We already know there is more pressure on women than men to look a certain way in many workplaces. Often it involves spending more time getting ready in the morning, and more money on hair, clothes and make-up. It's a gender bias that some women understandably conform to — largely research tell us looking good helps us get ahead at work.
A national education campaign like the widely successful “Slip, Slop, Slap” sunsmart movement is needed to reverse old-fashioned sexism in Australian households, with young girls still doing traditional ‘women’s work’ like cooking and cleaning.
Australians heading overseas are ignoring potential health risks out of a desire to escape reality through travel, according to University of Queensland-led research
After an extensive and competitive process which saw The University of Queensland (UQ) receive 42 applications from around the world, three PhD candidates have now been awarded scholarships to begin research into some of the most pressing issues facing Australia’s ecotourism industry.
For the first time since the extraordinary boom of the 90s Japanese travellers are flocking to Queensland in a renaissance worth almost half a billion dollars to the state’s tourism industry.
The need for research to have an application that meaningfully impacts business or community was on the agenda recently for a workshop hosted at The University of Queensland (UQ) Business School.