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Researchers in contention for prestigious national science prizes

"QUT researchers, Associate Professor Laura Bray and Professor Clinton Fookes, are finalists for The Australian Museum Eureka Prizes - national science awards that honour excellence across the areas of research & innovation, leadership, science engagement, and school science."

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E-cigarette companies seek IP protections in face of rising regulation

"A sharp rise in intellectual property applications regarding e-cigarettes indicates high investment and speculation in new technology related to them, says QUT Professor of Intellectual Property and Innovation Matthew Rimmer."

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When, not if, business hit by new deepfake scams

Organisations are at high risk of reputational damage, extortion and IP theft by synthetic media - AI generated content, such as deepfakes, are so realistic that humans can’t tell them apart from authentic media up to 50 per cent of the time.

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ARC BITA Official Launch

Our colleagues at the ARC Training Centre for Behavioural Insights for Technology Adoption (BITA) have Officially Launched!

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The new mindset for Success – BEST in Money Magazine

The path to becoming financially successful in the digital age is fraught with missteps. But the emerging importance of emotional intelligence could provide the X factor to help keep you on track. Read Professor Uwe Dulleck chat with Phil Slade from Money Magazine on this important topic via the document below.

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We asked people why they don’t donate their eggs or sperm. Their responses could help us attract more donors

21st November 2022 (The Conversation)

Introducing Temi | Our new service robot!

30th September 2022 (BEST Video)

World-first breast implant trial in Australia aims to provide safer alternative to silicone: BEST Press Release

9th August 2022 (BEST Press Release)

Women want to hear from other patients before deciding on breast reconstruction

16th June 2022 (QUT News)

A New World – Service Robots & Frontline Employees

1st April 2022 (BEST Blog Post)

The future of behavioural science in post-pandemic Australia

8th March 2022 (BEST Blog Post)

Truth or Dare – Should accountants disclose service offshoring to their B2B clients?

8th March 2022 (BEST Blog Post)

QUT research partnership in first Max Planck Center in Australia

4th February 2022 (QUT News)

WWP Wellbeing Reading List News: January 2022

24th January 2022 (WWP News Post)

The WELLBY cost-benefit methodology | Survey Results

22nd December 2021 (World Wellbeing Panel)

These 40 researchers are lifetime achievers in their fields

10th December 2021 (The Australian)

DonateLife Week 2021 – The Social Impact of Behavioural Economics

October 21st 2021 (BEST Blog Post)

Prof Rebekah Russell-Bennett on ABC Breakfast (Scroll to 2:18:00)

14th October 2021 (ABC Radio)

The role of technology transfer in raising climate ambition

13th October 2021 (E&T)

Backyard birdhouse hobby turns into small business as Aussie side hustle trend grows

14th October 2021 (ABC News)

Australia stalls vaccine supply

21st August 2021 (The Saturday Paper)

Relaxation of will-making rules during COVID may open elderly to abuse

4th August 2021 (Brisbane Times)

Analysis shows one job saved for every nine people vaccinated as economists back cash incentives

4th August 2021 (The Age)

New ARC Centre uses behavioural economics to spur adoption of beneficial technology

23rd July 2021 (QUT Media)

The ARC has announced BITA – The ARC Training Centre for Behavioural Insights for Technology Adoption

21th July 2021 (BEST News Post)

Developing an Australian Trust Index (PhD scholarship)

8th July 2021 (QUT PhD Scholarship)

Bringing sexy back: What Australian men & women find attractive in a potential mate

20th May 2021 (QUT Media)

Men are from Mars, women are from… Mars? How people choose partners is surprisingly similar (but depends on age)

20th May 2021 (The Conversation)

How financial literacy and reflection can prepare you for challenging times

5th May 2021 (Think Forward Initiative)

Bringing sexy back: What do Aussie men and women find attractive in a potential mate?

20th May 2021 (ABC - WA Afternoons)

Machine learning is changing our culture. Try this text-altering tool to see how

1st June 2021 (The Conversation)

‘Commit to Quit’ on World No Tobacco Day

31st May 2021 (QUT Media)

On the scope of problem solving

11th May 2021 (BEST Blog Post)

Law expert says historic trade waiver for COVID-19 crisis can save lives

6th May 2021 (QUT Media)

School banking programs target 'vulnerable consumers'. But research shows kids are smarter than you think

25th February 2021 (The Conversation)

To dine or not to dine?― Guidelines to understanding consumer wellbeing during COVID-19

25th March 2021 (QUTeX Blog Post)

Perception critical to women’s breast reconstruction decision making

18th February 2021 (QUT Media)

The People Who Treat Their Roombas Like Family

4th February 2021 (Debugger)

Remaking the Maker Movement

3rd February 2021 (Medium Blog Post)

COVID lockdowns prove Aussies aren't larrikins after all

10th February 2021 (ABC Radio Brisbane)

The Relationship Between Religion and Cooperation

7th February 2021 (2SER Radio)

Think before you act: Cooperation not intuitive for Christians or atheists

2nd February 2021 (QUT Media)

Consumers go local and buy from the bush

15th December 2020 (BEST Blog Post)

The social robots are here! New double PhD program launched

December 10th 2020 (BEST Blog Post)

Serving humanity through collaboration aligns BEST's vision with ServCollab's mission

25th November 2020 (BEST Blog Post)

Queensland Election Spending Promises

29th October 2020 (BEST Webpage)

COVID-19 control rests with human behaviour, at least until a vaccine arrives

24th September 2020 (QUT Media)

An Australian top researcher! D/Prof Dietmar W. Hutmacher listed as a Lifetime Achiever

24th September 2020 (BEST Blog Post)

What about the humans?

September 21st 2020 (BEST Blog Post)

The Covid-19 Pandemic as External Enabler of Entrepreneurship

30th April 2020 (QUT Media)

Social firms come out on top in job creation!

22nd April 2020 (QUT Media)

Social good creates economic boost

15th May 2020 (QUT Media)

ANU & BEST PhD student to present at Energy Networks 2021 Conference

9th September 2020 (BEST Blog Post)

BeefLedger: 2020 Good Design Awards Winner

8th September 2020 (BEST Blog Post)

'Attack Helicopters’ an online sub-culture to watch out for

1st September 2020 (QUT Media)

Platform dependency and the global techlash

26th August 2020 (Medium)

Tissue engineer and biostatistician are QUT’s 2020 Young Tall Poppies

28th August 2020 (QUT Media)

A masked ultimatum: On irrationality in times of COVID-19

August 13th 2020 (BEST Blog Post)

Another world-first for Brisbane’s biomedical 3D printing interdisciplinary team

21st July 2020 (QUT Media)

COVID-19's economic impact could be stressing out our kids

21st July 2020 (The Conversation)

Were we prepared for this?

13th July 2020 (BEST Blog Post)

The social gene! Why this pandemic will leave the world inherently depressed and non-social?

30th June 2020 (BEST Blog Post)

Finding the right incentives to navigate COVID-19

30th April 2020 (ABC's "The Economists")

Trust deficit disorder: Do we trust the news media in Australia?

27th March 2020 (QUT Business School News)

Do Australians Trust News Media? Mostly Yes, A New Study Shows

20th April 2020 (The Wire)

Ten Points about the ACCC Mandatory Code for Google and Facebook

22nd April 2020 (Medium - The Platform Governance Project)

Government faces difficult task to regulate digital giants like Google and Facebook

April 20 2020 (The Canberra Times)

GetReady: A simulator for training financial preparedness under resource scarcity

16th April 2020 (Think Forward Initiative)

Sink or Swim: The COVID-19 Impact on Environmental Health, Fish Levels and Illicit Maritime Activity

22nd April 2020 (Nature Research)

On the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day: Lessons for the Climate Crisis from the Coronavirus

21st April 2020 (Nature Research)

What Can We Learn from James Lovelock’s latest book Novacene for Earth Day?

21st April 2020 (Nature Research)

The Dark Art and White Magic of Online Teaching

15th April 2020 (SERVISIG Blog Piece)

How can we restore trust in media? Fewer biases and conflicts of interest, a new study shows

17th April 2020 (The Conversation)

Beaches, cafes, schools: Experts weigh up when to loosen restrictions on social life

12th April 2020 (Sydney Morning Herald)

Certified Corona-Immunity as a Resource with Prof. Benno Torgler

9th April 2020 (Economics Explained Ep. 30)

Student project spurs 'toolkit' to prevent mature women becoming homeless

11th April 2020 (Brisbane Times)

People and their movement – new data on human mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic

28th April 2020 (BEST News)

Mistrusting the news: What Australians want from news media

Edition 67 - March 2020 (Griffith Review)

Grading A’s for university students in these difficult times

25th March 2020 (Nature Research)

Preventing homelessness for mature women with QUT BEST practice

17th Feb 2020 (QUT Media)

Stocking up to prepare for a crisis isn’t ‘panic buying’. It’s actually a pretty rational choice

27th February 2020 (The Conversation)

New Mater-QUT Biobank improves breast cancer research

5th March 2020 (Mater News)

Retailers can deal with toilet paper crisis from the bottom up

6th March 2020 (QUT Media)