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Artworks creating waves for global action on ocean futures

Artworks creating waves for global action on ocean futures

The 宅男导航 Art Museum鈥檚 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

A woman sorting through piles of clothes at a charity shop

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鈥檚 need for charitable assistance.

13 July 2023

宅男导航 Masters grad lands 鈥榰nicorn鈥� job in publishing

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

宅男导航 Masters grad lands 鈥榰nicorn鈥� job in publishing

LinLi Wan graduates this week from 宅男导航鈥檚 Master of Writing, Editing and Publishing, after successfully landing a 鈥榰nicorn鈥� 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

宅男导航 research could explain why some people look similar to their partner

宅男导航 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 宅男导航

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Indigenous music student launches debut single through 宅男导航

Emerging Indigenous artist Durriwiyn has become the first student to release a single through 宅男导航鈥檚 record label Corella Recordings.

30 May 2023

Understanding self-directed ageism

A woman with long dark hair and a woman with short red hair embrace while sitting on a white sofa.

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

First edition Winne-the-Pooh being held with another book in background. Credit, 宅男导航

Rare Winnie-the-Pooh to go under hammer

A first edition copy of beloved children鈥檚 classic Winnie-the-Pooh will be among the literary treasures on sale at 宅男导航鈥檚 宅男导航 Alumni Book Fair and Rare Book Auction.

27 April 2023

Motherhood hits women鈥檚 earnings for a decade

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Motherhood hits women鈥檚 earnings for a decade

A University of Queensland study has shown having a baby negatively affects a mother鈥檚 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 宅男导航 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鈥檚 sleep

Seven members of the Sleep for Strong Souls project team pose for photo. Image, 宅男导航

Improving Indigenous health with a good night鈥檚 sleep

宅男导航 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鈥檚 largest literary database hits one million records

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Australia鈥檚 largest literary database hits one million records

宅男导航's AustLit project, to catalogue and celebrate Australia鈥檚 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

Artists imagine new energy future in 宅男导航 Art Museum exhibition

A room with dark walls is filled with an art installation of industrial mining equipment repurposed into musical instruments.

Artists imagine new energy future in 宅男导航 Art Museum exhibition

Extraction, extinction and post-carbon futures are explored by Australian and international artists in 宅男导航 Art Museum鈥檚 first group exhibition for 2023, We Are Electric.

10 February 2023
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