Higher Education

Lara McKay QUT Vice-President (Engagement) and Chief Marketing Officer. | Newsreel

McKay to oversee QUT engagement and marketing

CEO and senior executive Lara McKay is the new Vice-President (Engagement) and Chief Marketing Officer at QUT. Ms McKay will join the Brisbane university from Ormond
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The devastating northern NSW floods in 2022 - Newsreel

World-first treatment program for flood survivors

Southern Cross University has been chosen to trial a new treatment program to help residents of northern NSW suffering Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) after the
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A baby breastfeeding/ | Newsreel

Push for breastfeeding to be a carbon offset

Australian researchers say breastfeeding should be treated as a carbon offset in global plans for a sustainable public health system. In a report prepared for the World
Read more 8 May 2024
QUT's Ingrid Larkin at a pop-up clothes shop. | Newsreel

Free clothes help students become work-ready

Students struggling with cost-of-living pressures will have access to free clothes to help them become work-ready. A “Clothes for Careers” pop-up shop will operate
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John Palma (First Secretary to the PNG Minister for Education), Mary Hurwood (program project manager, QUT Engagement and Development), Francis Alua (PNG MP for Karimui-Nomane), Professor Mark Harvey (QUT Deputy Vice-Chancellor, International and External Relations), Lucas Dawa Dekena (PNG Minister for Education), Professor Lori Lockyer (Executive Dean, QUT Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice), Professor Sue Irvine (Head of the QUT School of Early Childhood and Inclusive Education), and Dr Uke Kombra (Secretary for the PNG Department of Education). | Newsreel

QUT boosts skills of PNG teachers

Thousands of teachers in Papua New Guinea will be upskilled through a new QUT diploma course. The Brisbane university is helping the country transition to a new school
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Student on calculator looking at bill | Newsreel

Debt and placement support for students

Students have received cost-of-living support through two recent Federal Government announcements on debt and “prac” placements. On the weekend it was
Read more 7 May 2024
QUT Professor Cassandra Cross. | Newsreel

Time to see scams as life-destroying crimes

Fraud needs to be elevated in the Australian conscience to better communicate the devastating impact it has on individuals and the wider community. QUT Professor
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Brisbane river and botanic gardens. | Newsreel

Brisbane poised to be regional powerhouse

Brisbane has multiple advantages over other Australian capitals, as it eyes an economy that is tipped to approach $300 billion within a decade. A State of the City
Read more 4 May 2024
QUT Professor Cassandra Cross at desk | Newsreel

Cross gives victims of fraud a voice

By Elissa Lawrence The devastating impact of fraud has far-reaching consequences. QUT’s Professor Cassandra Cross has made it her mission to give victims of fraud a
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QUT Distinguished Professor Lidia Morawska | Newsreel

Morawska joins Mandela and Kennedy on Academy list

QUT Distinguished Professor Lidia Morawska has been elected to the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Science. A world-leading air quality expert, Professor
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