QUT creative writing graduate Romy Ash has accomplished what most young authors barely dare to dream.

Australians are taking a big bite out of the multi-billion dollar mobile and tablet applications industry, a media researcher says.

A journalism-based social network recently launched by a QUT Creative Industries PhD candidate empowers aspiring journalists through self-publishing.

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A Loch Ness Monster-shaped chair, music cassette table and stools made from melted bottle tops are among an array of funky furniture that will give QUT's laneways a boost of personality this week.

The first ever Frock on the Block is a one-day market that is absolutely not to be missed by anyone who likes one-off, creatively cool clothes, jewellery and art at affordable prices.

QUT employees have more than doubled their generosity over the past five years when it comes to making payroll donations to help financially struggling students.

When it comes to men's sexual health, dirty jokes may just be the best medicine.

Promoting Bribie Island as a tranquil escape destination has proved a winning tactic for young film-makers from Bribie Island State High School who have taken out the inaugural QUT High School Film Competition.

When Paul Osuch graduated from QUT in 1993 he had no inkling he would pioneer a new approach to independent theatre.

QUT pre-budget comment:

The Economy
The federal government is right to spend on infrastructure and send the economy into deficit, a QUT economist claims.

Is your creative soul withering in the harsh glare of office lighting?

Is your business lost in the social media wilderness?

What happens when you give a bunch of school students seven days to make a mini documentary on their region?

A first-year QUT Creative Industries student who lost her sister to cancer has been given a helping hand with her university study.

What's the best way to help your high schooler get into university and survive the transition?

QUT's oldest philanthropist has celebrated her 102nd birthday by meeting two university students who are benefiting from her generosity.

QUT acting graduates Wayne Blair and Deborah Mailman have won the Best Director and Best Actress awards at the Australian film and TV industry's most prestigious awards night - the AACTAs.