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With Queensland’s catastrophic bushfires front of mind, a strategic management academic from The University of Queensland (UQ) Business School is urging for adaptation of the insurance industry to assist in society’s ability to recover from climate change-related disasters.

Stephen Dash arrived in the US seven years ago with a suitcase and a dream. Recently, the humble Brisbane innovator sold his financial technology start-up, Credible, for a whopping $585 million.

A researcher from The University of Queensland (UQ) Business School has been awarded an Australian Research Council (ARC) Australian Laureate Fellowship.

Mentoring is something that all great professionals climbing the corporate ladder are told they need, but how do you find and connect with top mentors?

Ben Ricketts once described himself as a 'greenie', and while he started his career in law with this ideal, life would ultimately get in the way. Here, he shares his journey and how the UQ MBA reignited his passion and transformed his career.

Reds backrower Angus Scott-Young is shattering the modern myth that sporting and academic excellence can't mix as he prepares to graduate with a double degree from The University of Queensland inn commerce and science.

The impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and technology on customer experience is a key focus for the newly-formed Industry Advisory Board from The University of Queensland (UQ) Business School.

Business sustainability expert Dr Belinda Wade, a researcher and lecturer at The University of Queensland Business School shares some insights as to how individuals and businesses can incorporate sustainability into their day-to-day lives and long-term planning.

Networking can be nerve-wracking. Even the most seasoned professionals can feel pushed out of their comfort zone when faced with a room full of strangers and little time to find common ground. Remi Descamps, an MBA Career Advisor at UQ Business School provides his top five tips for successful networking.

Expensive, irrelevant and obsolete are common misconceptions about studying a Master of Business Administration (MBA). Learn the five myths surround an MBA degree.

A leader in cyber security, data science and artificial intelligence will head up The University of Queensland’s prestigious Business School following a competitive global search.

There is no magic formula to having tough discussions about performance, but it is possible to make them less daunting.

Joanne Bergamin’s career reads like a movie script. The Australian-born writer, public relations expert and UQ MBA graduate has been living and working in Rome for the last thirteen years, most of them inside the Vatican. In fact, she was the first Australian to move inside the Holy City and pick up a Vatican passport in the process.

Adam shares how a UQ Young Achievers scholarship provided him with the chance to achieve his dream of going from bush to business.

The University of Queensland (UQ) Business School has partnered with Women in Super Queensland (WIS QLD) to provide support for women in leadership and executive roles related to the superannuation industry, with three scholarship places on offer.

A team of four students from The University of Queensland Business School have taken second place in a competition hosted at RECon - the world’s largest retail real estate convention, in Las Vegas.

Global innovation expert, ideas connector and head of Graduate Management at UQ Business School, Associate Professor Tim Kastelle discusses why leaders need constant curiosity and how the need to know shaped his own career journey.

Climate Week feature – Organizations must reconceptualise sustainability as a means to transform; not only meeting the needs of society and the environment, but also creating a sustainable competitive advantage.

It’s impossible to ignore the impact of technology on business in this day and age, not to mention the lightning speed at which it’s developing. Technological advancements such as artificial intelligence and cloud databases are rapidly shaping an ever-evolving blueprint of how we conduct business in the future regardless of whether you’re a multinational company or a newly formed startup.

It is a brave person who can say with certainty what consumers will want, or technologies will emerge, over the next few years, especially with the crazy politics in the world right now.

The good news for entrepreneurs is more uncertainty equals more opportunity. With an eye for an opportunity, and a preparedness to take a risk, entrepreneurs can move in to places established companies fear to tread.