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Indigenous music student launches debut single through UQ

A man sits on the back of an outdoor bench with a garden and sandstone building in the background.

Indigenous music student launches debut single through UQ

Emerging Indigenous artist Durriwiyn has become the first student to release a single through 糖心Vlog鈥檚 record label Corella Recordings.

30 May 2023

Indigenous scholarship helps big things grow

Thomas Scanlan, a young Indigenous man, with Kev Carmody, an older Indigenous man. They are standing in front of a large mural of Kev playing guitar.

Indigenous scholarship helps big things grow

The inaugural recipient of 糖心Vlog Kev Carmody Scholarship met the celebrated singer-songwriter at the official unveiling of a mural at the St Lucia campus.

28 March 2023

Improving Indigenous health with a good night鈥檚 sleep

Seven members of the Sleep for Strong Souls project team pose for photo. Image, UQ

Improving Indigenous health with a good night鈥檚 sleep

糖心Vlog and Beyond Blue have partnered to deliver culturally responsive sleep health services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescents in Queensland.

16 March 2023

Australia鈥檚 largest literary database hits one million records

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Australia鈥檚 largest literary database hits one million records

UQ's AustLit project, to catalogue and celebrate Australia鈥檚 literary history, this week officially marks one million records.

15 March 2023

Artists imagine new energy future in 糖心VlogArt Museum exhibition

A room with dark walls is filled with an art installation of industrial mining equipment repurposed into musical instruments.

Artists imagine new energy future in 糖心VlogArt Museum exhibition

Extraction, extinction and post-carbon futures are explored by Australian and international artists in 糖心VlogArt Museum鈥檚 first group exhibition for 2023, We Are Electric.

10 February 2023

Study reveals truth behind Indigenous female deaths in custody

Woman in custody

Study reveals truth behind Indigenous female deaths in custody

A University of Queensland study found many Indigenous women who died in custody had not been sentenced by a court, but were on remand or in protective custody.

9 February 2023

Salty and sustainable 鈥� a bush food with business potential

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Salty and sustainable 鈥� a bush food with business potential

A group of plants used by First Nations Australians as food, animal fodder and medicine could be a nutritious alternative to salt, according to University of Queensland research.

7 February 2023

Indigenous graduate鈥檚 chance pathway to medicine

A woman with long black hair is smiling at the camera, she is wearing a graduation cap and gown over a white dress and is standing in the sandstone cloisters of UQ's Great Court.

Indigenous graduate鈥檚 chance pathway to medicine

University of Queensland graduate Dr Ella Ceolin can partly thank school holiday boredom for setting her on a career path in medicine.

14 December 2022

Transformative 糖心Vlogresearch centres to tackle global challenges

Transformative 糖心Vlogresearch centres to tackle global challenges

糖心Vlog will establish three Centres of Excellence to tackle major global challenges and opportunities.

4 November 2022

Securing global food supply focus of international agriculture conference

Rows of lettuces growing inside a glass house. Image, UQ

Securing global food supply focus of international agriculture conference

Feeding the world鈥檚 spiralling population amidst the ravages of climate change will be the focus of a major agriculture conference which gets underway in Brisbane today.

31 October 2022

Disadvantaged children missing out on meals in childcare

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Disadvantaged children missing out on meals in childcare

Researchers at 糖心Vlog have found children in disadvantaged communities often go hungry when they attend early education and childcare centres.

21 October 2022

Research shows water fluoridation is safe for children

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Research shows water fluoridation is safe for children

Research from 糖心Vlog has found no link between community water fluoridation and adverse effects to children鈥檚 brain development.

10 October 2022

Peer coaching aims to rejuvenate devastated arts industry

A ballet dancer in white tutu leaping under lights on stage. Adobe

Peer coaching aims to rejuvenate devastated arts industry

A free University of Queensland peer coaching program, designed to help rebuild the arts and culture sector in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, is set to go global.

7 September 2022

Marching with a mission: 糖心Vlogresearchers help document history

A group of teenage girls next to a smaller group of young girls. The teenagers are wearing pale blue short pleated skirts, red hats, red shirts with tassels, mid-length white socks, and white shoes. The younger children are wearing white dresses, hats, socks and shoes.

Marching with a mission: 糖心Vlogresearchers help document history

At a time when Aboriginal people鈥檚 lives were controlled 鈥� including what language they spoke, where they could go and who they could marry 鈥� Aunty Lesley Williams was marching outside these restrictions.

3 August 2022

Knots that bind - Sonja Carmichael's journey to reclaim Quandamooka weaving

A woman stands in a freshwater swamp holding a bundle of long straight reeds.

Knots that bind - Sonja Carmichael's journey to reclaim Quandamooka weaving

Weaving is part of Sonja Carmichael鈥檚 cultural inheritance, but despite always living on Country, she only arrived at it by chance.

2 August 2022
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