Student life, graduate stories and research features curated by QUT Faculty of Science.

10 August, 2022
Filed under: Student clubs, Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Double degrees

How to make friends at uni

Starting your university studies can be daunting and you might be asking yourself lots of questions. Am I going to keep up with my peers? What if I get lost on campus? Can I get help with my assessments? And most importantly, how do I make friends at uni?

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2 June, 2022
Filed under: Undergraduate, Science, Real-world experience, Scholarships

The ocean is calling

Growing up near a lush marine ecosystem inspired Ella Sinclair to pursue the science behind it all. Her dream job is to work in a field that uses marine science research to give back to communities that are impacted by climate change.

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23 May, 2022
Filed under: Data science, Undergraduate, Flexible study

Solving real-world issues using data

Emma loves to make sense of data and use her analytical skills to solve real-world issues. She's good at statistics and mathematics and has a programming background. Data science is where all these skills meet.

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9 May, 2022
Filed under: Games development, Undergraduate

Networking leading to employment

Game Design graduate Miles Hatcliff secured a job at Gameloft without having to craft a cover letter and submit a CV. Instead, it was his networking skills and third-year capstone project that impressed the global video game publisher.

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29 March, 2022
Filed under: Information technology, Undergraduate, Student clubs, Double degrees

Next generation of tech

Kimberly Valenny is empowering the next gen of women in tech to chase goals and smash stereotypes.

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23 March, 2022
Filed under: Science, Research

Rock star scientist on a mission to Mars

QUT research scientist Dr David Flannery is living his dream career – helping NASA on its next Mars rover mission.

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22 March, 2022
Filed under: Science, Postgraduate

Go beyond the sky with a space career

Vanessa Zepeda is a space scientist who looks for signs of life in rocks brought back from Mars as part of her PhD in astrobiology at QUT.

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16 March, 2022
Filed under: Information technology, Undergraduate, Student clubs

Computer scientists solve business admin headaches

As the product designer at Microsoft, Kelvin O’Shea’s days are all about being creative and solving problems.

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4 February, 2022
Filed under: Mathematics, Undergraduate

Putting theory into practice

Free Sobolewski is using her maths degree to solve real world problems at Origin Energy.

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