News and events

Qld Black Summer bushfire study reveals building vulnerability & path to resilience

A QUT study of buildings lost to bushfire on Queensland’s Scenic Rim in the 2019/20 Black Summer has identified key vulnerabilities of homes in bushfire-prone areas and ways communities could increase their homes’ resilience.

New CSIRO scholarships support QUT roboticists

Three QUT postgraduate students have embarked on robotics research that tackles disaster response and climate change, after being awarded the first scholarships from a major CSIRO scholarship fund.

QUT research boosted with eight Accelerator grants

Eight QUT research teams have received more than $3.6 million in grants from the Australian Economic Accelerator Ignite program.

Qld sport boost: QUT becomes first gold tier member of AIS education network

QUT has become the first Australian university to be named a gold tier member of the Australian Institute of Sport’s new Elite Sport Education Network (ESEN).

'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.

Future starts now for first-years

First-year students Kennedy Meddows, Jasmine Butler and Zoe Madden are starting university with an added advantage after getting to know QUT while at high school.