive and threatening stands before a woman at a medical reception desk.

Medical receptionists bear the brunt of patient aggression

University of Queensland research has found verbal and physical abuse of medical receptionists by patients is rife, and causing lasting harm.

7 July 2023

Â鶹ÊÓƵ research could explain why some people look similar to their partner

Â鶹ÊÓƵ research could explain why some people look similar to their partner

University of Queensland research has found people are more attracted to those who look like them.

6 July 2023

Indigenous music student launches debut single through Â鶹ÊÓƵ

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Indigenous music student launches debut single through Â鶹ÊÓƵ

Emerging Indigenous artist Durriwiyn has become the first student to release a single through Â鶹ÊÓƵ of Queensland’s record label Corella Recordings.

30 May 2023

Understanding self-directed ageism

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Understanding self-directed ageism

Normal age-related changes in how we think, perceive and reason may increase the risk of older people viewing themselves through a negative and ageist lens, University of Queensland research suggests.

4 May 2023

Rare Winnie-the-Pooh to go under hammer

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Rare Winnie-the-Pooh to go under hammer

A first edition copy of beloved children’s classic Winnie-the-Pooh will be among the literary treasures on sale at Â鶹ÊÓƵ of Queensland’s Â鶹ÊÓƵ Alumni Book Fair and Rare Book Auction.

27 April 2023

Motherhood hits women’s earnings for a decade

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Motherhood hits women’s earnings for a decade

A University of Queensland study has shown having a baby negatively affects a mother’s employment earnings for up to 10 years.

17 April 2023

Indigenous scholarship helps big things grow

Thomas Scanlan, a young Indigenous man, with Kev Carmody, an older Indigenous man. They are standing in front of a large mural of Kev playing guitar.

Indigenous scholarship helps big things grow

The inaugural recipient of Â鶹ÊÓƵ of Queensland Kev Carmody Scholarship met the celebrated singer-songwriter at the official unveiling of a mural at the St Lucia campus.

28 March 2023

Improving Indigenous health with a good night’s sleep

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Improving Indigenous health with a good night’s sleep

Â鶹ÊÓƵ of Queensland and Beyond Blue have partnered to deliver culturally responsive sleep health services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescents in Queensland.

16 March 2023

Australia’s largest literary database hits one million records

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Australia’s largest literary database hits one million records

Â鶹ÊÓƵ's AustLit project, to catalogue and celebrate Australia’s literary history, this week officially marks one million records.

15 March 2023

Women with satisfying relationships tend to have fewer chronic illnesses

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Women with satisfying relationships tend to have fewer chronic illnesses

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

What drives children to choose compassion

a child and a woman sit on a grey couch holding two animal puppets

What drives children to choose compassion

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

16 February 2023
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