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MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
- QUT alumnus Michael Dempsey told the Courier-Mail how he felt about selling his Ezidebit business to a US company for $305M.
- Seven News ran a story on Dr Julie Albeitz's clinical trials using honey to fight chronic eye disease.
- Justice PhD researcher Natasha Papazian and criminologist Associate Professor Sharon Hayes told Brisbane Times why transgender domestic violence victims often fall through the cracks.
- Professor Arun Sharma explained to ETB Travel News why Queensland's focus on tropical research and innovation gave Queensland graduates a leading edge.
- Dr Stephen Hughes explained the blood Moon to the Daily Mercury and Fairfax (Canberra Times, Brisbane Times and The Age). The event was also captured by QUT's resident astrophotographer Kaz Hosokawa.
- Dr Terry Lyons talked to The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age about the 20-year decline in Year 12 science and maths participation
- The Chronicle reported on QUT student and film director Lonnie Gilroy's short film on Toowoomba's Joan Dunlop.
- QUT's international student services manager Graeme Baguley has been awarded the 2014 Distinguished Contribution to International Education award by the International Education Association of Australia, reports The PIE News.
- Dr Gary Mortimer joined The Conversation with his views on pharmacies being the final (controversial) frontier for Australian supermarkets keen to follow in the footsteps of overseas supermarkets. His recent piece on grocery price wars was also picked up by Lifehacker and Food magazine.
- QUT researchers Darryl Woodford and Katie Prowd explained via The Conversation how to predict the Big Brother evictions though social media postings.
- Newscorp's Sunday papers featured Sally Staton's research showing forced naps at childcare can mean less sleep for the child at night.
- The recent Creative3 forum (and its impressive line-up of speakers) hosted by QUT Creative Enterprise Australia attracted coverage in The Australian, news.com.au and other outlets.
TUNE IN: Catch QUT academics talking shop on the airwaves
- Edwina Luck (School of Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations) is a regular on 4BC's Spin Cycle.
- Susan Hetherington (Creative Industries Faculty) has a Family Affairs segments on ABC Radio Brisbane (6.40am Wednesdays), Sunshine Coast (3.05pm Thursdays) and Rockhampton (9.35am Tuesdays).
Clinical trial to assess the effectiveness of honey to treat dry, sore, red eyes: Honey's antibacterial benefits are widely recognised but now a QUT team of optometry researchers is conducting clinical trials of the therapeutic effect of the sweet nectar as a remedy for dry, red and sore eyes, which are an irritating and chronic problem for one in three Australian adults.
Post-treatment health education program improves quality of life for breast cancer patients: A QUT health researcher in collaboration with The Wesley Hospital Kim Walters Choices Program has found that women treated for breast cancer improved their quality of life after completing a specially designed post-treatment health intervention program.
New scholarship sends next wave of QUT digital researchers to Oxford: A new postgraduate scholarship backed by one of Australia's pioneers of digital culture research will enable outstanding QUT PhD students in digital media and communication to study in Oxford.
Blood Moon rising: Missed last week's 'blood Moon'? Armchair astronomers will be treated to two more next year, says QUT astrophysicist Dr Stephen Hughes.
Painful sex: new QUT study looks at psychological solution: A QUT psychology researcher is seeking couples who experience a sexual pain disorder that affects 12 to 17 per cent of couples attending sex therapy clinics, to trial a new therapy program.
QUT academics honoured in higher education teaching awards: A passion for creating innovative and practical ways to motivate students to learn and take risks by simulating real-life events has seen two QUT academics nationally recognised for their unique teaching styles.
Now - 24 Nov: Judith Wright: Desire @ QUT Art Museum
Now - Dec 13: Chem World @ The Cube
Now - 31 Dec: Long time, No See @ The Cube
Now - July 2015: William Robinson: Infinite sphere @ William Robinson Gallery
Oct 13: Nick Parnell: Vibes Virtuoso
Oct 13-15: Anti -Poverty Week events @ QUT
Oct 14: Learning Potential Fund Breakfast with Josie Thomson @ Room Three Sixty
Oct 14: 2014 QUT Alumni Volunteer & Donor Reception @ Room Three Sixty
Oct 14 -15: Postgraduate Options Online Evening @ your place!
Oct 16: QUT bluebox innovation challenge @ Gardens Point
Oct 18: 2014 Golden Graduate Reunion @ Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Oct 21: Go-getter postgraduate options @ Gardens Point
Oct 27: Go for I.T gURL @ QUT Science & Engineering Centre
Oct 30: Public Lecture - A New Frontier: Understand Epigenetics Through Mathematics with Prof Terry Speed @ QUT
Dec 23: Real Decisions @ QUT Gardens Point
Dec 23: Real Decision @ QUT Caboolture
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