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Indigenous entrepreneurship in Australia
Indigenous entrepreneurship is an emerging field of academic research. The creation of new ventures by indigenous people has important implications for diversity, job creation and regional economic development for disadvantaged people. Generally, in Australia, there has been a strong focus on indigenous tourism entrepreneurship, however research suggests that this may not be the most effective pathway (Ruhanen, Whitford & McLennan, 2015). This project will seek to understand the state of play of indigenous entrepreneurship in Australia by undertaking a desktop …
- Study level
- Vacation research experience scheme
- Faculty
- QUT Business School
- Lead unit
- Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research
Children's health law
Shih-Ning is interested in talking to students with interests in the following areas:Consent to treatmentSpecial medical proceduresParental decision-making in health careBioethicsAssisted reproductive technologyPre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) and embryo selectionChildren as tissue donors
- Study level
- PhD, Master of Philosophy
- Faculty
- Faculty of Law
- Lead unit
- Australian Centre for Health Law Research
Uncertainty, Investor Sentiment and Financial Market Anomalies
The purpose of this research is to explore the roles played by uncertainty and investor sentiment in explaining financial market anomalies documented in the existing literature. The financial market anomalies of interest include, but are not limited to, the size effect, the value effect, the momentum effect, asset-related anomalies, investment-related anomalies, etc.
- Study level
- PhD, Master of Philosophy, Honours
- Faculty
- QUT Business School
- Lead unit
- School of Economics and Finance
Financial abuse of the elderly and access to justice
Elder abuse is topical with the recent Australian Law Reform Commission Inquiry and Final Report into the growing incidents of elder abuse both in Australia, and internationally.Compounding the rise in incidents is the rate of ageing - we are living longer but are often unable to continue to manage our finances, and vulnerable to financial abuse.This project seeks to explore the incidents of elder financial abuse in Australia, with a focus on the ability to access 'justice'. The research will …
- Study level
- PhD
- Faculty
- Queensland University of Technology
- Lead unit
- Australian Centre for Health Law Research
New technology and the law
Computer vision has developed to a point where machines using artificial intelligence are better and faster than humans at performing many vision-related tasks.For example, we are now often processed through customs based solely on face recognition software. Add to this the fact that the average Australian is photographed on CCTV cameras around 75 times per day.Commercial applications of face recognition technology include Microsoft's Face Application Programming Interface that can be used to classify face images based on gender, age and …
- Study level
- PhD, Master of Philosophy
- Faculty
- Faculty of Law
- Lead unit
- Commercial and Property Law Research Centre
Political activism and policy change
Examining the role the civil sector plays in politics, and the evolving tactics they employ to push for social change is essential in understanding policy-making and political change. Projects on this theme focus on the strategies and influence of interest groups in politics on a wide range of justice issues (for example: gun control; migration; marriage equality). Specific projects may include an analysis of political activism within one country (for example, Australia) or a comparative analysis.
- Study level
- PhD, Master of Philosophy
- Faculty
- Faculty of Law
- Lead unit
- Crime, Justice and Social Democracy Research Centre
Capacity, wills and enduring powers of attorney
Kelly is interested in talking to students who wish to undertake research on the following topics:CapacityWillsEnduring powers of attorneyAdvance health directivesEstate planningEquity and trustsSuccessionTherapeutic jurisprudence
- Study level
- PhD, Master of Philosophy
- Faculty
- Faculty of Law
- Lead unit
- Australian Centre for Health Law Research
Social identity, prejudice and bias in policing
Toby is interested in talking to students who wish to undertake research on the following topics:Police/policingPolice trainingPolicing of diversity and minority groups such as those identified by differences in race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, gender/identity difference, disability and homelessnessDomestic violence in minority communitiesGlobal policing and intelligence researchThe research uses mixed methodologies - both quantitative and qualitative and related technologies such as Leximancer, SPSS. …
- Study level
- PhD, Master of Philosophy
- Faculty
- Faculty of Law
- Lead unit
- Crime, Justice and Social Democracy Research Centre
Narrative politics, policy and political activism
Erin is interested in talking to students who wish to undertake research on the following topics:Activism and campaigningPolitical decision makingNarrative politics and policy
- Study level
- PhD, Master of Philosophy
- Faculty
- Faculty of Law
- Lead unit
- Crime, Justice and Social Democracy Research Centre
Biorefinery process modelling and economics
Worldwide transportation fuel production is currently circa 100 million barrels per day with the vast majority from fossil fuel sources. Pyrolysis and liquefaction are potential promising thermochemical technologies for producing renewable fuels and chemicals from biomass, however, the resultant biocrude/bio-oil has many complex properties inherited from the characteristics of the original feedstock, which make it a generally low-grade fuel alternative. Upgrading of the bio-oils are necessary to produce higher quality products and challenges exist to cost-effectively achieve this target. There …
- Study level
- PhD, Master of Philosophy, Honours
- Faculty
- Science and Engineering Faculty
- Lead unit
- School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering
International human rights law (environment and climate change)
Bridget is interested in talking to students who wish to undertake research on the following topics:Environmental justice and human rights protections in energy and natural resource policiesClimate change mitigation and adaptionInternational human rights law (environment and climate change) …
- Study level
- PhD, Master of Philosophy
- Faculty
- Faculty of Law
- Lead unit
- International Law and Global Governance program
Sexuality, gender, criminal justice and queer criminology
Matthew is interested in talking to students who wish to undertake research on the following topics:Applied research exploring the experiences of LGBTI/queer communities in criminal justice contexts (victimisation, policing, punishment)Theoretical research - seeking projects that push the conceptual boundaries of, and seek to 'queer' the discipline.
- Study level
- PhD, Master of Philosophy
- Faculty
- Faculty of Law
- Lead unit
- Crime, Justice and Social Democracy Research Centre