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Hard work feels worth it, but only after it’s done – new research on how people value effort
Being alone has its benefits − a psychologist flips the script on the ‘loneliness epidemic’
Would you join the resistance if stuck in an authoritarian regime? Here’s the psychology
Feeling FOMO for something that’s not even fun? It’s not the event you’re missing, it’s the bonding
New Research Initiative To Focus On Power Of Purpose
Once Liar, Always Liar?
Giving up a daily coffee or weekly parma? How the cost-of-living crisis is reshaping our spending habits
Interim General Manager Announced
Happy job, happy life? Works both ways, new research shows
Some back pain treatments do work – here’s what they are
Humans are bad at reading dogs’ emotions – but we can do learn to do better
Psychopaths experience pain differently, even when their bodies say otherwise
Distinguishing Between Autism And Trauma Diagnosis
Rethinking repression − why memory researchers reject the idea of recovered memories of trauma
The pandemic badly affected young people’s mental health – but also showed what they need now to thrive
La Trobe to assess impact of virtual nursing in aged care
Scholarship Recipients Launch School Careers
The animal alliances reshaping our understanding of intelligence
Spring resolutions: why it’s the best time of year to make healthy changes
You can catch the ‘nocebo’ effect from family, friends – even social media. But what is it, actually?
More young people are caring for a loved one with dementia. It takes a unique toll
Humans aren’t the only animals with complex culture − but researchers point to one feature that makes ours unique
View Expanded investment in Allied Health to accelerate connected care
Long, unplanned stay in space will have taken a toll on minds and bodies of stranded astronauts
Winner of Tasmanian AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award 2025 announced
New associate psychology role to grow the mental health workforce
People in this career are better at seeing through optical illusions
The psychology behind anti-trans legislation: How cognitive biases shape thoughts and policy
Young Muslim immigrants are proud NZers – study
Do You See What I See?
UOW Ranked Among World’s Best For Mining Engineering And Nursing
UQ Subjects Ranked In Top 50 Globally
Otago success in QS World Rankings
Music To Boost Your Mood
Inside the sex lives of chimpanzees: it’s about much more than just reproduction
End-of-life planning can be hampered by misconceptions − but the process is easier than you might think
Australian study reveals hidden struggles of back and neck pain sufferers
Do cats have ‘friends’, or do they always vie for territory? Animal experts weigh in
For narcissistic people, the gap between perception and reality may go far deeper than we thought
Psychologists encourage Australians to prepare psychologically for Cyclone Alfred
Anger is a flow of emotion like water through a hose − at work, it helps to know when to turn it…
Children’s perception of normal body shape is affected by who they see around them – new research
Body image perceptions take shape from early childhood, psychologists reveal
How our bodies react when we use social media – and when we stop
Participants with PTSD and complex PTSD needed for UQ study
Just having a pet doesn’t help mental health – but pet-owners with secure relationships with their pets are less depressed
How evolution might explain impatience
UQ Research Goes Global With 2025 Fulbright Scholar