I am a proud woman from the Quandamooka people of Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island), and I completed my Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Justice double degree in 2011. I secured a graduate role with McCullough Robertson Lawyers, and practised for five years as an Intellectual Property Lawyer. I then…
Dr Elizabeth Rowe and her PhD journey
I started my PhD in 2013, after completing a Bachelor of Justice (Honours) at QUT. Doing a PhD through the School of Justice at QUT offered unique opportunities to work with experts in social justice and human rights. My PhD research examined the decision-making process of people seeking…
From PhD to full time academic: Dr Lisa Kruck and her HDR journey
When I started my PhD in 2012 at the QUT School of Law and Australian Centre for Health Law Research, I had no idea that by 2020 I would be leading a four-year program to teach medical students about law and ethics. Seemingly long before that, in 2008…
Dr Eliana Close discusses research scholarships
Research scholarships provide funding to help students with general living costs while they focus on research studies, and the QUT Faculty of Law’s scholarship round is now open. Dr Eliana Close, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Faculty of Law, received scholarships from the QUT Faculty of Law to…
Applications now open for Higher Degree Research scholarships
QUT Law has opened their annual scholarship round for HDR scholarships. These scholarships are available to support new PhD/MPhil students interested in pursuing research in law. The Law School is uniquely placed in having legal experts available to supervise topics that involve innovative research that can make an…