News and events
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.