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Did you know that the library subscribes to OptionMetrics via WRDS. 

'OptionMetrics is the premier provider of historical options data for use in empirical research and econometric studies. Quantitative researchers and financial professionals leverage OptionMetrics data for purposes such as analyzing market movement before mergers and acquisitions; exploring the relationship between option prices and daily stock return serial correlation; and investigating possible cases of insider trading.'

If this is useful for your research and you are eligible for WRDS access (staff and research students), log on today! 

QUT Library has a subscription for a limited number of researchers to have access to Innovation Aus 

InnovationAus.com is an independent journalism publisher reporting on state and federal policies and programs that help underpin the commercial development of Australia’s tech industry with a focus on the opportunities that align with the Australian Government’s strategic industry priorities – from advanced manufacturing to critical minerals and renewable energy, and AgriTech to cybersecurity and Defence.

Please email library.buslaw@qut.edu.au if you would like to request access. 

The OER Collective is designed to incentivise development of open textbooks by academic authors at participating institutions.

It’s that time of year when SAGE Publishing kindly donates money to award to eleven worthy recipients in the SAGE Higher Degree Research (HDR) Student Publication prize. There are prizes for the top research outputs produced and published by a HDR student. There will be five prizes of $400 awarded: one each to the top published paper in each of the five Faculties and $400 will be awarded for the top published paper by an Indigenous HDR student.  There are also five prizes of $100 for commended papers, one in each of the Faculties. The competition is now open until 20th October 2024.  https://www.library.qut.edu.au/about/tellus/surveyspromos/

To be eligible to enter, you must satisfy the following criteria:

1. Be a current QUT Higher Degree Research (HDR) Student at the time the work was prepared and submitted for publication.
2. Be the lead or corresponding author and have played a significant role in data collection, data analysis, and preparation of  a manuscript accepted for publication in a high quality, refereed (peer-reviewed) journal.  The journal can be in any subject area and should be allocated a Quartile 1 (Q1) or Quartile 2 (Q2) ranking in Scimago, Journal Citation Reports (JCR) or the ABDC (Australian Business Deans Council) Journal List or equivalent high-quality journals.  Manuscripts must have been accepted for publication between 1st November 2023 and 20th October 2024.
3. Affiliate the research work with Queensland University of Technology (QUT).
4. Provide a copy of the publication and the email from the journal, stating acceptance for publication.
5. Provide a lay summary (approximately 250 words (+10% max.)) which describes the research behind the publication, its context, implications and expected real world impact in language that can be understood by a broad audience.
6. Complete the application form and attach all necessary documents by 20/10/2024.

You’ve already done the hard work of writing the paper or producing the research output; enter now with the chance to further highlight your research!

For the full terms and conditions are available here. To apply, click here.

If you’d like more information, contact osc@qut.edu.au