Boldly Go: Explore Mars, our Galaxy and Beyond

Thursday 23 March, QUT Gardens Point

Free event

Learn about the universe from the university for the real world. Enjoy panel discussions and Q&A with QUT experts Associate Professor David Flannery, Dr Selen Turkay and Dr Michael Cowley, hosted by space scientist Vanessa Zepeda.

Immerse yourself in interactive displays, showing how astronomers captured the night sky before space observatories, videos of Mars exploration, and virtual reality exploration of geology and space. There is also the chance to visit the rooftop observatory and view planets through our telescopes.

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Small Steps and Giant Leaps: Science to Save the World

Saturday 25 March, QPAC

The world is full of great scientists and innovators who are constantly taking small steps and giant leaps of discovery to ensure a better life ahead, for us and our planet. Their missions include using data and virtual reality to help save the reef, transforming agriculture by growing more with less, and improving the air we breathe.

Join Paul Barclay Big Ideas RN, in conversation with an expert QUT panel, including Distinguished Professor Kerrie Mengersen, Distinguished Professor Lidia Morawska and Professor Sagadevan Mundree, as they share their amazing research and how it may benefit you and your loved ones in the (very) near future.

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Igniting the Magic of Chemistry

Thursday 23 March, QPAC

This spectacular 60-minute stage show features QUT's leading chemistry experts revealing the magical powers of all things chemistry. They will unveil transformations, interactions and energy transfers of everyday materials, and demonstrate how chemists can use and understand chemical structures and processes to adapt, control and manipulate systems for economic, environmental and social needs.

Moderated by award-winning science writer and presenter Bernie Hobbs, this program is recommended for school students in grades 4-6.

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The Virtual and Physical World of Cycling

22-24 March, QUT Gardens Point

Free event

The future of sports performance modelling merges virtual with the physical, resulting in a new method for sports performance improvement which QUT has been quick to embrace. Our new state-of-the-art virtual cycling centre draws on the expertise of our leading researchers, bringing together both the physical and virtual worlds to engage users in sports and wellbeing activities.

Designed with QUT students and the broader Southeast Queensland community in mind, the centre delivers immersive and innovative sporting experiences drawing on latest technologies.

Bookings available Wednesday 22 to Friday 24 March, 2:00pm - 4:00pm.

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City of Science @ The Cube

22-26 March, QUT Gardens Point

Free event

One of the world's largest digital interactive display spaces, QUT's The Cube brings the newest research to the public through unique learning experiences. Immerse yourself in the following interactive exhibits during World Science Festival Brisbane:

  • 22 and 23 March - BoldlyGo - Fly through the solar system, watch moons orbit in real-time, get up close to planetary surfaces, reveal constellations, and look into images of the most distant galaxies, nebulae, and deep-space phenomena.
  • 24 and 25 March - Climate Futures: Air - Learn how our bodies, communities, cities, and our globe are impacted by what’s in the air we breathe, how global monitoring and observation assists us to act, and how the choices we make affect everyone.
  • 26 March - The Living Reef - A hyper-realistic underwater experience of the Great Barrier Reef, featuring fish that have been programmed with complex artificial intelligence controlling their behaviours – they can look for food, avoid being eaten, or even swim in schools.
QUT alumnus Dr Abigail Allwood is at the cutting-edge of space exploration

Think STEM. Think QUT

Studying science, engineering, technology and maths (STEM) at QUT opens a world of opportunities to achieve your full potential and forge a rewarding career.

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STEM the tide

We support women in STEM to flourish and achieve their potential, from undergraduates to postgraduates, researchers, and a wide range of career professionals.

By creating a more diverse team of researchers, leaders and professionals, we're opening doors to new opportunities for women in STEM and providing new perspectives.

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The Bridge Program

The Bridge Program aims to boost the commercial outputs of Australian pharmaceutical research, by improving the quality and quantity of commercial deals that arise from Australia’s pharmaceutical research sector. The Bridge Program includes face-to-face and online training in the scientific, legal, financial, clinical, regulatory and reimbursement disciplines that contribute to research translation and the commercialisation of medicines.

Trusted Networks Lab

We focus on research in dynamic networks, including IoT, and on trust in these networks, using blockchain

Domestic Violence in the Pacific

High occurrences of domestic violence across the Pacific region threatens the growth and development of all sectors. This project, led by Associate Professor Danielle Watson, aims to investigate local understandings of the causes, manifestations, and best-suited responses to the problem in the Pacific.

Research Academy for Cognition, Brain and Behaviour

Website of the Research Academy for Cognition, Brain and Behaviour at the School of Psychology & Counselling, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology

VISER

A multidisciplinary team consisting of specialist programmers, 3D modellers, digital artists, designers, and technology specialists delivering projects for QUT, its partners, and clients.

Mechanical Metamaterials, Devices, and Surfaces

Mechanical meta-materials, also known as architectured or architected materials, are an emerging class of materials in which mechanical properties can be tailored by altering their internal architectures. Analogous to these materials, the same concept has been used to modify devices and surfaces, leading to mechanical meta-devices and mechanical meta-surfaces. For example, robotic pick-and-place devices can be architectured to tune their shape and stiffness in situ so they can interact with objects with various shapes and hardnesses. Or surfaces of biomedical implants can be nano-architectured (nano-structured) to lyse the bacteria cells, a strategy pioneered in nature, for example, in insect wings. This website showcases our research in new classes of mechanical meta-materials, -devices, and -surfaces. For design, we use analytical and finite element models. We develop novel manufacturing techniques for fabrication, including ceramic 3D/4D printing. And we use state-of-the-art characterisation techniques, such as mechanical testing under in-situ stereo-imaging and in-stu computed tomography, to understand the architecture-property relationships, which can then be used for optimisation.

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