Professor Matthew Rimmer and Dr Muhammad Zaheer Abbas from the School of Law, together with HDR student Himani Sabharwal, are among the presenters at The Summit of the Future – a QUT Symposium which will analyse The Pact for the Future, The Global Digital Compact, and the Declaration…
VADCON24: Re-imagining the way we die
400 health professionals, policymakers and patient advocates discuss Voluntary Assisted Dying, with a focus on frontline experiences, workplace sustainability and removing barriers to access Brisbane, 28 October 2024 – Removing barriers to voluntary assisted dying for eligible terminally ill people is the focus of the second trans-Tasman Voluntary…
2024 Trans-Tasman Voluntary Assisted Dying Conference (VADCON24)
On the 28th and 29th October, QUT is hosting the 2024 Trans-Tasman Voluntary Assisted Dying Conference. This is the second time the conference is being held, and this year, Go Gentle Australia and VADANZ have partnered with the Australian Centre for Health Law Research (ACHLR) to introduce a…
Celebrating Open Access and Open Knowledge
This week (21-27 October) is Open Access Week – an opportunity to join together, take action, and raise awareness around the importance of community control of knowledge sharing systems. This year’s theme is ‘Community over Commercialisation’ which prioritises approaches to open scholarship that serve the best interests of…
Call for Papers – Interpellations and Orderings of AI-Human Constructs Symposium
Law, Technology and Humans Volume 7(2), 2025 This symposium invites submissions that explain, explore and critique the AI-Human construct in contemporary as well as in near-history legal contexts. Contributions are encouraged to interpellate the AI-Human construct and/or/as well as consider how the AI-Human construct engages with ordering. This…
Global benefits flow when innovation shared: UN Pact for the Future
Australia could boost funding to transfer sustainable technology to developing countries and make technology and data open and accessible to help implement the UN Pact for the Future, QUT Intellectual Property and Innovation Law Professor Matthew Rimmer said. “The Pact calls for the sharing of science benefits to…
HDR Rising star: Madeleine Archer
Meet Madeleine, a PhD student with the Australian Centre for Health Law Research. Thesis Examining How Regulation Shapes Euthanasia Practice in Belgium: A Qualitative Study of the Literature and Health Professionals’ Perspectives Supervisors Professor Ben White (QUT), Professor Lindy Willmott (QUT), Professor Kenneth Chambaere (Vrije Universiteit Brussel and…
Dr Danielle Bozin to present at the QUT Research Showcase
Dr Danielle Bozin, Senior Lecturer in the School of Law, will present at the QUT Research Showcase on Tuesday 22 October 2024. The Showcase celebrates the achievements of five early to mid-career researchers, who will deliver brief presentations discussing the impact of their research in their respective fields.…
New 3-year postdoctoral research fellow opportunity – voluntary assisted dying
QUT’s Australian Centre for Health Law Research is seeking to appoint a new Postdoctoral Research Fellow for a 3-year appointment. The Postdoctoral Research Fellow will work with Professors Ben White and Lindy Willmott on a range of research projects about voluntary assisted dying and other aspects of end-of-life decision-making. The position is full-time, but part-time applications…
Recognition for the Australian Child Maltreatment Study (ACMS)
The Australian Child Maltreatment Study (ACMS) team, led by ACHLR researcher Professor Ben Mathews (pictured, right) and supported by Divna Haslam (pictured, left) as Project Manager, has been recognised with a Queensland Child Protection Week award for Professional (Non-Govt) – Outstanding contribution to promoting child protection issues in their…