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Can over-reliance on AI technologies erode our skills?

Our more boring but important tasks are being outsourced to AI – but research says we may forget how to do them ourselves. Dr Tapani Rinta-Kahila explains how this happens, and how to keep hold of the expertise we need.

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Making magic: 7 lessons all businesses can learn from Walt Disney World

Disney’s business model is underpinned by creating a feeling of magic for millions of visitors. UQ Business School tourism and service experts explain how businesses can learn from Disney’s approach.

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How the 4-day work week could be a game-changer for gender equality

As public interest grows in the 4-day work week, questions arise over whether shorter weeks could make gender equality a reality in the home and office. UQ researchers share their critical insights.

Lessons for a lifetime: Why are first jobs so important?

Why Katrina King – a GM at an investment firm managing $100 billion – still uses lessons from her first job at a hair salon.

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Only 57 producers are responsible for 80% of all fossil fuel and cement CO2 emissions since 2016

Published on: 9 April 2024

A new report released by the think tank InfluenceMap suggests that net zero targets set by the Paris climate change agreement in 2015 are yet to make a significant impact on fossil fuel production.

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Terrorist content lurks all over the internet – regulating only 6 major platforms won’t be nearly enough

Published on: 22 March 2024

Australia’s eSafety commissioner has sent legal notices to Google, Meta, Telegram, WhatsApp, Reddit and X (formerly Twitter) asking them to show what they’re doing to protect Australians from online extremism.

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Resilience plan for Queensland tourism unveiled

Published on: 6 February 2024

A three-year project led by The University of Queensland and the tourism industry has delivered a roadmap to help one of the state’s most important sectors develop resilience and recover from disaster.

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Queensland’s social enterprise sector to benefit from UQ Business School research grant

Published on: 5 February 2024

Identifying strategies to build resilient social enterprises in Queensland is the focus of a substantial research grant awarded to UQ Business School’s Social Impact Research Hub.