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You might have even seen eyebrow-raising headlines about just how much plastic we consume, including a popular claim that the average person now consumes a credit card worth of plastic each week. But is there any truth to it?
  • Nearly 500,000 Australian kids go to after school care. However, there is a lack of consistency in quality. About 14% of services fall short of the national quality standards for these services, and only 11% are exceeding them.
  • In this edition of The Real YouQ, we meet internationally acclaimed archaeologist, heritage consultant and author Dr Andrew Sneddon. His new memoir "charts the often frightening and sometimes farcical journey of his teenage years" while living in the criminal underbelly of Queensland’s Gold Coast.
  • Meet the current UQ Liveris Academy Executive in Residence, Leigh Staines, who reveals her passion for her new role and how she believes she can make a difference.
  • Welcome to UQ Diaries, an anonymous series for Contact magazine that dives into the burning questions you've always wanted to ask. In August, we asked our UQ alumni about if they had any conflicts between their lifestyle choices and sustainability. Check out their responses!
  • It seems like everyone is talking about 'inflammation' right now. And 'inflammaging', an age-related increase in persistent, low-grade inflammation in blood and tissue, which is a strong risk factor for many conditions and diseases. So, can an anti-inflammatory diet help reduce inflammation? Perhaps, yes.
  • What does a ‘healthy diet’ really look like? When it comes to what we should and shouldn’t eat, it can be hard to digest all the information we’re fed every day through mainstream media and – increasingly – social media. So, we asked UQ alum and dietitian Sophie Rindfleish to help us separate fact from fiction.
  • Taylor Swift is on a journey to re-record all of the studio albums released while contracted to Big Machine Records so that the pop icon can own her own music. UQ PhD candidate Rani Tesiram explains how Swift is not only updating her body of work, but also the narrative for herself.
  • In this edition of the The Real YouQ, we meet the UQ Art Museum's Senior Team Leader, Engagement and Training, Danielle Harvey. Danielle is passionate about making the UQ Art Museum a welcome space for all, and her team is focused on considering issues from the visitor’s perspective.
  • At just 10 years old, Elijah Richardson has made some serious waves in ocean conservation. Here at UQ, we were thrilled to hear that Elijah was recently interviewed for the ABC television series, War On Waste.

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Contact magazine is your pocket guide to navigating our changing world. Landing in email inboxes monthly, with added special editions covering timely topics, our features keep you informed and entertained. Contact brings together the best insights from UQ’s alumni, researchers and community, connecting our global network of ChangeMakers through storytelling.