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- Contact caught up with James Frostick (BJ '10) to talk about how he landed the role, what’s really happening in Brisbane’s hospitality scene, and the best things he ate in 2025.
- Find out who won the new Contact Photography Competition! Entries came in from around the world and were judged by UQ alum Jon McCormack (Bachelor of Science (Honours) ’91, University Medallist '92) – an acclaimed nature photographer, author and technology leader at Apple.
- With Christmas around the corner, Contact asked London resident Nicola Cook (Bachelor of Journalism / Bachelor of Arts ‘19) for her tips on how to get the most out of the city during the festive season.
- On behalf of the University of Queensland, we offer our deepest sympathies to the Jewish community following the horrific and deplorable attack in Sydney on Sunday 14 December, the first night of Hanukkah.
- For our 2025 Summer Reads list, we've once again turned to some bookish members of our UQ community – including critically acclaimed writers and University of Queensland Press (UQP) publishers – for advice.
- It's been a big year for original horror-thrillers! If you want to catch up on the hype, with a few scares and jolts along the way, here’s a snapshot of movies to check out over the holiday break.
- Choosing snacks — without a sense of restriction or guilt — that are nourishing and delicious can be a special part of the festive fun.
- If you reach for diet soft drinks for that after lunch treat, is that so bad?
- Dr Matthew Cipa from the School of Communication and Arts sat down with Contact to explore why a shared journey matters – and why coming-of-age stories leave such a lasting impression.
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- Many of us are confused about what to look for on the label when buying seafood that's kind to the planet. Luckily, a team from UQ's Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science is here to clear things up with some simple rules of thumb you can use at the supermarket.
- Contact asked UQ researcher Dr Alice Hayward (Bachelor of Science '03, Doctor of Philosophy '09) for some top tips on keeping and propagating native houseplants.
- In our new Contact series, the self-checkout, we asked psychology expert Emeritus Professor Kenneth Pakenham from UQ's School of Psychology to take us on a deep-dive into resilience.
- Contact caught up with Dr Brooke Devlin to break down why the 3pm slump at work is so common, and how to overcome it without sugar or caffeine.
- Are we really putting ourselves at risk when we reheat our leftovers, or is this all just over-inflated plastic panic?
- In September 2024, Queensland’s Parliament passed landmark legislation that will soon give donor-conceived people – individuals conceived with a donated egg or sperm, usually through a fertility clinic – the right to access identifying information about their donor parents. It’s a change that donor-conceived people and their allies have long advocated for.
- UQ Mythbusters has enlisted the help of Professor Ian Godwin, Director of UQ’s Centre for Crop Science, to help uncover some dirt on what the real differences are when you buy organic and you might be surprised.
- This year, World Health Day (7 April) is focusing on maternal and newborn health through the theme ‘healthy beginnings, hopeful futures’. The World Health Organisation (WHO) is urging health systems globally to evolve to manage the many issues impacting mothers and their babies, including non-communicable diseases.
- Many of us hesitate to seek help or testing for our hearing. Perhaps you’re afraid you’ll be told to wear hearing aids, and envision the large and bulky hearing aids you might have seen on your grandparents decades ago. What are your options?
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- We spoke to 2 alumni who are striving to improve food products and processes to ensure they are safe, high-quality, and nutritious – and to help sort out which biscuit is the best biscuit.
- While our favourite heroines of the rom com genre are lauded for their relatable flaws, there's one thing missing from the genre in Australian publishing, according to UQ expert and author Dr Melanie Saward.
- From chance encounters to lifelong partnerships, these stories remind us that the university experience transforms our lives in ways that go beyond education.
- Critical care researcher Professor John Fraser and former Alumni Friends president Dr Catherine Lawrence are among members of UQ community recognised in today’s Australia Day honours. UQ graduate and Indigenous rights advocate Professor Megan Davis is one of only 6 Australians to receive the nation’s highest civil honour – the Companion of the Order of Australia.
- The University of Queensland (UQ) has conferred its highest honour on one of UQ’s first Torres Strait Islander graduates along with a highly regarded economist and an acclaimed author.
- We catch up with Professor Heather Zwicker, the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (HASS) with specialty research areas that include postcolonial and feminist theories.
- Creating simple, educational and on-trend health content that helps folk to partake in healthier behaviours is what Queensland Health social media team lead, Caitlin Cash, does best.
- Wandering through the vast expanse of India with their sketchbooks in hand, 3 UQ architecture students journeyed through the country together for 40 days, deepening their knowledge of their field and creating unforgettable memories.
- Forty-five years after becoming UQ’s first Aboriginal tutor, Dr Aunt Lilla Watson (Bachelor of Arts ’87) returned for a special naming event of 'Lilla Watson Place' honouring her significant contributions to the University and society.
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- We asked some of the leaders of our community – our past UQ Alumni Award winners – to share the advice they would give to their younger selves.
- Gendered pronouns have become a contested part of language since we became more aware of the effects pronoun usage have on transgender and non-binary people. Different languages have different solutions.
- Drama students are taking the stage at the revitalised Avalon Theatre, more than a century after construction of the original building in St Lucia. Following an 18-month refurbishment, the iconic theatre has reopened as a unique teaching and performance space for UQ.
- The second series of First Nations Classics welcomes 8 more titles to this line-up of iconic Indigenous voices who have shaped this country's literary landscape.
- After almost 4 years on our screens, it could be expected that viewer fatigue would set in and Bridgerton would slowly but surely face declining numbers. As we return to the Bridgerton-verse for season 3, however, there are a few key elements that have drawn viewers back and enticed new viewers to engage as well.
- With the future of music festivals under a cloud following a number of cancellations this year, 'Contact' spoke to UQ alumni and music-industry experts about the ongoing feasibility of live music events.
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- UQ Mythbusters gives you expert advice on what to do to stay safe when being swooped by a bird – and how to avoid being swooped altogether.
- A new facility at UQ is set to provide Australian researchers with cancer vaccines tailored to individual patients.
- It’s hard to know where to begin when it comes to cutting through the nonsense and understanding the science around sugar intake. So, 'Contact' called on a UQ expert who knows her glucose from her fructose: Professor Sarah McNaughton.
- University of Queensland PhD student Amy Zhao has discovered that we are attracted to people who look like ourselves.
- For the first time, a person has been cryopreserved in Australia in the hope of being reanimated in the future. But the process opens a possible legal minefield, according to a UQ expert.
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- In this edition of The Real YouQ, we catch up with UQ alum and Brisbane Lions AFLW star Natalie Grider, fresh off the back of celebrating the club’s second AFLW premiership last month.
- On the surface, Evonne Goolagong’s Australian Open victory in 1974 transcended race and racial politics. Yet, she would later reflect that her stellar career sent a false message that all was okay in Australian racial politics.
- UQ researchers have partnered with NBA champion Patty Mills’ not-for-profit organisation to boost sporting, educational and cultural pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young peoples.
- Brisbane Broncos superstar Pat Carrigan will become the first UQ student or alum to play in an NRL grand final when his side lines up against the Penrith Panthers on Sunday. To celebrate, 'Contact' looks back on Carrigan’s most memorable games of 2023 in this special photo tribute.
- Phoebe Robinson lives 2 very different lives. During the day, she’s a Bachelor of Agribusiness student, gaining hands-on experience at UQ’s Gatton campus. But before that day starts, she’s pushing her body to its limits on the Brisbane River as she edges closer to her goal of representing Australia at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
- From humble beginnings to sold-out stadiums, the Matildas are on a meteoric rise to stardom. Find out how superstar Sam Kerr and team are driving the change towards equality in sport – one stunning goal at a time.
- University of Queensland Boat Club (UQBC) representatives have experienced a taste of international rowing after competing in the Trans-Tasman Varsity Challenge this month.
- VIDEO: UQ has been crowned the winner of the UniSport 2023 Indigenous Nationals the first time in the history of the competition.
- The University of Queensland has announced a nationally significant partnership with Paralympics Australia to put Brisbane on track for 2032 glory.
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