UQ scientists are inviting everyday Queenslanders to get their hands dirty to unearth the next generation of antibiotics.

UQ graduate and Contact contributor Andrew Kidd Fraser spoke to language and linguistics expert Emeritus Professor Roly Sussex to learn more about the origins of names and how spelling has evolved over time.

For anyone who would accept an incorrect food order over raising it with the wait staff – this article is for you.

How does a swimmer prepare for a Paralympics when no pools are open for training? Hear from Paralympic champion and UQ student Lakeisha Patterson as she prepares for the Tokyo Olympics in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Brisbane bookworms can look forward to the return of the city’s oldest book fair – although, it might not be the one you think.

No transgender journey is the same. UQ's Director of Student Employability, Dr Dino Willox, is living proof of that.

Associate Professor Dr Pauline Pounds knew she wanted to be an engineer at the age of five, but it wasn’t until she was 35 that she realised she was a woman.

Blessed with a loving partner and two beautiful children, Dr Simone Blomberg accepts that her trans journey has been more fortunate than most.

Two UQ students are beginning life as trans men together after almost 10 years as a couple.