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New project helps children to breathe easy

Artificial intelligence will be used to better understand wheezing in young children and prevent the unnecessary use of asthma medication. QUT Professor Anne Chang has

QUT vaccine aims for chlamydia-free koalas

A respected Australasian researcher is leading the fight to save Australia’s koala population, with a QUT-led vaccine program releasing its first chlamydia-free animal

Mary MacKillop College Nundah principal Erin Wedge and students.

Drive to create ‘courageous young woman’

Creating courageous young women with integrity and a passion to serve drives the new principal of north Brisbane all-girls school Mary MacKillop College Nundah. Erin

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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