Our impact

While improving reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health is a top global health priority, low- and middle-income countries continue to lag in the provision of such services.

New anthropology research from The University of Queensland is assisting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with their native title and water right's claims.

A partnership between public and not-for-profit agencies has adopted a proven strategy to permanently end homelessness for people sleeping rough in Brisbane.

However an increase in the supply of social housing in the city is needed to ensure the strategy reaches its full potential, according to University of Queensland researchers.

Centre for Policy Futures Director Brian Head shares his thoughts in this Apolitical piece on how to foster conditions that build and protect evidence-informed policy-making in contemporary democratic systems of governance.

A global study on mental health has found approximately one in five teenagers experience thoughts of suicide or anxiety.

A sleep health program from The University of Queensland's Institute for Social Science Research was one of nine successful projects that received an NHMRC/Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Indigenous Health research grant.

How UQ research is helping design social housing that better meets the needs of older residents.

Researchers have shown healthy sleep for children is not just about getting 10 hours a night, revealing a link between late bedtimes and unhealthy weight gain.

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.