Reaching the end of the first semester feels a little bit like crossing the finish at the Brisbane Half Marathon today. Lots of smiles, a few wobbles along the way, but a great run!

⭐ We’re thrilled UQ has climbed the QS World University Rankings 2025 to be ranked 40 in the world. This means we’re in the top 3% of 1,500 universities ranked, recognising the impact of our research, teaching and innovation 🏆➡️ uq.edu.au/news/node/1358… QS Top Universities #QSWUR

Higher education, for international students in particular, in many countries (cough, the UK included) is one of the strongest exports with continued spillover effects on the economy.

I’m proud of this work and the support I had in developing it as a PhD candidate at Cambridge Judge. At UQ Business School we’re raising the bar for our students and bringing responsibility to the forefront of how we teach entrepreneurship.

Great opportunities for tenure track positions in strategy/ent/innovation at UNSW in Sydney: external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/5250… High performing group with (what everyone who visits tell me) is a wonderful culture.

There’s something about the water, the waves, the flow of traffic and people… a change of research perspective

But why? "Volkswagen also says that the updated voice assistant can provide information on tourist attractions, report on football games and help solve math problems. You know, all of the stuff that regular ChatGPT is used for, only in a car." engadget.com/chatgpt-is-now…

Huy Fong’s hot sauce was an instant hit when David Tran brought it to America in the 1980s. Now the company is halting production. What happened to the beloved sriracha brand? econ.st/3VCrv4s 👇

Back at the old stomping ground this week!

Come join a fantastic group in Brisbane. Hiring across levels for THREE(!) new colleagues in strategy/entrepreneurship/innovation. A great place to incubate new ideas, work with fantastic students, and to work and have fun with a vibrant friendly group. #AcademicTwitter #AOM2024

"Thinking time — the time needed to concentrate without interruptions has always been central to scholarly work." 🤔 "Scientists need more time to think" in Nature Magazine (👉🏾 nature.com/articles/d4158…)

Happy to chat with anyone interested in learning more about our group at UQ —> applications close in just a few weeks!

"These articles present an updated approach to theorizing as a form of disciplined imagination... beyond “That’s interesting!” or “That’s connected!” or “That’s real!” (Weick, 1989). They also elicit a response of plausible hopefulness: “That’s hopeful!”" journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.546…

For all my business and society, social entrepreneurship minded friends 🙌