Griffith Asia Institute Research Seminar: Political economy of financial reforms in authoritarian transition economies: A comparative analysis of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Alexandr Akimov examines financial reforms in two countries of post-communist Central Asia, which share common Soviet past, have close geographical location, cultural, language and religious ties - Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. Yet, their approach to economic reform was rather different. As a consequence, outcomes of those reforms varied. The difference is especially noticeable in the aftermath of the global financial crisis (GFC).
Brain and Behaviour HDR Conference presentations
Menzies Health Institute Queensland Optimising Health Outcomes ProgramDementia Awareness Month Events Schedule Tuesday 26 September
A new method for assessing thermoregulatory impairments during exercise in clinical populations and Thermoregulatory responses to exercise in people with heart failure
Dr Jay's presentation will discuss new methods for assessing impairments during exercise in clinical populations and examine a recently developed new experimental approach to identify the influence of various factors. Bryce Balmain's presentation will examine the thermoregulatory responses to exercise in the heat in people with heart failure, discuss findings of key studies focussing on thermoregulation in heart failure and describe some of the ongoing work in this area.
Brisbane Lowy Institute Paper Launch - Choosing Openness: Why global engagement is best for Australia
In the early part of the twentieth century, the world turned inwards as fear shut down flows of people and goods across national borders. A century later, can we make a better choice?Please join us for the launch of Choosing Openness, a new Lowy Institute Paper by the Hon Dr Andrew Leigh MP and published by Penguin Random House Australia.
Bedside to bench and back again: facilitating translational research in Australia
Menzies Health Institute Queensland Lecture with Professor Ian Frazer AC FRSâWhile Australia is widely recognised for output in the basic biomedical sciences, the country's contribution to the global translation of biomedical research output into practical outcomes has been less spectacular with regulatory system favouring early stage translation. Solutions must cross the state/federal health system divide and harness competitiveness.