Education

Woman charging electric vehicle. | Newsreel

New sodium-based battery can charge in seconds

Korean researchers have announced the development of a sodium-ion battery that can be charged in seconds. The breakthrough is attracting global attention because sodium
Read more 23 April 2024
Researchers in grain field. | Newsreel

Grain growers needed to help build on-farm resilience

A gun team of agricultural researchers has assembled to unearth useful methods for assessing how different practices are improving the health, resilience and
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Composer Ethan Waller. | Newsreel

Illness keeping 100,000 students away from school

New digital support services have been released to support more than 100,000 students who are missing out on significant school time due to medical and mental
Read more 22 April 2024
Stressed teacher. | Newsreel

Program aims to take WHS burden off teachers

Queensland teachers will have extra support to reduce administration tasks under a joint Federal-State pilot program. The program will fund 11 specialist staff across 33
Read more 19 April 2024
Animation of avatar talking on headset. | Newsreel

TAFE teacher-bot clones to support 24/7 learning

Queensland’s TAFE teachers are about to partner with robot versions of themselves to better meet the 24/7 needs of students. TAFE Queensland Chief Executive Officer
Read more 17 April 2024
School children in playground. | Newsreel

School land struggle as 90,000 student influx looms

The Queensland school sector is struggling to find land for new schools as it contemplates an influx of 90,000 new students in less than 20 years. Independent Schools
Read more 17 April 2024
Speakers at the AFI policy leaders forum. | Newsreel

Dire skills shortage looms without new job pathways

Queensland is facing a “dire” shortage of skilled labour over the next 20 years without a radical overhaul of education and training pathways. The leaders of two
Read more 17 April 2024
QUT fashion lecturer Dr Madeline Taylor in art studio. | Newsreel

Lecturer focuses on future of fashion in Finland

A QUT fashion lecturer and acclaimed theatre costume designer will spend 2025 in Finland on a fellowship funded by the European Union to explore new technologies in her
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School children and teacher in classroom. | Newsreel

Home schooling and discipline changes withdrawn

The Queensland Government has amended its new Education bill to remove items relating to student discipline and home schooling. Education Minister Di Farmer said there
Read more 16 April 2024
Equipment at The Australian Translational Genomics Centre. | Newsreel

Partnership provides precision cancer care

Queensland cancer patients will have easier access to clinical trials thanks to a new partnership between QUT and a non-profit research agency. The Brisbane
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