QUT Law researchers are recipients of research funding from many sources, including major Australian Research Council (ARC) and National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funded projects and a strong history of industry and government funded research. QUT Law has impressive ARC fellowship successes that currently include 2 ARC Future Fellows and 2 ARC DECRA Fellows. QUT Law academics are currently involved in 5 ARC Discovery grants and 2 QUT Law led ARC Linkage grants.
Research projects
The Australian Child Maltreatment Study
Professor Ben Mathews leads a team of interdisciplinary researchers to better understand, prevent and respond to child maltreatment, including sexual abuse.
Find out moreClimate Change: New Duties and Liabilities in Insolvency?
Dr Elizabeth Streten aims to provide legal practitioners with clear, actionable insights into how climate change considerations are affecting their duties and liabilities in insolvency procedures.
Find out moreOptimal Regulation of Voluntary Assisted Dying
Professor Ben White’s ARC Future Fellowship aims to enhance end-of-life care through optimal regulation.
Find out moreRegulating Inequality on Digital Platforms
Professor Nic Suzor’s 2021 ARC Future Fellowship aims to find legal, ethical, technical, and commercial opportunities to counter inequality online.
Find out moreEnd of Life projects
Professor Ben White’s and Lindy Wilmott’s pioneering research into voluntary assisted dying (VAD) led to a new legal approach to end of life decision-making.
Find out moreReconceptualising Copyright to Improve Access to Screen Culture
Dr Kylie Pappalardo’s ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award examines the impact of copyright law in Australia’s screen industries, focusing on distribution and access to audiovisual material.
Find out moreRegulating the future of protein
Associate Professor Hope Johnson’s ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award investigates the expectations, opportunities and risks regarding alternative proteins and their regulation.
Find out moreOptimising Digital Compliance Processes in the Financial Services Sector
Professor Anna Huggins’ ARC Linkage project is developing a new approach to optimise digital compliance processes in Australian financial services firms.
Find out moreStrategies for Improving Labour Conditions Within the Australian Cotton Value Chain
Professor Rowena Maguire's research project aims to better understand labour issues along the Australian cotton value chain.
Find out moreAssessing the operation of voluntary assisted dying laws in Australia
Professor Lindy Willmott’s ARC Linkage grant conducts the first national assessment of how Australia’s new voluntary assisted dying (VAD) laws operated in practice.
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