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STUDY | Researchers from The University of Queensland (UQ) Business School examined the evolving nature of terrorism and violent protests to better understand the different legitimacy society grants to each type of event.

COMMENTARY | UQ experts from a range of fields including economics and law comment on the Federal Election, with journalist and alum Madonna King.

ADVICE | 3 ways your organisation can build digital trust and protect its reputation, from trust experts in UQ and industry.

ARTICLE | Inflation in Australia is officially at its highest level in more than 20 years, confirming the price hike people have been experiencing at supermarkets, service stations and in the housing market. 3 UQ experts share insights on housing, investment and wages growth.

VIDEO | Dr Dylan Lino, UQ Law, discusses how Australia’s constitutional practices and traditions can support indigenous rights rather than create friction. With an introduction by special guest UQ’s Vice-Chancellor Deborah Terry AO.

ARTICLE | We can gauge the value of Twitter by observing its share price, but how much is an individual tweet worth? We can calculate the costs involved in producing a handbag, yet how much does a brand name influence its sale price? This concept of value is being further challenged and disrupted by the rising popularity of non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

ARTICLE | While there are benefits to using algorithmic decision-making, including efficiency, cost savings and operational transparency, its use can also have unintended negative consequences. This was the case with Centrelink’s Online Compliance Intervention program – otherwise known as Robodebt.

UQ alumnus Hailey Brown has used her work experience in the tourism industry and the insights gained in UQ Ventures to develop the app Vacayit. Her pitch to make tourist destinations more accessible to the blind and low vision has won competitions in Australia and internationally.

STUDY | Researchers from The University of Queensland (UQ) Business School examined the range of capabilities needed to overcome the challenges in successfully converting waste into a resource.

JOURNAL ARTICLE | The Human Rights Act breathes new life into old ethical duties by reminding us of the importance of candour and fidelity. Equally, frank advice and collaboration between lawyers and policy officers breathe life into the ambition of the Human Rights Act.

JOURNAL ARTICLE | Law scholars identify and map the return of the states and territories — and the retreat of the Commonwealth — in Indigenous law reform and argue for the Commonwealth government to meaningfully engage with the Uluru Statement from the Heart. 

STUDY | Women are now more likely to pursue a university degree than men, but the proportion of women graduating in economics has decreased or remained stagnant over the past two decades.

ARTICLE | Even short-term exposure to air pollution impacts our brain performance and capacity to work, according to researchers from The University of Queensland and Carnegie Mellon University.

More than 50 outstanding researchers, teachers and professional staff have received 2021 BEL Employee Excellence Awards.

ARTICLE | Meet the UQ lecturer teaching students to develop mobile applications to help those in need.

ARTICLE | Professor John Quiggin discusses Australia's feasibility of reaching the net-zero target by 2050

ARTICLE | Professor Brenda Gannon conducted a longitudinal study of Queensland families and found women on lower incomes are more likely to suffer with pre and post-natal depression.

ARTICLE | The Australian Defence Department has identified “trusted autonomous systems” as a priority area of work for strategic research, but Dr Eve Massingham says there are many international and domestic legal questions yet unanswered.

ARTICLE | UQ's Professor John Quiggin argues alongside Richard Holden (UNSW) and Steven Hamilton (ANU) that the Delta variant makes the National Plan's modelling obsolete and more flexibility is needed.

STUDY | Associate Professor Richard Robinson researches Queensland’s COVID damaged tourism industry and discusses the operators' struggles to find workers.