Research

Director of UQ's Healthy Ageing Initiative Professor Nancy Pachana spoke with ABC radio about benevolent ageing following a viral video of a young man staging what looks like a random act of kindness, giving a bunch of flowers to an elderly woman sitting alone in a food court.

At a time when Aboriginal people’s lives were controlled – including what language they spoke, where they could go and who they could marry – Aunty Lesley Williams was marching outside these restrictions.

News and media stories have labelled it as the ‘vaping epidemic’ that creates a cohort of nicotine-addicted youth. So, what do we know from the research so far?

Dr Brodie Dakin from UQ’s School of Psychology featured in Psychology Today discussing new research about finding the meaning of life.

Dr Pingping Han from UQ’s School of Dentistry spoke to SBS News about the importance of brushing and flossing to prevent gum disease.

An innovative new program based in Logan is helping people with type 2 diabetes better manage their condition with additional support services to address mental, emotional and social challenges.

University of Queensland research understanding how varying lengths of facial hair might change perceptions of men, in the eyes of heterosexual women featured in MSN

Emeritus Professor Laurie Walsh from UQ’s School of Dentistry spoke to ABC Radio National about a survey which found two thirds of people have not been to the dentist for two years.

Dr Gary Chan from UQ’s National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research spoke with 4BC about New Zealand’s push to ban future generations from buying cigarettes.

Dr Sarah Wallace from UQ's School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences featured in a Metro North Health article discussing the stage one completion of Queensland Aphasia Research Centre’s first project.