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Putting a price on information is the next great puzzle economists need to solve, according to UQ economist Professor John Quiggin.

Since the Federal election, major concerns have been raised about the possible weakening of environmental protections through delegation to State governments. In particular, there is a potential conflict of interest where the State has a financial or political stake in the project submitted for approval.

The Women Lawyers Association of Queensland (WLAQ) marked its 35th anniversary with a gala dinner celebrating the achievements of some of the State’s most talented female lawyers.

In January 2013, 70 bright young leaders gathered in Prague for the 26th International Youth Leadership Conference (IYLC).

University of Queensland School of Economics student Mr Calum Hendry recently visited Cambodia to help benchmark the development work of Non-Government Organisation’s (NGO).

UQ researchers and members of the legal profession were among the guests who attended the official launch of UQ's Australian Centre for Private Law (ACPL) on 19 September.

The University of Queensland Law School has added another title to its impressive mooting record, winning the 2013 Sir Harry Gibbs Constitutional Law Moot at the High Court of Australia in Canberra.

UQ Economics Honours student Bang Nguyen has been recognised as the winner of the Queensland Competition Authority (QCA) prize for his excellent grades in 2012.

The University of Queensland Business School's Master of Business Administration has been ranked 14th in the world in The Economist's 2013 MBA rankings.

MBA students from The University of Queensland Business School have been helping to build links with one of the world’s fastest-growing markets on a pioneering trip to India.

Dr Rand Low, a Finance Tutor at UQ Business School, has received a highly-competitive Postdoctoral Research Fellowship from The University of Queensland for 2014.

School of Tourism researcher Dr Jan Packer was one of just eight researchers across The University of Queensland to receive a 2013 UQ Foundation Research Excellence Award during this year’s Research Week.

Since the Australian Crime Commission report into Organised Crime and Drugs in Sport was released in February the issue of drugs in sport has been at the forefront of Australian Media and the subject of much public debate.

Recently James Packer commented that the Chinese middle class is going to change the world and that Australia’s flagging tourism industry can be saved by large casinos. He warned that Australia can’t rely on its natural beauty alone and a lot of Chinese tourists like man-made attractions as well as natural attractions.

With the cost of living and petrol prices increasing dramatically over the past decade, the idea of saving as much money as possible at the bowser is of huge importance. However with increased competition and the introduction of discount dockets by major chains the true best value is often unclear.

Nearly two-thirds (62%) of Brisbane businesses surveyed in the 2012 Brisbane Innovation Scorecard have made at least one significant innovation in the past three years.

In 1946, Charles Bean, Australia’s official WWI historian, wrote of the ANZAC spirit that “Anzac stood and still stands for reckless valour in a good cause, for resourcefulness, enterprise, fidelity, comradeship and endurance that will never own defeat”.

Professor John Foster and Dr Liam Wagner from the Energy Economics and Management Group will collaborate with the University of Sydney, University of Newcastle and University of NSW on a three-year project to provide a suite of tools and models to plan and manage the future grid.

Only three per cent of CEOs of top Australian companies are women, making it one of the lowest rates in the Western world. But surprising data uncovered by UQ Business School’s Dr Terrance Fitzsimmons about what it really takes for a woman to become a CEO, offer clues as to what needs to be done to raise the numbers of women at the top.

New research into Australian Indigenous Tourism aims to help businesses and communities plan for a sustainable future.