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Griffith Asia Institute Research Seminar: Japan and the new silk road: A Sino-Japanese battle of multilateral development banks?

The politics of international infrastructure and its financing have been receiving increased attention in the past years. Most recently, top Japanese politicians, including Prime Minister Abe, expressed interest in conditional cooperation with China's Belt and Road initiative and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.

Perspectives:Asia Lecture: Australian sports diplomacy in the Pacific

"Sport is a universal language and plays a unique role in shaping and showcasing Australia's identity, values and culture" (Australian Sports Diplomacy Strategy 2015-18).

Moderated by Professor Caitlin Byrne, Director, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University, this seminar explores how sport and sportspeople can play a role in enhancing diplomatic outcomes, expanding people-to-people connections and promoting cultural, trade, education and tourism opportunities.

Improving care and quality of life of people living with dementia through social and telepresence robots

Menzies Health Institute Queensland Seminar with Professor Wendy Moyle.
This presentation will demonstrate what we have learnt to date about the impact of using the robots in dementia care. Findings related to improvements in engagement, socialisation and mood as well as the feasibility of using social and telepresence robots from three studies will be outlined.

What happens to people with dementia in hospital

Menzies Health Institute Queensland Optimising Health Outcomes Program Seminar with Dr Laurie Grealish
In association with Dementia Awareness Month, this presentation will review national data on what can happen to older people with dementia in hospital, and share research into innovations to address these matters, which is currently being undertaken in collaboration with Gold Coast Health and other Queensland Health sites.

Research translation and implementation: a bi-directional continuum

Menzies Health Institute Queensland Optimising Health Outcomes Program Seminar with Prof Allan Cripps AO and Prof Andrea Marshall.
While the words ‘Research Translation' are used within and across many disciplines, there is not necessarily a shared understanding of what these mean. In this seminar we will explore what research translation across the continuum looks like and the strategies required to facilitate translation of research findings into policy and practice.

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).