Elissa Lawrence

Internationally renowned microbial ecologist Professor Gene Tyson reveals how our gut microbiome will impact future medical treatment and why he doesn't take probiotics.

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Filed under: Health
Health impact

Professor Grace Sarra has spent more than 30 years making a difference in Indigenous and low socio-economic education.

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Filed under: Education
Educational impact

QUT researcher Professor Narelle Haworth isn’t just studying road safety, she’s living it with her daily bicycle commute into the office.

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Filed under: Health
Public policy impact

Associate Professor Paige Little has made it her life’s work to help children with spinal deformities. She also champions disadvantaged teens to pursue a career in STEM.

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Filed under: Engineering, Health
Health impact

QUT’s health law experts Professors Lindy Willmott and Ben White have played a key role in end-of-life law in Australia. Their extraordinary 20-year-plus professional relationship has helped give 98 per cent of Australians the choice of a better death.

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Filed under: Law
Legal impact

The devastating impact of fraud has far-reaching consequences. QUT’s Professor Cassandra Cross has made it her mission to give victims of fraud a voice and advocate for change.

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Filed under: Justice
Social impact

QUT researcher Professor Michael Flood has spent decades advocating for gender equality, and engaging men and boys in domestic and sexual violence prevention. He’s put the notion of healthy masculinities on the map, shaping the public agenda in Australia.

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Filed under: Justice
Social impact