Welcome to QUT's weekly round-up of news and events. For more updates as they happen, join 14,159 followers of @QUTmedia on Twitter. To subscribe to this wrap, please email media@qut.edu.au.
Caught in the act: first videos of coral bleaching behaviour: Coral researchers have for the first time captured the specific behaviour of a coral as it’s bleaching.
QUT researchers finalists for 2016 Eureka Prizes: A chief investigator and a research team at the Australian Centre for Robotic Vision, hearquartered at QUT, are finalists for the 2016 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.
NAB CEO to address QUT Business Leaders' Forum: Andrew Thorburn, National Australian Bank Group CEO, will address the next QUT Business Leaders’ Forum on October 10.
Robotics@QUT shines in STEM awards: A robotics program pioneered by a QUT’s education researcher has been recognised for its hands-on and creative approach in inspiring school children to study science, maths, engineering and technology (STEM).
Education discipline wars and the missing ‘E’ in STEM, argues QUT researcher: A leading QUT education researcher is warning of “discipline wars” among educators trying to lift Australian standards in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields - with engineering facing defeat.
‘Dead puppets’ and 'vegan leather' - yours for the making at CreateX: It’s the ultimate housewarming party and you’re invited. QUT is celebrating the public opening of the $88 million expansion of its Creative Industries Precinct at Kelvin Grove with CreateX, a free festival on Sunday 28 August.
Technology – a bridge over divided waters: While the Ekka is a great time for bringing city and country together, one issue that delivers a bucket load of contrast is water.
QUT artist works Over Many Horizons: QUT Senior Research Fellow Dr Keith Armstrong has a significant solo exhibition showing at the University of Technology (UTS) Art Gallery, Sydney.
Fright night: Australia’s creepy census threatens privacy and our civil liberties: Census 2016 has been described as ‘creepy’ by QUT privacy expert Professor Matthew Rimmer because ‘it invades every corner of our lives and fails to provide anonymity - a basic principle of privacy’.
Now - Aug 19: Femel_Fissions exhibition (free) @ The Block
Now - Sept 1: QUT STEMFEST 2016 (free) @ Gardens Point
Now - Sept 4: Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Costume Exhibition @ Old Government House
Aug 16: Public lecture with Booker Prize-shortlisted novelist & poet Jeet Thayil (free) @ QUT Kelvin Grove
Aug 16-18: Murri-Ailan Way, featuring The Voice finalist Kristal West (pictured) (free) @ QUT
Aug 20 - Nov 13: 'the churchie' National Emerging Art Prize Exhibition (free) @ QUT Art Museum
Aug 21: Caboolture Campus Open Day (free) @ QUT Caboolture
Aug 22: Experience the Future with Boeing @ QUT
Aug 22: A conversation with Sphero's Ian Bernstein @ Room 360
Aug 25: SuperGirly: Return of the Pop Princess @ Gardens Point
Aug 28: CreateX (free) @ Kelvin Grove
Sept 7-9: Personal Insolvency Conference 2016 @ Rydges South Bank
Sept 9: QUT 2016 Ubercamp @ Twin Waters Resort
Sept 14: Always Patsy Cline @ Gardens Theatre
Sept 15: Queensland high school external exam discussion forum @ QUT Kelvin Grove
Sept 16: Colonial Charity Ball @ Old Government House
Sept 22: Creative3 Forum @ Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Sept 24: QUT Learning Potential Fund Riverfire Celebration @ Room Three Sixty
April 5-7: 2017 Times Higher Education (THE) Young Universities Summit @ Gardens Point
Now - June 18, 2017: William Robinson: Genesis (free) @ William Robinson Gallery
MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
- Dr Ernest Foo (pictured) warned of the Census website crashing due to hackers, with stories running in the Courier Mail, The Herald Sun, Daily Telegraph and across thenews.com network as well as in The Vine.
- Business Insider ran a lengthy piece on all the issues around the failure of the Census which included a link to comments onnews.com.au by security expert Professor Matthew Rimmer.He was also quoted in an article in the Daily Telegraph andLifehacker.
- Dr Monique Mann was interviewed by ABC News Radioregarding the Census and said in today’s digitally insecure world not supplying your name to someone is no guarantee of anonymity.
- Emeritus Professor Bill Caelli was also interviewed across ABC radio about the Census.
- Brett Lewis’ video documenting coral behaviour during bleaching was popular across the News Corp network, including the Weekend Post in Cairns and The Australian. The video also featured internationally, including e! Science News, Mail On Sunday and Breitbart.
- The Weekend Australian reported on Distinguished Professor Stuart Cunningham's views that true innovation requires creative and business skills as well as STEM skills.
- Public Now featured the Creative Industries Faculty’s upcoming CreateX festival.
- Dean Brough and Dr Alice Payne’s kombucha fashion research, which will be on show at CreateX, was reported by Noosa News.
- Public Now reported on QUT elite athletes in the Rio Olympics.
- A preview of Queensland’s Futures Summit featured in The Courier Mail with Professor Jonathan Roberts and robotic vision.
- Associate Professor Patrik Wikstrom discussed the popular Musical.ly app with The Courier-Mail.
- ABC Online featured Professor Tom Cooper’s YuMi Deadly program and the benefits it’s delivering to Indigenous maths students.
- The Morning Bulletin discussed voting behaviour in the Queensland seats of Keppel and Mirani and Pauline Hanson’s comeback with Professor Clive Bean.
- Dr Stephen Hughes and his colleagues showed Atlas of Science how sauropods could have used siphons to pump blood 12 metres to their brains.
- Susan Hetherington talked theatre on ABC Radio and ABC Online.
- Campus Morning Mail reported on research by Professor Lyn English (pictured) research showing schools are forgetting to teach the 'engineering' in 'STEM'.
- Professor Lisa Nissen, Dr Esther Lau and Tony Hall wrote a piece for the Australian Journal of Pharmacypainkiller addiction.
- Smart Company reported on QUT CEA appointing former David Jones CEO Paul Zahra as an advisor and mentor.
- Car Advice and the Australian Regional Media network of papers quoted Professor Narelle Haworth from QUT’s CARRS-Q on the race to develop fully driverless systems. She also spoke to ARM about complacent drivers.
- My Sunshine Coast reported on the five inaugural winners of the Creator Original prizes; an initiative of You Tube, the Qld Government, QUT and Griffith University.
- 2UE and The Daily Telegraph reported on Dr Shamsi Shekari’s study on the effects of bright light and caffeine on chronically sleep deprived young drivers.
- The ABC Gold Coast Drive program featured a story on the EKKA fashion parade which included designs by QUT fashion students.
- Dr Edwina Luck spoke to ABC Central West NSW for its Shop Talk Expert segment about the lack of Olympics-related merchandise available as well as Olympic TV commercials.
- Melbourne’s Weekly Times featured a story on QUT CARRS-Q research on the impact of lowering the P-plate licensing age.
Release date: Monday, August 15, 2016
Media contact: media@qut.edu.au
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