Book Launch – 3D Printing and Beyond
3D Printing and Beyond – Intellectual Property and Regulation. Edited by Dinusha Mendis, William H. Neukom, and Matthew Rimmer. Recently, we had the pleasure of launching a new book on the legal and regulatory implications of 3D printing, edited by DMRC member, Professor Matthew Rimmer, from the QUT Law Faculty, and colleagues…
Book Launch – Social Media Entertainment
Social Media Entertainment – The New Intersection of Hollywood and Silicon Valley By Stuart Cunningham and David Craig. Recently, we had the pleasure of launching a new book from DMRC member, Distinguished Professor Stuart Cunningham, and his colleague David Craig, Clinical Associate Professor at USC Annenberg’s School for…
QUT academic wins international scholar of the year award
QUT School of Communication lecturer Dr T.J. Thomson has won an international award for excellence in research in fields of communication and journalism. The Australian and New Zealand Communication Association and Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia jointly announced on Friday 5 July that QUT academic Dr T.J….
International team wins $2.5 million for journalism innovation project
DMRC researchers Jean Burgess and Axel Bruns are part of an international team of leading scholars and journalists who have received a major Canadian research grant for journalism innovation. The $2.5m Partnership Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) will support the development of the Global Journalism…
Digital inclusion on remote cattle stations in the Northern Gulf – DMRC and JCU research collaboration
DMRC Research Fellow Dr Amber Marshall, together with colleagues from James Cook University (JCU) and QUT, has recently completed a project investigating consumer needs and issues relating to the provision and use of internet and telecommunications services in rural and remote Australia. Funded by the Australian Communications Consumer…
EOIs now open: ARC Discovery Early Career Award 2021
QUT’s Digital Media Research Centre (DMRC) is calling for Expressions of Interest from outstanding early career researchers (up to 5 years post-PhD) who are considering applying for an Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA), for submission in March 2020 and commencement in January 2021. We will offer…
QUT and Australia Post support digital mentoring in Australian communities.
QUT’s Digital Media Research Centre has partnered with Australia Post to investigate the important role of digital mentors in Australian communities. The findings of the research have been published in a report which was launched on 21 May 2019 at the ‘Digital Mentoring: Practice and Program Forum’, co-convened by Good Things Foundation…
Consortium tackles communication challenges for northern Australia
A new project funded by the Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) – and led by QUT’s Digital Media research Centre – will pave the way for investment in digital inclusion policy, interventions, programs, and communications infrastructure across the region. The project will help improve the profitability…
DMRC Member elected Fellow of the International Communication Association
Professor Terry Flew from the Creative Industries Faculty and the Digital Media Research Centre has been elected a Fellow of the International Communication Association (ICA). The ICA is the world’s oldest and largest communication association, with over 4,500 members worldwide. Its 69th annual conference in Washington, DC was attended…
AAH Digital Media, Digital Methods and the Humanities Workshop – 13 November
The DMRC is partnering with the Australian Academy of the Humanities to host a special event for early career humanities researchers. The Digital Media, Digital Methods and the Humanities Workshop will be held on Wednesday 13 November 2019 at QUT’s Kelvin Grove campus in Brisbane. This interactive full day workshop will bring…