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Fire Ant researcher Professor Nigel Andrew. | Newsreel

Dangerous ants attacking our way of life

Researchers have warned that Australia’s way of life is under real threat from dangerous fire ants that have crossed the Queensland border and are invading

QUT Professor Lidia Morawska. | Newsreel

Blueprint a pathway to mandated clean indoor air

A QUT professor, who hit the headlines during the COVID pandemic, is urging governments to legislate appropriate indoor air quality standards in public spaces. Professor

QUT Pathways to Politics for Women graduates. | Newsreel

QUT political course builds pathway to councils

Two of Queensland’s newly-elected mayors are graduates of a QUT program which delivered 13 successful candidates in March’s local government elections. A total of 26

QUT Professor Kerrie Mengersen. | Newsreel

Data-driven passion secures top science award

From creating Australia’s first interactive cancer atlas to saving jaguars in the Amazon, QUT Professor Kerrie Mengersen’s research is changing the world. As well as

Southern Cross University Students enjoy new learning model. | Newsreel

Early wins for bold new university model

A bold new university learning model is showing highly promising early results in academic outcomes and student satisfaction. The Southern Cross Model, first introduced

Professor Richi Nayak and Dr Md Abul Bashar from QUT. | Newsreel

Modern machine learning returning ancestors home

Enhanced data mining can help speed up the process of returning ancestral human remains to countries of origin. In a new study, QUT computer scientists explain how

Reserve astronaut Dr Meganne Christian. | Newsreel

Hopes high for more Aussies to become astronauts

All Australians should be in the running to be part of the nation’s first manned space flight, according to Australian-raised reserve astronaut Dr Meganne

Sheil to chair Great Barrier Reef expert panel

QUT Vice-Chancellor Professor Margaret Sheil is the new chair of the Reef 2050 Independent Expert Panel. The panel provides independent advice to Government on a range

Micro path a fast-track to life-saving drugs

Ensuring life-saving drugs get to market fast drives QUT PhD student Laura Milton. The Brisbane university’s latest Fulbright Scholar is off to the University of

World’s leading researchers heading to Brisbane

Brisbane will host the International Conference on Research Infrastructures (ICRI) in December. ICRI 2024 brings together invited policymakers, research institution

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