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- Academics, lawyers, judges, economists, and students from around the world will gather in Brisbane today to progress research on anti-cartel law enforcement.
- 21 March 2018Scholars and practitioners of democracy and constitutional law will soon have access to an international reference point thanks to a new handbook co-edited by the Law School’s Professor Graeme Orr.
- Australians who commit white-collar crimes such as fraud should face stronger penalties according to a University of Queensland researcher.
- The TC Beirne School of Law has leapt ahead in the QS World University Rankings by Subject improving 12 places from 48th to 36th position.
- On any given night in Australia one in 200 people are homeless, and according to a UQ law researcher, homelessness among women and children is becoming a growing problem.
- 15 February 2018More effective cross-border cooperation between Australia and China on the prevention and policing of terrorism in the Asia-Pacific is the focus of a TC Beirne School of Law research project.
- 5 February 2018TC Beirne School of Law's Dr Susannah Chapman has been successful in securing a 2018 University of Queensland Development Fellowship for her project to explore the transformation of intellectual property (IP) and the effects on the Australian agricultural sector.
- A UQ law researcher says stronger legal frameworks to protect mangroves could help contribute to Australia’s emission reduction targets and trading regimes, and protect coastal communities from extreme weather events.
- Research projects focusing on native plant protection in Asia and the law in the digital age have been successful in attracting more than $39,000 as part of the UQ Early Career Researcher (ECR) Grants Scheme.
- The TC Beirne School of Law’s Professor Heather Douglas and Professor Kit Barker will be collaborating with researchers on projects that have been awarded more than $1M as part of the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) recent funding announcement.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data released this week as part of the Personal Safety Study (PSS) reveals 16% of Australian women have experienced partner violence.
- UQ Law Professor of Constitutional Law, Nicholas Aroney is currently visiting Durham University (UK) as an Institute of Advanced Study Fellow.
- UQ Law, Science and Technology Group, recently provided an overview of CRISPR to generate, facilitate and inform public debate around this new genetic modification technology.
- UQ academics will undertake research in conjunction with Logan City Council, the Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services, and the Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General to design and evaluate implementation of a Community Justice Centre.
- The TC Beirne School of Law and the Caxton Legal Centre Inc held a forum at the Banco Court on October 5 as part of the Justice in Focus series to explain and explore the contemporary socio-legal issues relating to Australia’s visa cancellation regime
- UQ Law Professor Graeme Orr was the guest speaker this week at the 2017 University of Queensland Law Society MinterEllison Sir Harry Gibbs Lecture. Professor Orr presented his lecture titled: “Who Can Be an MP? The Constitution, the High Court and the Disqualification Farce”.
- How to decide when someone else can decide? Our PhD candidate Sam Boyle gave a TEDx talk about the law of capacity in cases of anorexia nervosa.
- Professor Jennifer Corrin from The University of Queensland’s TC Beirne School of Law has been elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law (AAL).