Miscellaneity

Fear of dying – or death anxiety – is often considered to be one of the most common fears. Interestingly though, neither of the two widely used diagnostic psychiatric manuals, DSM-5 or ICD-10, has a specific listing for death anxiety.

Passionate plant ecologist Associate Professor Rod Fensham of the School of Biological Sciences discusses his work on artesian springs - isolated oases in Australia’s semi-arid desert lands.

The Queensland Brain Institute explains the functions of different parts of your brain and what happens if your frontal lobe is impaled by a spike.

UQ Art Museum spends five minutes with Dr Chris McAuliffe, curator of We who love: The Nolan slates.

After years of moral outrage and stern official rhetoric, the odious scandal of sexual abuse by UN peacekeepers of the vulnerable people they are sent to protect may finally attract tangible penalties for the organisation. US senators this month threatened to withdraw funding from the UN over its leaders' failure to prevent sexual violence by peacekeepers and to hold perpetrators to account when it occurs. Given that the US funds 28% of the US$8.3 billion annual peacekeeping budget, it's a threat with teeth.

UQ School of Social Science lecturer Dr Yancey Orr and colleague Dr Raymond Orr from the University of Melbourne reflect on how today’s culture has contributed to Donald Trump’s current success in the US presidential race.

Huge land turtles, 8-foot tall kangaroos, massive cold-blooded killer goannas. These are but a few of the giant animals that once roamed Australia. But what happened to these megafauna? When did they go extinct and why?

April 23 will mark 19 years since the death of Professor Dorothy Hill - UQ graduate and teacher, and a pioneer for women in science. Dr Gilbert Price from the UQ School of Earth Sciences reflects on her legacy and the importance of her humble rock hammer.

Inspirational teachers make a difference to the future careers of their students.

This was brought home to me recently when I was listed as one of only two Australians – and the only living Australian – on a prestigious new website published by the Royal Society of Chemistry in the UK.

Young Australian author Josephine Rowe’s A Loving, Faithful Animal, published by The University of Queensland Press (UQP).