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News and Partnerships

The College of Business, Law and Governance is proud to collaborate with a number of organisations and initiatives across the Cairns and Townsville regions. These mutually beneficial partnerships thrive on innovation and drive success. Together we support a passion for learning, the local community, and the Tropics. Below is a snapshot of some of the programs and organisations the College is a part of.

We also host a number of events each year for our students and the wider community.

News

The ethics of food waste
Wed, 9 Jun 2021
Australians throw away more than 100kg of food per person each year – but we’re still more worried about having full fridges than wasting food, according to new research from James Cook University.

Managing like a Boss
Fri, 9 Apr 2021
James Cook University researchers have quizzed top managers on their leadership styles, providing new insights into how to make workplaces run more effectively.

Determined to fix outback internet
Fri, 5 Feb 2021
Rural Australia’s internet problems will be put under the microscope by a James Cook University PhD student who started his own business to help solve connectivity problems in the bush.

Call for price rises as cut-price smokes used more
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
James Cook University researchers are calling for cigarette price increases after they found plain packaging has moved smokers to buy cheaper cigarettes – and to consume more of them.

Prize offered for thoughts on hotel reviews
Fri, 12 Jun 2020
JCU researchers are investigating how influential online reviews can be when choosing a hotel, and are offering a $100 prize to people who participate in their survey.

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