Research Stories

Programs designed to address violent extremism in Australia are largely effective, according to a University of Queensland expert.

An international study of infant remains from 50,000–75,000 years ago has provided new evidence about the developmental trajectory of our evolutionary ‘cousins’, Neanderthals.

Experts are warning Australia’s charity sector to be judicious in its use of Artificial Intelligence or risk losing public trust.

To mark International Women’s Day, researchers from UQ’s School of Political Science and International Studies have shared findings from a project documenting the challenges of daily life as a woman under Myanmar’s military regime.

Anthropologists Dr Richard Martin and Dr Kim de Rijke have received funding from the Commonwealth Government’s Attorney-General’s Department to establish the Centre for Native Title Anthropology (CNTA) at UQ.

Two HASS staff members have been recognised with Awards for Teaching Excellence at the Australian Awards for University Teaching!

Support plans for NDIS participants are a necessary tool when it comes to helping those around them manage concerning or aggressive behaviour.
But an audit conducted by the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission in 2021 found 68 per cent of NDIS participants had not been included in or consulted about their behaviour support plans (BSPs).

A unique research project is exposing an advertising practice designed to be invisible – targeted ads on our social media feeds.

A course coordinator and lecturer in The University of Queensland’s School of Education shares PhD research which investigates how boys’ schools approach gender equity.

University of Queensland researcher Dr Stefanie Plage from the School of Social Science will explore perceptions of social housing and the kinds of care and support systems needed to establish trust and build thriving and inclusive communities.