The Australian Centre for Health Law Research is offering a scholarship for a future PhD student interested in researching emerging issues in health law. The successful recipient will receive: a scholarship of $28,597 per annum, tax exempt and indexed annually for 3 years a full tuition fee sponsorship…
QUT Faculty of Law Journal Law, Technology and Humans publishes first article
Law, Technology and Humans is an international, open access, peer-reviewed journal publishing original, innovative research concerned with the human and humanity of law and technology. Supported by the QUT Faculty of Law, the Journal was launched earlier this year alongside the QUT Law Lab and is one of four…
Annual research scholarship round – apply now
Applications for our annual research scholarship round are now open for students starting in 2020. Apply for a research degree and register your interest in a scholarship any time between now and 30 September 2019. You can help find real-world solutions to a diverse range of topics in…
QUT and Griffith real world collaboration project on Diabetes
Dr Elizabeth Dickson (QUT) and Dr Malcolm Smith (Griffith University) are collaborating on research projects for the Australian Diabetes Education Association and Diabetes Australia. Both organisations are committed to improving the health and well-being of around 1.7 million Australians living with diabetes. In September 2018, The Australian Government…
Read Dr Michael Guihot’s article about rules on the ethical development of artificial intelligence in The Conversation.
Dr Michael Guihot’s article “Will we ever agree to just one set of rules on the ethical development of artificial intelligence?” has been published in The Conversation. In his article, Michael discusses the ‘many, many guidelines’ from governments and other bodies around the world that seek to instil…
Dr Alex Deagon’s religious freedom research published in the Sydney Morning Herald
Prior to the Federal Election unexpectedly won by the Coalition Government, Labour indicated its intention to remove religious exemptions to the Sex Discrimination Act (Cth) which allow religious schools to ‘discriminate’ against staff and students in the process of upholding a religious ethos. Dr Deagon was asked to…
Single-use Plastic Waste Policy in 2018: What will 2019 hold in store?
Dr Rowena Maguire and Dr Hope Johnson from the Faculty of Law are currently working with Dr Manuela Taboada (Design), Associate Professor Leonie Barner (Polymer Chemist) and Dr Glenda Caldwell (Design) on a transdisciplinary project funded by the Institute of Future Environments at QUT which aims to design…
Fiona McDonald secures International Senior Research Fellowship at Durham University
We are delighted to announce that Associate Professor Fiona McDonald has secured a place in Durham University’s Senior Research Fellowship programme, which she will commence in April 2019. The programme is designed to attract lively, inventive and influential figures in academia where Fiona will foment new and sustainable…
Digital waste hidden behind the elegance of new technologies
Dr Michael Guihot was invited to present his paper ‘Elegance and Waste: Heat Loss as Waste in the Digital Age’ at a symposium at UNSW in December held as part of UNSW Law’s project Digital Humanitarianism: Law and Policy Challenges. The theme for the symposium was about rethinking…
Project aims to stamp out fake steak
Dr Felicity Deane was recently awarded a new 2 year, one million dollar project, funded by the Food Agility CRC. The project is focused on Smart Contracts, Exports and Food Safety – in particular in China. There are three researchers from QUT who are each responsible for their respective…