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Future social workers have been spared from the increase in costs for some courses as part of the Job-ready Graduates Package of reforms to higher education.

A little puppy love is helping University of Queensland students experiencing a ‘ruff’ time improve their mental health and wellbeing.

An 80,000 word PhD thesis would take nine hours to present, but students in the UQ Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition present their thesis and its significance in dynamic and informative presentations of just three minutes in length.

Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) Emergency Department (ED) has received the prestigious Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) Lantern Award, named in honour of Florence Nightingale.

PhD students from the Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences will compete in the virtual Faculty Final of the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition on Thursday 6 August.

Sterile water injections have been found to provide effective pain relief for women with labour back pain. In this research led by The University of Queensland, women who received the water injections reported their pain reduced by at least half, for 90 minutes or longer.

2020 is the Year of the Nurse and Midwife, and as part of our year long celebrations we asked a number of our nursing and midwifery students for their perspective on why nurses and midwives are so important, and what drew them to the professions.

Implementing exercise in the daily lives of women after reproductive cancer treatment and improving the quality of life of young Australians living with a congenital heart defect were among UQ projects awarded federal funding this week.

What you need to know about pregnancy and childbirth in the time of coronavirus.

Final-year nursing students at UQ are fast-tracking their studies, so that they are ready to answer the call if the health crisis worsens.

Nursing students can progress their studies and enter the workforce sooner, thanks to a partnership between UQ and Metro South Hospital and Health Service.

Did you know that in order to graduate, UQ midwifery students must follow 20 expectant mothers throughout their pregnancy and complete 30 hands-on births?

A user-friendly smartphone app to manage stress and reduce burnout in hospital emergency departments is the focus of research at The University of Queensland.

Q&A with Dr Anthony Tuckett, Senior Lecturer at the UQ School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work.

Q&A with Dr Jacqueline Jauncey-Cooke, Lecturer at the UQ School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work.

The inspiring story of UQ nursing student Leon Mupapira.

We caught up with three Indigenous health teachers from the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work to hear about their Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander connections, and the support UQ offers to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students during their studies.

The University of Queensland and the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) have joined forces to expand educational opportunities for nurses.

Professor Theresa Green has been appointed as Professor of Rehabilitation Nursing Research for UQ’s School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work and Metro North Hospital and Health Service (MNHHS).

This year we highlighted innovative teachers from UQ's Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences who take pride in their creative teaching practices designed to enhance student learning.