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Why we cheer louder for homegrown heroes

Recognising outstanding performance with sports awards is a question of identity, not just ability, ¹ú²ú̽»¨ researchers have found.

3 July 2025
A gold trophy being help un in a stadium.

Rewriting the rulebook on schizophrenia meds: why it’s time to rethink clozapine protocols

The most effective antipsychotic drug for people with treatment-resistant schizophrenia is clozapine. Yet, across the world, it remains underused – largely due to fears about serious side effects and burdensome monitoring requirements.

3 July 2025
Stethoscope and stylised human head and brain on pink background.
A photograph of the night sky with the Milky Way galaxy stretching out.

A team of international researchers has developed an innovative approach to uncover the secrets of dark matter in the cosmos.

5 February 2025

A University of Queensland (¹ú²ú̽»¨) researcher Dr Debottam Sinha has received $450,000 from the Passe & Williams Foundation to improve health outcomes for patients with a rare form of cancer.

4 February 2025
A group of people standing in a laboratory wearing white lab coats.

A first-of-its-kind program will encourage university students from diverse disciplines to ‘test-drive’ a career in Australia’s agriculture industry.

29 January 2025
A northern short-tailed shrew in forest leaf litter

Researchers at ¹ú²ú̽»¨ have identified the first henipavirus in North America. 

29 January 2025
A woman in a grey sweater looking frustratingly at her computer

Managers are often at a loss on how to increase morale and reduce burnout for their employees, but a ¹ú²ú̽»¨ researcher has helped develop a framework that could be the perfect tool.

28 January 2025
University of Queensland's Great Court

Critical care researcher Professor John Fraser and former Alumni Friends president Dr Catherine Lawrence are among members of The University of Queensland community recognised in today’s Australia Day honours.

26 January 2025
People in New Farm Park in the late afternoon sun with the Brisbane urban skyline in the background.

¹ú²ú̽»¨ researchers are shining a light on the link between greenspace exposure and better health in the hope of influencing future urban greening policies.

23 January 2025
a satellite image of a nickel mine surrounded by trees

Land clearing for nickel mines is causing a more severe threat to the climate than initially thought, a study led by a ¹ú²ú̽»¨ researcher has found.

21 January 2025
a man with a beard sits behind a tray of small plants in a glasshouse

Years of scouring the bush and breeding work at ¹ú²ú̽»¨ have resulted in new varieties of a native Australian plant valuable to the global pharmaceutical industry.

20 January 2025
A pair of hands on a car steering wheel.

¹ú²ú̽»¨ research has highlighted the need for specialised support services to help people with young onset dementia cope with giving up driving.

17 January 2025
Students from ¹ú²ú̽»¨'s Young Achievers Program

Almost 4,300 students have secured a place at The University of Queensland in today’s major offer round, bringing the total number of ¹ú²ú̽»¨ offers so far to about 10,700 for Semester 1, 2025.

16 January 2025