Dr Amanda-Jane George is the Postgraduate Research Coordinator for the School of Business and Law, and the Research Coordinator for the College of Law. She brings commercial law experience from her career at several major Brisbane law firms, where she practised in intellectual property law, technology licensing, competition law, and commercial contract law issues. Her teaching and research builds on this experience.

Amanda-Jane’s Masters (University of London) was in the area of Intellectual Property Law, and her PhD (University of Queensland), which was cited by the High Court, was in the area of Patent Law.

Amanda-Jane has published and been active in making submissions to government inquiries in various areas of law.

(1) She has extensively published in the area of intellectual property, particularly trade marks and patent law;

(2) She has co-authored a text on technology licensing;

(3) public law and executive power;

(4) competition law.

Current research projects. Amanda has received funding from the University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology, and Central Queensland University in relation to her projects.

Amanda’s current research projects include:

(1) Growing a culture of collaboration in Australia (innovation partnering);

(2) Understanding Adversity in Online Learning (scholarship project);

(3) Contribution to forthcoming book publication on design thinking.