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More than 1600 first-year and new-to-UQ business, economics and law undergraduate and postgraduate students made the most of what Orientation Week (O-Week) had to offer.

For The Conversation: Associate Professor Gabby Walters, Associate Professor Judith Mair and Dr Monica Chien from UQ Business School explain that for celebrities to help effectively during the Australian bushfire crisis, they need to put boots on the ground.

For The Conversation: Professor John Quiggin breaks down why BlackRock's announcement that it will dump more than half a billion dollars in thermal coal shares matters.

UQ researchers share their expertise during an unprecedented bushfire season.

For The Conversation: Dr Mucha Mkono and her co-authors propose strategies for including more people in conservation efforts.

For The Conversation: Professor Daniel Zizzo explains the sales tactics behind digital 'time-limited' offers.

The initial cohort of a first-of-its-kind program at The University of Queensland has celebrated its graduation as a tight-knit unit.

Developing a better understanding of the legal response to domestic violence and creating more effective policies to promote child health are two University of Queensland research projects that have secured federal government funding for 2020.

REPORT | Professor Luke Connelly, with co-authors from the University of Western Australia, has published a working paper on the determinants of uptake of child dental benefits under an Australian health policy initiative.

For The Conversation: Professor John Quiggin explains the problems with the reform agenda as it applies to the VET sector.

Australians heading overseas are ignoring potential health risks out of a desire to escape reality through travel, according to University of Queensland-led research.

After an extensive and competitive process which saw The University of Queensland (UQ) receive 42 applications from around the world, three PhD candidates have now been awarded scholarships to begin research into some of the most pressing issues facing Australia’s ecotourism industry.

For The Conversation: Dr David Jefferson explains the intellectual property law that gives courts more options to protect plant breeders' rights.

The need for research to have an application that meaningfully impacts business or community was on the agenda recently for a government-influencing workshop hosted at The University of Queensland (UQ) Business School.

For The Conversation: Professor Tamara Walsh says many young people are being charged with criminal offences while in the child protection system.

UQ MBA alumnus Matt Granfield is on a mission to change the way we think about homelessness, one room at a time, via his not-for-profit organisation Spare Keys.

For The Conversation: Professor John Quiggin explains the difference between projections and predictions, and makes a case for the superiority of predictions.

More than 40 exceptional researchers, educators and professional staff were honoured at UQ's Faculty of Business, Economics and Law staff excellence awards.

JOURNAL ARTICLE | With a team of international experts, CBEH's Professor Luke Connelly has published new evidence on the cost of lung cancer screening in Australia.

JOURNAL ARTICLE | With a team of researchers from UQ and QUT, CBEH's Postdoctoral Fellow Marcin Sowa and Professor Luke Connelly have published new work on the pattern of service use and costs for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).