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Two alumni from The University of Queensland’s School of Economics were among the honourees on the 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honours list.

That new technologies could actually be bad for us, by sapping our attention or ruining our memories, is an argument that goes back to Socrates. It’s tempting to summarily dismiss these concerns, but such tech-doomsaying is actually an important part of economic discovery.

Why foreign investment is no easy fix for Africa's energy needs.

Three projects involving researchers from The University of Queensland’s Faculty of Business, Economics and Law will share in more than $600,000 in funding from the Federal Government’s Australian Research Council Linkage Project grants.

The School of Economics' Associate Professor Renuka Mahadevan has received a prestigious Understanding China Fellowship.

The internationally renowned speaker Professor Donna Ginther, from the University of Kanas, gave a thought-provoking presentation on the effects of mentoring women in academia to over 70 delegates at the University of Queensland on 1 June.

The University of Queensland has appointed Professor Daniel Zizzo as the new Head of School and Academic Dean for UQ’s School of Economics.

The UQ School of Economics hosted a Smart City Workshop on Monday 28 May 2018 to provide a forum for collaboration and ideas sharing on how to address the impact of rapid ditigalisation on urban areas.

These three-year fellowships foster the development of promising ECRs and reward exceptional mid-career and senior academic staff.

In 2014, a chess competitor collapsed during his final match of the Chess Olympiad in Norway. Within hours, another was found dead in his hotel room. Earlier, a chess grandmaster died of a heart attack while playing a tournament game in Finland in 2000. Within the same year, another player died after having a stroke during his tournament in Berlin.

These incidents led many to believe the stress of playing chess could be harmful and even fatal. So we decided to test the theory playing chess at an elite level elevates the risk of premature death.

Eminent School of Economics researcher, Dr Ian MacKenzie, presents solutions for Australia following the decision by China to no longer accept our recycling waste.

The UQ Confucius Institute in collaboration with the School of Economics has designed a new training course to provide insights into the culture and life of students coming from China to study at UQ.

Professor John Quiggin wrote an opinion piece for the New York Times on 6 March 2018 outlining his views on millennial.

Professor Andrew McLennan is an internationally renowned researcher in the fields of mathematical economics and game theory. In this Q&A, he provides some insight into the world of game theory, his current and future projects, and the value of his research.

Professor John Quiggin has written an opinion piece for the New York Times about what bitcoin reveals about our financial markets. The full article can be viewed on the New York Times website.

For more than 30 years, Professor Andrew McLennan has been working to complete our knowledge of the Nash equilibria.

Australia's Emissions Reduction Fund is almost empty. It shouldn't be refilled.

More than 150 students from The University of Queensland embarked on their journey towards career success at the first BEL SET Employability Conference for 2018.

New and returning students at The University of Queensland will cross paths for the first time this week, as classes – and Connect Week – officially begin.

The University of Queensland has appointed a Chief Student Entrepreneur to inspire and mentor young innovators.