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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).

A potential dementia treatment that harnesses ultrasound has received $1 million in funding from a fiercely competitive Australian Government scheme to develop the therapeutic ultrasound industry in Australia.

JOURNAL ARTICLE | Chief Justice James Allsop AO writes on useful technology, behaviour change and the implications of AI for public trust in courts as core public institutions.

The University of Queensland (UQ) Business School’s contribution to topics of national importance has been recognised, with two of the School’s Professors receiving Fellowships to the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA).

The University of Queensland’s business and economics subject area has leapt 18 places in the 2020 Times Higher Education World University subject rankings to land at 55th globally.  

The University of Queensland (UQ) Master of Business Administration (MBA) has again proven its place as a world-class degree, ranking number one internationally for its quality of students according to The Economist MBA Ranking, conducted annually.

For The Conversation: Professor Graeme Orr breaks down Scott Morrison's vow to outlaw boycott campaigns helmed by activists - and explains why the mining industry doesn't need protection.

A University of Queensland researcher has received an international grant to fund collaborative research into investor behaviour and how it changes – or doesn’t change – over time.