News

The rise of online marketplaces is a business trend that continues to snowball globally. In Australia alone, purchases from marketplaces have grown 74 per cent year-on-year from 2017 according to a national study.

Upskilling was the name of the game when energy specialist Jessie Sadler went back to university, but little did she know the experience would turn her into an entrepreneur forging new paths in fashion for the physically impaired.

Change-maker and HR leader Julia Poloai explains why her urge to gain global experience and make a difference in people’s lives led her to an unexpected study choice she’ll never look back from.

It took a devastating diagnosis for Timmothy Green, a previous Army Captain to master change and find a new purpose. He explains how the MBA helped him prepare for a new role as a consultant – and one which also allows him to spend more time with his wife-to-be.

Samantha Rush has always been driven by curiosity; from pulling apart and rebuilding appliances in childhood, to today rebuilding systems, processes and businesses in her career. She shares how the combination of curiosity, courage and a UQ MBA have allowed her to take the driver's seat and shape her own impact.

UQ MBA alumnus Matt Granfield is on a mission to change the way we think about homelessness, one room at a time, via his not-for-profit organisation Spare Keys.

Leading with purpose is a term that is often thrown around, but it’s one Tim Kuusik personally embodies. He started a UQ MBA to change career direction, but now the 34-year-old is laser-focused on creating social impact and transforming everything he touches for the better – from the performing arts industry to communication in bushfire zones.

Kellie Davis joined the Royal Australian Air Force in 2008 as an Air Combat Officer (ACO) and spent most of her career as mission crew at 2SQN on the E7-A Wedgetail. After 10 years of military service, she was ready for a new challenge.

Many professionals fall into the trap of progressing down a career path that starts to dictate its own trajectory – where they become a passive participant rather than an active shaper of their own professional destiny. This is exactly how Jane Lewin felt as a young lawyer – until she claimed back ownership of her path by taking a more mindful approach to focus on what she wanted to achieve.

While working as an Army Officer in the Australian Army and taking a career break, Grant Joy decided to start a Master of Business Administration (MBA). For Grant, studying an MBA was originally the step that would enable him to make a permanent leap outside of Defence. But completing his UQ MBA program ended up being the catalyst to so much more.

Maggie shares how studying a UQ Master of Business Administration (MBA) transformed her career and what it’s like to study an MBA while working full time.

Business graduate, Dr James Fielding, has been recognised for his entrepreneurial leadership and service to UQ Ventures in the 2021 UQ Alumni Awards.

Each day for Benjamin Wiltshire is never the same. The University of Queensland Business School Alumni works at Citi as a Global Markets Analyst on the trading floor – it’s busy, fast-paced and steeped in responsibility, but Benjamin loves the challenge of his rising career.

UQ experts explain the many factors influencing someone's susceptibility to conspiracy theories, and how social media is changing how rumours manifest.

After a successful pilot, UQ Business School became an accredited partner with the Carbon Literacy Project as the first university in Australia to launch a Carbon Literacy Program.

In a non-COVID year, Australia’s vineyards host more than eight million wine tourists. While these visitors benefit wine producers and regional communities, they also generate a substantial amount of greenhouse gases.

Australia is one of only three countries in the world to ‘break the glass ceiling’ and exceed 30 per cent of women on top-listed company boards without legislated quotas, according to University of Queensland research.

COVID-19 has deprived Queenslanders of almost 4.7 million holidays, according to a study by University of Queensland academics.

UQ Bachelor of Commerce and Economics alumnus, Tara Osborne, is one of the six BOSS Young Executives named for 2021. Ever since she was a child, she has been good with numbers and money, and now she is the general manager of strategy and investor relations at Bingo.

UQ Bachelor of Commerce and Economics alumnus, Fahim Khondaker, is one of the six BOSS Young Executives named for 2021. It was his involvement and critical thinking to help the plight of elderly citizens during the Royal Commission into Aged Care and Safety that made him stand out.