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Naomi Sweasey has just begun her dream job.

A University of Queensland academic has created the first artwork in the world to combine augmented reality (AR) game music with places in the community.

On the day the Heard/Depp defamation verdict, I naively posted my dismay on Facebook. I knew the post would take my already small circle of Facebook friends and sift it for surprises. Within the hour, one reply led me to delete the post entirely.

Young Indigenous people in Mt Isa will be taught about the mental health benefits of a good night’s sleep as part of a nation-leading program developed by The University of Queensland.

Research from The University of Queensland has found people lifting weights for aesthetic reasons run the risk of developing muscle dysmorphia.

University of Queensland professor and proud Wiradjuri woman Anita Heiss has been awarded the 2022 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards Indigenous Writers’ Prize.

The University of Queensland has officially welcomed its latest cohort of high-achieving student leaders who have been named as UQ Ramsay Scholarship recipients for 2022.

The University of Queensland’s Anthropology Museum is proud to present ngali wanthi “we search together” – a research symposium, exhibition catalogue and education resources launch celebrating Kirrenderri Heart of the Channel Country.

Corella Recordings is the new record label recently launched by The University of Queensland’s School of Music.

Meet the UQ alum reporting from the frontlines of the war in Ukraine.

The Australian Outback was filled with song, music and performance recently thanks to the return of Opera Queensland’s Festival of Outback Opera.

Students have gathered for a ghostly masquerade celebrating Lemuria – the ancient Roman Festival of Ghosts – with an evening of exploration at the R.D. Milns Antiquities Museum.

The social media spending trends of candidates seeking to secure votes in the upcoming Federal election will be highlighted by a data dashboard created by University of Queensland academics.

Experts in political and computer sciences have joined forces to build the UQ Election Ad Data Project to map and analyse data on Facebook election advertising during the 2022 campaign.

A major federal government review into how we train our teachers has just been released.
This is part of the government’s push to improve Australia’s standing in the international education rankings.

Professor Rhonda Faragher and Dr Jan Lloyd from the School of Education celebrated World Down Syndrome Day 2022 at Government House earlier this month, with their team of four research assistants who presented their study online to the United Nations as part of the 11th World Down Syndrome Day Conference 2022.

In the face of the Ukrainian conflict and petrol price hikes across Australia, UQ experts, including Associate Professor Martin Crotty from the School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, share their views.

Vale Emeritus Professor Bruce Rigsby, an anthropologist and much-loved colleague of the School of Social Science, who sadly passed away after a long illness on 19 March 2022.

Whether deliberate or unconscious, bias makes it difficult for women to move ahead. Knowing that bias exists isn’t enough, action is needed to level the playing field.

COVID-19 has turned a spotlight on inequalities in Australian society, while also presenting a chance for long-term reforms, according to The University of Queensland’s newly launched Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course (Life Course Centre).

The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences is delighted to announced that Associate Professor Nicholas Carah, from the School of Communication and Arts, will be the inaugural Director of the Digital Cultures and Societies Hub.