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The home loan market could soon be disrupted thanks to cross-disciplinary research by a University of Queensland student team in partnership with the Commonwealth Bank (CBA).

International business lawyers must have a good understanding of the Chinese legal system, University of Queensland Academic Dean and Head of UQ School of Law Professor Patrick Parkinson has confirmed.

The Excellence in Research for Australia 2018 assessment shows all BEL research is rated at world standard or well above world standard.

A group of UQ Law students are joining forces to tackle wildlife trafficking with a new international university course. The University of Queensland Law School has partnered with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to develop university modules on wildlife, forest, and fisheries crime.

In a series of projects spanning more than a decade, a team of UQ researchers has helped zoos, aquariums, museums and heritage sites around the world to evaluate and improve the experiences they offer to visitors, while also positively influencing their visitors’ environmental behaviours.

Reintroducing inheritance taxes would be an efficient and equitable way to address housing affordability, according to University of Queensland researchers.

REPORT | AIBE Director Professor John Mangan said housing affordability was a national concern and a potential barrier to equality of opportunity.

Ultra low wage growth isn’t accidental; it is the intended outcome of government policies. School of Economics Professor John Quiggin writes for The Conversation.

Queensland Reds’ backrower Angus Scott-Young, Olympic sailor Jake Lilley and Junior Pan Pac swimmer Eliza King were among the students from The University of Queensland’s Faculty of Business, Economics and Law who received 2019 UQ Sporting Scholarships.

University of Queensland researchers working in criminal justice and domestic violence have influenced key legal reforms designed to better protect Australian women from domestic violence.

The High Court has decided, for the first time, the approach that should be taken to resolving native title compensation claims. UQ Law Adjunct Professor Jonathan Fulcher and postgraduate research student William Isdale explain this significant decision on The Conversation.

To celebrate International Women's Day, UQ Business School sat down with four inspiring female researchers to learn more about their career highlights, their personal definitions of success, and the advice they have for women looking to progress up the career ladder.

Alumni News spoke to Hong Kong financial services pioneer and banking executive Lawrence Au (Master Business Administration ’82) to hear his views on entrepreneurship.

Researchers are launching a $9 million study which aims to embed ethics and the law into autonomous defence systems, such as self-driving military vehicles.

A University of Queensland teacher has been given top marks for her dedication and innovative approaches to student learning at the Australian Awards for University Teaching.

Australia’s new flagship Climate Solutions Fund, announced this week by Prime Minister Scott Morrison, will spend more than A$2 billion on cutting greenhouse emissions by 2030.

GIVING | SCHOLARSHIPS & INTERNSHIPS Aspiring women in finance are set to benefit from a partnership between two of Australia’s leading investment management firms and The University of Queensland.

The Hayne Royal Commission has been described as “one of the most consequential royal commissions ever conducted in Australia”. Dr Vicky Comino (TC Beirne School of Law) breaks down what the commissioner has promised - and explains why it might not be delivered.

Australia Day 2019 Honours have been conferred on 16 prominent alumni, staff and friends of The University of Queensland’s Faculty of Business, Economics and Law (BEL).

Environmental law expert Dr Justine Bell-James explains the recent NSW Land and Environment Court's landmark judgement, confirming a decision to refuse a new open-cut coal mine near Gloucester in the Hunter Valley.