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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.

26 February 2020
An Aboriginal person extends their hand containing several nuts

Australia’s first plant foods – eaten by early populations 65,000 years ago - have been discovered in Arnhem Land.

18 February 2020
Brisbane artist Sam Cranstoun in front of his commissioned work wrapped around the ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû Art Museum at St Lucia

A large-scale, text-based artwork by Brisbane artist Sam Cranstoun spanning the façade of ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû Art Museum has been unveiled, providing a thought-provoking statement about how we occupy our cities.

30 January 2020

Some forms of domestic violence double victims’ risk of depression and anxiety disorders later in life, according to University of Queensland research.

28 January 2020
Disgust towards ectoparasites – such as fleas – negatively affects how women view men with beards

Women who find bearded men less attractive may be deterred due to their potential risk for carrying ticks, bugs and lice, according to a University of Queensland study published today.

15 January 2020
Mel O’Callaghan, Centre of the Centre 2019, digital still, courtesy the artist and Kronenberg Mais Wright, Sydney; Galerie Allen, Paris; Belo-Galsterer, Lisbon

A major exhibition by Paris-based Australian artist Mel O’Callaghan, will open at ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû Art Museum on 22 February 2020.

20 December 2019
By dating the sediment rather than the fossils themselves, the archaeologists could pinpoint the fossils' age.

Ninety years after Dutch geologists excavated human fossils in central Java, scientists finally have pinpointed the fossils' age at around 120,000 years.

19 December 2019
Commissions and projects by artists and collectives on the theme of ‘union’ will be presented at ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû Art Museum

A series of major exhibitions, commissions and projects by artists and collectives on the theme of ‘union’ will be presented at ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû Art Museum throughout 2020.

18 December 2019

A University of Queensland graduate and advocate for social justice has been named a 2020 Australia-at-large Rhodes Scholar.

17 December 2019

Being part of ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû’s successful mooting team was the first step towards a potential career at the bar for Arts/Law Valedictorian Mia Williams.

13 December 2019

ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû welcomes a new Associate Dean (Indigenous Engagement) next month – a first for the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.

4 December 2019
The extended major in Western Civilisation will be available via two pathways

ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû will welcome the first of five cohorts studying an extended major in Western Civilisation next year, following the signing of a philanthropic agreement with the Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation.

18 November 2019

Research to help Australian families break the cycle of disadvantage and stop the gap between the ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ widening will continue at ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû.

25 October 2019

A four-part ABC Radio National series on the end of the Cold War will feature an international relations expert from ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû.

11 October 2019
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A free online University of Queensland course aimed at community development workers has received a United Nations accolade.

10 October 2019