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Addiction is sometimes (misleadingly) referred to as a ‘brain disease’. This biomedical concept emerged because frequent drug use can alter brain function of the limbic system, which regulates memory, motivation, and emotions. This includes the feeling of ‘reward’ – our experience of pleasure, motivating us to engage in activities vital for human survival, such as eating and sex. These changes in turn can lead to ongoing drug use.

To understand how addiction works, it is important to recognise that addiction is not an ‘all-or-nothing’ phenomenon.

UQ Bachelor of Environmental Management student Isabella Frew recently took part in the PEATLI Project, looking to restore peatlands by engaging local communities in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. This is her story.

Graduate Daniel Parnell has just capped off his double degree in Business Management at UQ, and now he's off to share his significant achievements with the world.

UQ Art History student Taylor Hall takes a look at Art Museum commission – Lara Merrett’s High Stakes.

It's a long way from the high rises of Hong Kong to the rolling hills of Warwick, but that's the journey Josephine Tuntomo has made.

This is a blog about my experience as a Filipino-Australian woman in research - detailing how affirmative action in relation to workplace diversity and inclusion has been important in helping shape my career.

The horror of witnessing a child begging for food in Laos turned Nina Sackprasith into a social entrepreneur. Now, The University of Queensland graduate supports girls in Malawi, one of the poorest countries in the world, to get an education.

UQ Child Health Research Centre Virologist Associate Professor Ian Mackay and Honorary Lecturer Dr Katherine Arden discuss the unseasonal flu wreaking havoc on emergency departments across Australia and the changing tide of these evolving viruses.

Isabelle Peart talks about her experience as an intern at the United Nations Women Asia and the Pacific, and life as an exchange student in Indonesia.