Cases of major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders have increased by more than 25 per cent worldwide, according to a world-first study of the impact of COVID-19 on mental health.
A UQ researcher is examining residents’ perceived wellbeing and life satisfaction in Ichikawa City in Japan in response to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games and government management of COVID-19.
Agricultural professionals and researchers in the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) partner countries will soon be able to rapidly advance their skills and improve their research through ‘ACIAR Learn’.
Increasing access to cost effective, evidence-based treatment for alcohol and drug use is the focus of a University of Queensland-led Centre of Research Excellence (CRE) funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council.
Increasing reforestation efforts in coastal regions could substantially reduce the amount of sediment run-off reaching coral reefs and improve their resilience, a University of Queensland-led study has found.
Martha Adjorlolo manages the University of Ghana’s dairy processing unit. After completing an agribusiness course designed by The University of Queensland (UQ), she taught vulnerable single mothers the business skills needed to support themselves and their families.
MD-PhD candidate Rosie Stoke has won The University of Queensland’s 2021 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition and will go on to represent UQ in the Asia-Pacific 3MT Competition next month.
All of the world’s shallow coral reefs have been digitally mapped, thanks to a three-year project combining two million satellite images, enormous amounts of field data and University of Queensland-developed mapping techniques.
Both Presidents and Vice-Chancellors of The University of Queensland (UQ) and the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT), Professor Deborah Terry AO and Professor Lalith Gamage, met virtually to sign an International Cooperation Agreement and Recognition of Prior Learning Agreement on 7 September 2021.
Bird species across the globe are suffering and dying from a type of malaria and while these strains are not infectious to humans, they’re spreading quickly through global transmission hotspots.
A whopping 191 different bat species live in the Pacific Islands across Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia — but these are, collectively, the most imperilled in the world. In fact, five of the nine bat species that have gone extinct in the last 160 years have come from this region.
Indonesian student Muhammad Ammar Hidayatulloh completed a Master of Development Practice at UQ with flying colours. He fully embraced his Australia Awards Scholarship and now feels more confident and resilient than ever.
Laotian Master of International Relations student Douangmala Souknilanh found the staff and students at UQ helpful and welcoming. Despite initially struggling to settle in due to COVID-19, Douangmala has adapted to university life in a foreign country. She looks forward to completing her degree at the end of 2021 and sharing her story with her friends back home.
UQ International Development delivered the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) funded Australia Awards Women in Executive Leadership Development Short Course (Bhutan) between June 2020 and May 2021.
Torres Strait Islander peoples intend to live on their traditional country long-term. Living on the northernmost islands of Queensland allows these “saltwater people” to maintain their cultural responsibilities, identity and kinship connections.
At our most recent ChangeMakers event, we heard from three UQ graduates working in development, sustainability and national security to discuss why our Pacific neighbours are so important.
Broadcaster and Communication Studies Program facilitator, Rocky Prasetyo Jati, talks about his experience at The University of Queensland (UQ) and Universitas Indonesia (UI) Bilateral Research Forum on Communication for Development and Social Change – Diverse Applications, One Goal.
