About us
Our staff, students and graduates enable ethical and sustainable change through creative thinking.
Study with us
Explore our courses in:
Communication
Creative arts
Design
Justice
Teaching
Engage
Gain access to our expertise, find next-generation talent or join our thriving alumni community.
Research
Our researchers collaborate on projects in specialised research groups and facilities across disciplines and institutions.
Our schools
School of Communication
Our students analyse communication dynamics in local and international environments and develop the professional expertise required for employment in the rapidly evolving media and communication industries.
School of Creative Arts
As part of a connected community of practitioners and researchers, the School of Creative Arts brings together a range of creative arts disciplines, providing students with the opportunity to engage in transdisciplinary approaches to their learning or research.
School of Design
Our students and researchers are part of a sustainability-focused, multidisciplinary school with close connections to the design profession. Our courses explore new digital technologies within well-equipped workshops and studios that offer a unique hands-on university experience.
School of Education
The School of Education is a leading provider of initial teacher education and professional continuing education, preparing teachers and leaders to create engaging and inclusive learning environments across early education and school settings.
School of Justice
Our courses prepare you for a wide range of career paths, including law enforcement, social justice and policy and governance.
Our people
- Position
- Executive Dean, Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice
- Division / Faculty
- Office of the Exec Dean, CI, Edu & Soc Justice
- Research fields
- Specialist studies in education
- Curriculum and pedagogy
- Education systems
- lori.lockyer@qut.edu.au
- Position
- Deputy Dean
- Division / Faculty
- Office of the Deputy Dean
- Research fields
- Screen and digital media
- Design
- g.sade@qut.edu.au
- Position
- Dean and Head of School
- Division / Faculty
- School of Education
- Research fields
- Curriculum and pedagogy
- Specialist studies in education
- Physical geography and environmental geoscience
- theresa.bourke@qut.edu.au
- Position
- Head of School
- Division / Faculty
- School of Creative Arts
- d.candusso@qut.edu.au
- Position
- Head of School
- Division / Faculty
- School of Communication
- Research fields
- Communication and media studies
- Cultural studies
- k.sanson@qut.edu.au
- Position
- Head of School
- Division / Faculty
- School of Design
- Research field
- Design
- lisa.scharoun@qut.edu.au
Discover our facilities
The Creative Industries Precinct houses purpose-built teaching and learning spaces, including performance spaces, visual art galleries and music studios.
Completed in an $80 million expansion in 2016, it has been designed to shine a light on the creative process.
Industry partners
Forming a partnership with us will provide many benefits to your organisation.
Our expertise in finding solutions to complex problems means that we deliver real-world results for our partners in industry and government.
You can partner with us and secure significant real-world advantages for your organisation.
News and events
Consumers and advertisers embrace tech-led radical reshaping of media
A QUT media scholar says as contemporary media industries have been thoroughly revolutionised by digitisation, our ways of thinking and talking about those industries must be transformed as well.
“Make a real impact”: Eleven QUT students named 2025 Westpac Scholars
Eleven QUT students will receive scholarships plus bespoke leadership development after being named 2025 Westpac Asian Exchange and Young Technologist scholars.
Native grasses celebrated as ‘nature’s superpower’ in new exhibition
An exhibition showcasing native grasses and the human relationship with the environment opens at the Qantas Founders Museum in Longreach tomorrow (Saturday March 15) featuring the work of artists including QUT senior lecturer in visual art Dr Keith Armstrong who led the project.