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UQ School of Psychology researchers write in The Conversation about the growing problem of community isolation.

Changes to the regulation of vaping products containing nicotine are expected to be implemented in Australia next year, but UQ experts warn more research is urgently needed.

Monitoring has been rolled out in 13 communities across the state to detect traces of coronavirus in wastewater.

A workforce development initiative is equipping health graduates to work across a broad range of contexts, thanks to a first of its kind partnership between UQ and the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health.

Dr Nicole Nelson, from the UQ School of Psychology, joined ABC Radio National's 'All In The Mind' program to discuss how and why we trust strangers.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who use the drug “ice” are being urged to trial a new web-app as part of a public health project designed to stop methamphetamine consumption.

UQ PhD student Emma Schimke had a dream ending to her Three Minute Thesis presentation after being named the winner of UQ’s first ever virtual 3MT competition.

UQ’s Professor Kevin Thomas spoke to The Washington Post about wastewater testing and how it has been used to test for viruses, to study illicit drug use, and to understand the socioeconomic status of a community based on its food consumption.

Professor Alex Haslam, from the UQ School of Psychology, talks to The Australian about how coronavirus had raised the awareness of the importance of mental wellbeing.

A special issue, to be published in Journal of Sport and Social Issues in early 2021, examines relationships between blue spaces, sport, physical activity, and wellbeing.