19 November, 2024
Filed under: Engineering

Rethinking wastewater

Cleaner, greener water treatment technologies are transforming wastewater into valuable resources, with huge environmental and economic benefits.

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1 November, 2024
Filed under: Health
Health impact

Gut instinct: why microbiome health is the new frontier of medicine

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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28 October, 2024
Filed under: Creative Industries
Health impact

Better aged care: by design

Nursing homes don’t have to be dull, uninviting spaces. There’s a new wave of designers transforming aged care and health with better buildings, community interaction, technology and the creative arts.

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14 October, 2024
Filed under: Education
Educational impact

Creating a brighter future for all students

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

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30 September, 2024
Filed under: Business

The future of work

Modern work is an evolving ecosystem, with robotics, generative AI, the gig economy and the rise of digital platforms impacting careers and workplaces.

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2 September, 2024
Filed under: Health
Health impact

Geneticist uncovers the history of us

Distinguished Professor Lyn Griffiths is a 'DNA detective', tracking down genetic links to human ailments to lead to personalised treatment. She also uses next-generation genome sequencing to identify the remains of missing Australian soldiers.

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15 August, 2024
Filed under: Science

The secret world of the dunnart

They live in a secret underground world, hidden down the cracks of the hardened clay soil of outback Queensland – small as a mouse, cute as a bilby and sometimes as ferocious as a tiger.

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10 July, 2024
Filed under: Health

Revolutionising the quality of healthcare, step by step

Associate Professor Zephanie Tyack, internationally recognised for pioneering burns treatment for children, has built her healthcare career by following one simple maxim: make things better for people.

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27 June, 2024
Filed under: Engineering
Commercial impact

Shaping the future of robotics

From high school experiments to cutting-edge technology, Dr Tobias Fischer has travelled the globe in his quest to change the future face of robotics.

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12 June, 2024
Filed under: Health
Public policy impact

Pedalling her commitment to road safety

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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23 May, 2024
Filed under: Engineering, Health
Health impact

Supporting spines and building futures

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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4 May, 2024
Filed under: Law
Legal impact

The legal pioneers behind end-of-life law in Australia

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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