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University of Queensland researchers have discovered why only 34 per cent of mothers exclusively breastfeed to six months, despite the global push to increase rates to 50 per cent.

4 June 2020
Our means of controlling the infection spread depends on behavioural changes and hence upon psychology, says Professor Jetten

Aside from a vaccine or cure, knowledge of human behaviour and psychology may be the best means of controlling the spread of COVID-19.

28 May 2020
Saliva could allow cheaper, easier testing -- and at home.

Saliva could be humanity’s best friend in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, University of Queensland researchers have found.

20 May 2020

A novel set during a global pandemic eerily similar to our own COVID-19 crisis will be developed into a television series.

18 May 2020
Compassionate practice is beneficial to mental health

Practising self-compassion during distressing moments can have positive effects on the brain and body, according to research from Õ¬Äе¼º½.

29 April 2020

There is no playbook for parenting in a pandemic, but parents now have a podcast they can turn to for help.

24 April 2020

Young Queenslanders have the chance to submit a postcard from a hopeful, post-COVID future as part of a new University of Queensland creativity project.

22 April 2020

Trump supporters are more likely to believe conspiracy theories and hold anti-vaccination views, a University of Queensland study on American internet users has found.

13 March 2020
A card is scanned at a checkout. Stock image

Restricting where and how social security payments can be spent does more harm than good, according to the first large, independent study into Compulsory Income Management (CIM) policies in Australia.

26 February 2020
An Aboriginal person extends their hand containing several nuts

Australia’s first plant foods – eaten by early populations 65,000 years ago - have been discovered in Arnhem Land.

18 February 2020
Brisbane artist Sam Cranstoun in front of his commissioned work wrapped around the Õ¬Äе¼º½ Art Museum at St Lucia

A large-scale, text-based artwork by Brisbane artist Sam Cranstoun spanning the façade of Õ¬Äе¼º½ Art Museum has been unveiled, providing a thought-provoking statement about how we occupy our cities.

30 January 2020

Some forms of domestic violence double victims’ risk of depression and anxiety disorders later in life, according to University of Queensland research.

28 January 2020
Disgust towards ectoparasites – such as fleas – negatively affects how women view men with beards

Women who find bearded men less attractive may be deterred due to their potential risk for carrying ticks, bugs and lice, according to a University of Queensland study published today.

15 January 2020
Mel O’Callaghan, Centre of the Centre 2019, digital still, courtesy the artist and Kronenberg Mais Wright, Sydney; Galerie Allen, Paris; Belo-Galsterer, Lisbon

A major exhibition by Paris-based Australian artist Mel O’Callaghan, will open at Õ¬Äе¼º½ Art Museum on 22 February 2020.

20 December 2019
By dating the sediment rather than the fossils themselves, the archaeologists could pinpoint the fossils' age.

Ninety years after Dutch geologists excavated human fossils in central Java, scientists finally have pinpointed the fossils' age at around 120,000 years.

19 December 2019