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This op.-ed. argues that the Olympics were only one aspect of sport in ancient Greece, with the Games at Athens rivalling the Olympics.

While our favourite heroines of the romantic comedy (rom com) genre – think Bridget Jones and Carrie Bradshaw – are applauded for their authenticity, their relatable quest for love and equally relatable flaws, there's one thing missing from the genre in Australian publishing, according to expert and author Dr Melanie Saward from the School of Communication and Arts.

5 women from the UQ community breaking barriers and igniting movements worldwide.

The University of Queensland is going back to primary school to give young learners access to top-tier education, in a unique collaboration to combat the growing shortage of language teachers.

Congratulations to the 6 UQ recipients who have been honoured at the 2024 Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT).

Welcome to Professor Jenna Ng, who joins The University of Queensland as the new Head of School for Communication and Arts, replacing Professor Bronwyn Lea.

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The latest edition of The RealUQ profiles Professor Heather Zwicker, the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (HASS) with specialty research areas that include postcolonial and feminist theories.

UQ’s most successful and largest New Colombo Plan (NCP) Scholar cohort to date was announced by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) yesterday.

We all have those signature festive movies we watch during the silly season to get into the Christmas spirit, but here is another one to add to your list.

The Australian Research Council have announced the successful ARC Discovery Project applicants for 2025, with HASS securing 10 out of 16 applications that totalled $4,825,345 in funding.

Three University of Queensland academics have received the nation’s highest honour in humanities.

A new study has revealed how alcohol and gambling companies target people with Facebook advertising for addictive products, with the research set to expand in coming years.

The next major United Nations meeting on climate change, known as COP29, is about to get underway in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Congratulations to our UQ educators who were celebrated this Teaching and Learning Week for their commitment to enhancing student learning with creative and innovative practices.

The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia has announced the appointment of 20 new Fellows for 2024.

Congratulations to our 2024 UQ Alumni Award winners!

UQ's new Sun Stadium is officially open! 

Congratulations to The University of Queensland’s Anthropology Museum and Mithaka Aboriginal Corporation who received a Highly Commended at the 2024 Gallery and Museum Achievement Awards held recently in Toowoomba.

If you’ve ever seen Top Gun or Transformers, you may have wondered does all that military machinery on screen come with strings attached? Does the military actually get a crack at the script?