Nearly one in five children experienced disruptive behaviour, disturbed sleep, and symptoms of anxiety or depression during coronavirus restrictions earlier this year, however, the majority adapted well to the changes, a national survey has found.
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.
Three UQ graduates living and working in Hong Kong have formed a research team recently to help the local community recover from the social trauma brought about by COVID-19.
To recognise National Stroke Week (31 August - 6 September), we caught up with researchers across the Faculty to get a snapshot of stroke research taking place in Health and Behavioural Sciences.
UQ experts across a range of disciplines answer the question: how far should the Australian and state governments go in restricting people’s freedoms in the name of public health?
University of Queensland researchers reveal how alcohol advertisers are using social media to prey on parents and encourage drinking as a way to cope with stress during the COVID-19 pandemic.
An effective response to COVID-19 demands knowledge on how to build a sense of “we-ness” so that we unlock the power of the group to come together in solidarity to counter the threat that COVID-19 poses.
Many people like to think they can multitask, but they probably can’t – at least not effectively. As Cosmos has reported previously, neither gender is very good at it.
An 80,000 word PhD thesis would take nine hours to present, but students in the UQ Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition present their thesis and its significance in dynamic and informative presentations of just three minutes in length.
UQ researchers hope to find out how people deal with stress at work and relax and unwind from the daily grind and whether these coping mechanisms actually improve wellbeing.
Researchers from The University of Queensland are recruiting people living with dementia, along with their carers, to help with a study exploring emerging transport technologies.
UQ researchers are leading COVID-19 Unmasked, an international online research project to collect cross-cultural data to examine how the pandemic is affecting early childhood development.
Professor Alex Haslam talks to ABC Radio National Life Matters about how to artfully navigate a conversation without it becoming heated, even when there are extreme differences of opinion.
