Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander school students from the Caboolture and Moreton Bay region will spend their school holidays learning - heading back to class, this time at QUT.

Prominent Open Data evangelist and Open Source veteran Pia Waugh will bring Open Software to a new generation this week, launching a new open source software development group for university and high school students.

Maths, music and mentoring all played a part in helping Brody Foy last night win the QUT Student Leader of the Year title.

QUT will fast-track research that will see robots planting, weeding, maintaining and harvesting crops thanks to a $3 million State Government injection of funds announced in today's budget.

Year 11 students with a passion for science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) will converge on Brisbane to test-drive their university ambitions at a hands-on QUT camp in the June school holidays.

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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.

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.

Worldwide experts in built environment and construction-related industries will gather at the CIB World Building Congress to learn about new research and development within the sector.

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