Research Stories

What can the water systems of ancient cities tell us about managing the impacts of climate change in the 21st century?

Indigenous people are the experts of their own lives, so we need to centre Indigenous voices and agency in educational research.

An election can be fraught with emotions, where feelings of anticipation and anxiety during the political process can suddenly transform into joy or disappointment. But how much do we really know about the power of emotions in politics?

An expert panel of University of Queensland researchers is examining the issue of sexual consent and will make recommendations to governments and schools about how to better teach young Australians about sexual violence.

Deputy Head of UQ’s School of Communication and Arts Associate Professor Nicholas Carah said digital platforms are building neural networks and letting them loose on our culture.

COVID-19 has highlighted the challenge of health messaging, not only to convey health directives, but also to encourage vaccinations.

UQ has been awarded $8.9 million for 21 Australian Research Council DECRAs (Discovery Early Career Researcher Awards).

Pharmacist, Epidemiologist and Sleep Scientist Dr Yaqoot Fatima from the Institute for Social Science Research joins two fellow UQ researchers recognised for their efforts to improve science literacy at the 2021 Queensland Young Tall Poppy Science Awards.

The image of the lifeless body of three-year-old Syrian refugee Alan Kurdi washed ashore on a beach in Turkey in 2015, caused worldwide outrage and changed humanitarian policy across Europe.

Professor Roland Bleiker from UQ’s School of Political Science and International Studies will lead eight scholars from three universities and four industry partners examining how compelling images can transform the delivery of international aid.

A report from the US task force dedicated to investigating UFOs — or, in the official jargon, UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) — has neither confirmed nor rejected the idea such sightings could indicate alien visits to Earth.