News and events

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.

Surgeons hesitant to adopt medical innovations for bone defects

Two million bone transplants are performed worldwide yearly, including half a million in the United States alone. Yet, a QUT-led study has found surgeons are slow to adopt newly developed biomaterials or tissue-engineered solutions.

QUT experts - The Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef system, is one of the world's seven natural wonders, a UNESCO World Heritage Area, and can be seen from outer space.

Research leans on climate insights from Brisbane built environment experts

QUT researchers have found that ambiguous infrastructure planning codes and guidelines have created a disconnect between public expectations and the capacity of planning systems to evolve rapidly in the face of climate change.

A little help for robots that don't know their own strength

QUT researchers, who recognised that grasping objects is difficult for robots, have built a smart object that can measure a robot’s squeezing force.

Picture-perfect day at our 2024 QUT Open Day

QUT opened its two beautiful campuses in inner Brisbane to thousands of people on July 28 for the university’s 2024 Open Day.