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The dangerous and forbidding slums of Los Altos de Cazuka tower precariously above the Colombian capital of Bogota.

Most weekday mornings Simon Rowell grabs a Boris bike and cycles through Hyde Park, Green Park and St James’ Park to his Fleet Street office in the former Agence France Press building from his Earls Court home.

A student from The University of Queensland Business School is one of just 12 women selected from thousands of entrants around the globe for a prestigious international scholarship.

University of Queensland Law graduate Christopher Ash has won the prestigious 2013 Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Scholarship in Law, giving him a life-changing opportunity to study at the University of Oxford in the UK.

Julie McKay admits the best part of her job is meeting incredible women, which is handy as she’s the executive director of UN Women.

Organisers of a panel discussion on youth justice and detention wanted to prompt community debate over Queensland Government proposals to impose harsher sentencing on young offenders. 

UQ Business School academics have been recognised at The University of Queensland's 2013 UQ Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Learning and Internationalisation ceremony on Monday 28 October.

University of Queensland School of Economics graduate and Adjunct Associate Professor Mark Gray is the new Queensland Under Treasurer.

Tourism is a major contributor to the economies of many Asia Pacific countries but it’s also a region where climate change is making its presence felt.

A UQ Business School student is the 2013 Queensland Rhodes Scholar.

Fair negotiation of landowner compensation for coal seam gas extraction is one of the much-needed projects at the heart of Queensland’s new mining law research centre which opened on 7 November.

A University of Queensland senior academic has been appointed a Fellow of one of the most prestigious global organisations in her field of research.

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.