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Inspired by his own university experience, leading funds manager Matt McLennan has donated $1 million to The University of Queensland Law School to provide students with collaborative learning spaces.

International lawyer Melinda Taylor talks to Contact about her duty to stand up for basic human rights – even when her own safety is at risk.

Could free units of a new digital currency end up being worth thousands of dollars?

A number of human rights experts at The University of Queensland Law School have welcomed the Queensland Government’s Human Rights legislation tabled in Parliament yesterday.

The University of Queensland celebrated excellence in teaching and learning at Brisbane’s Customs House last night.

The complexities of human decision-making were placed under the microscope at the 28th Colin Clark Memorial Lecture, hosted by The University of Queensland’s School of Economics.

A model developed by researchers at The University of Queensland could address soil problems that cost Australia’s wheat producers almost $2 billion a year.

The world will hold few boundaries for University of Queensland economics students under the guidance of new Academic Dean Professor Daniel Zizzo.

We ask three members of UQ’s law community about the future of their profession: how will law graduates own the unknown?

Eminent University of Queensland alumnus Dr Vince FitzGerald AO credits the School of Economics’ Honours program for kickstarting his public policy career – and he has pledged $220,000 to establish a scholarship to give other students the same opportunities.

The University of Queensland’s School of Law has jumped 14 places in the 2019 Times Higher Education World University Subject Rankings, to be 40th in the world.

A University of Queensland graduate has been named the Queensland 2019 Rhodes Scholar.

The University of Queensland has launched its first 100 per cent online master’s degree on global platform edX, giving students the ability to study when and where they want at a significantly lower cost than an on-campus degree.

The new chief executive of Cricket Australia's performance will affect the reputation of the game in Australia, and the lucrative business it now is. It is a lesson for corporate Australia, particularly those companies whose own cultural problems have been exposed by the banking royal commission.

Young people with a disability and a passion for rugby will soon have the chance to play for the UQ Rugby Football Club, thanks to The University of Queensland’s annual Rugby Benefit Dinner.

UQ Business School Senior Lecturer in Leadership Dr Terry Fitzsimmons has been appointed as a Board Member and Managing Director of the Australian Gender Equality Council (AGEC), which launched today (18 September).

Queensland Chief Entrepreneur, Steve Baxter, shared his personal and career journey with UQ business, economics and law students at The Edge Leadership Series on 4 September.

In a system intended to protect women from violence, research shows that Indigenous women are being swept up in domestic violence-related offences in disproportionate numbers compared with the overall population. Professor Heather Douglas (TC Beirne School of Law) explained how and why this is happening in this article for The Conversation.

The University of Queensland (UQ) Business School is delighted to welcome Professor Paula Jarzabkowski, who will be taking up a fractional academic appointment with the University on 1 January 2019.

University of Queensland international disability law expert Dr Paul Harpur will meet with the Australian Human Rights Commissioner today to discuss ways to improve access to e-books for people with a disability.