Research insights

Navigating misinformation, echo chambers and fake news

Published on: 6 May 2022

ADVICE | 3 ways your organisation can build digital trust and protect its reputation, from trust experts in UQ and industry.
There’s never been a better time for brands to experiment with Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs) – discover the top 3 ways

Published on: 28 April 2022

ARTICLE | We can gauge the value of Twitter by observing its share price, but how much is an individual tweet worth? We can calculate the costs involved in producing a handbag, yet how much does a brand name influence its sale price? This concept of value is being further challenged and disrupted by the rising popularity of non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
How to avoid algorithmic decision-making mistakes: lessons from the Robodebt debacle

Published on: 28 April 2022

ARTICLE | While there are benefits to using algorithmic decision-making, including efficiency, cost savings and operational transparency, its use can also have unintended negative consequences. This was the case with Centrelink’s Online Compliance Intervention program – otherwise known as Robodebt.

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Australia Votes 2022

Published on: 20 May 2022

COMMENTARY | UQ experts from a range of fields including economics and law comment on the Federal Election, with journalist and alum Madonna King.
2022 Inflation impacts

Published on: 6 May 2022

ARTICLE | Inflation in Australia is officially at its highest level in more than 20 years, confirming the price hike people have been experiencing at supermarkets, service stations and in the housing market. 3 UQ experts share insights on housing, investment and wages growth.
Underrepresentation of women in economics and why having more women economists benefit us all

Published on: 18 November 2021

STUDY | Women are now more likely to pursue a university degree than men, but the proportion of women graduating in economics has decreased or remained stagnant over the past two decades.

Landmark study links post-natal depression and low income

Published on: 12 October 2021

ARTICLE | Professor Brenda Gannon conducted a longitudinal study of Queensland families and found women on lower incomes are more likely to suffer with pre and post-natal depression.
Avoiding hospitalisations in kidney disease with early care

Published on: 8 September 2021

JOURNAL ARTICLE | Our researchers Dr Marcin Sowa and Prof Luke Connelly, in collaboration with colleagues from the Faculty of Medicine, have identified a new opportunity for keeping Australians out of the hospital.
Is Queensland ready for Voluntary Assisted Dying?

Published on: 30 August 2021

ARTICLE | UQ experts weigh in on legislation expected to be introduced into Queensland Parliament in September 2021.

Safeguarding coastal ecosystems and property

Published on: 1 September 2022

ARTICLE | For a legal expert with no formal scientific training, Justine Bell-James is certainly at ease discussing the intricacies of climate science.
Australia may be heading for emissions trading between big polluters

Published on: 19 August 2022

ARTICLE | Could Australia soon have a form of emissions trading? Yes, if Labor’s much-anticipated paper on fixing Australia’s mediocre emissions-reduction framework, released today, is any guide.
Capabilities for circularity: Overcoming challenges to turn waste into a resource

Published on: 9 March 2022

STUDY | Researchers from The University of Queensland (UQ) Business School examined the range of capabilities needed to overcome the challenges in successfully converting waste into a resource.

The COVIDSafe app is dead. What can we learn from this ‘failure’?

Published on: 15 August 2022

ARTICLE | On August 9 2022, Australia’s COVIDSafe app was officially decommissioned, and all its features removed. People were encouraged to uninstall the app. Reports of its closure have made international news.
Women on boards not empowered by diversity quotas

Published on: 25 July 2022

JOURNAL ARTICLE | Legislated ‘diversity’ quotas are not the answer to having more empowered women on Australian boards, according to new research.
Youth justice and child protection

Published on: 4 July 2022

ARTICLE | It’s not uncommon for disadvantaged children, including children in out-of-home care, to commit crimes of necessity to survive. If their offending persists or escalates, these children can end up in youth detention facilities across Australia.

Flexibility required in a COVID plan designed before delta

Published on: 20 September 2021

ARTICLE | UQ's Professor John Quiggin argues alongside Richard Holden (UNSW) and Steven Hamilton (ANU) that the Delta variant makes the National Plan's modelling obsolete and more flexibility is needed.
The new challenge facing the COVID-hit tourism industry

Published on: 16 September 2021

STUDY | Associate Professor Richard Robinson researches Queensland’s COVID damaged tourism industry and discusses the operators' struggles to find workers.
Do vaccination passports take away freedoms? It depends on how you frame the question

Published on: 2 September 2021

ARTICLE | Professor John Quiggin explores how the framing of vaccine passports can affect whether Australians see them as a carrot or stick.