Sparking ‘The Conversation’ in September

It’s been a busy writing month for our University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) researchers and academics.

They’ve had eight articles published in The Conversation – three more than we saw in both July and August.

Backed by news, research and analysis, their expert commentary covered quite the spread of topics – check it out!

• Associate Professor Alice Brown l Some unis are moving away from in-person lectures. Here’s why that’s not such a bad thing.
• Geoff Keating l Papua New Guinea has played an important role in Australian history – it’s time we acknowledged that.
• Dr Kate Cantrell and Dr David Fenton l Congratulations, Get Rich! is a glittering ghost story where emotion is lost to theatrics.
• Dr Kate Cantrell l Death Cap Murders portrays Erin Patterson as a woman who craved community – and would ‘stop at nothing’.
• Dr Daryl Sparkes l A pretty face helped make Robert Redford a star. Talent and dedication kept him one.
• Dr Kate Cantrell l Wealthy, whiny and wildly tone deaf: Elizabeth Gilbert’s new memoir exemplifies ‘priv-lit’.
• Dr Nicole Brownlie and Associate Professor Renee Desmarchelier l We often see lists of ‘top’ schools. But what makes a good school for your child?
• Professor Charlotte Brownlow l From ‘refrigerator mothers’ to paracetamol: why harmful autism myths are so common’.