Features

An extra year of education looms for some children in Australia but it depends on the availability of a thriving workforce.

Nyakuoy Yak was born fleeing her birthland - now she's found a home in science.

There's an ANZAC and his group of mates we would particularly like you to remember.

Dr Kerry Dowsett’s curiosity about how the brain functions has led him to leave a lasting gift in his will to the Queensland Brain Institute.

Max McChlery’s first love is boxing, but he recognises that contact sport comes with the risk of brain injury.

A team of Queensland Brain Institute scientists are leading the world’s largest volunteer coral health assessment program.

Researchers have been investigating if brain biology causes behavioural differences between – as well as among – men and women.

The impact of mental health on the community sparked a couple to start a relationship with QBI.

Alzheimer’s is a dreadful disease, but one Queenslander shares her experience to help others understand how it affects her life.

The brain is the most complex organ in the human body but as it ages, it becomes vulnerable to an incurable threat.

We constantly make choices, but for some people suffering from illnesses such as schizophrenia and substance use disorder – previously referred to as “substance abuse” – making the right choices can be extremely difficult.

A group of builders may help spark the next breakthrough in neuroscience after donating money from their parking lot to help dementia research.

Associate Professor Gail Robinson is passionate about rehabilitation after stroke, studying how stroke disrupts cognition and behaviour to improve quality of life.

Neuroscience has taken a big step forward after a brain-monitoring device was implanted in a pig. But what does that actually mean and how could it help humanity?

Ailsa Gillies passion for science will live on thanks to a generous gift left in her Will to support fundamental brain research at the Queensland Brain Institute.