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MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
- Dr Paul Cunningham's research on warring species of native Australian bees was picked up by the 7 News website and ABC AM, which it was the Editor's Pick of the Day.
- The APN network widely ran stories on the QUT Vice-Chancellor's STEM Camp.
- Science Alert featured Associate Professor Adrian Barnett's research on Australia's pollution standards.
- Dr Mark McGovern's paper urging the Federal Government to address rural debt was featured by The Land and The Australian Dairy Farmer.
- Dr Daniel Johnson gave the Today show some tips on fostering healthy video game habits.
- Dr David Willis told AAP and the APN network why Queensland Government's plan to spend $3.4 billion from state asset leases on reducing electricity prices $5 a week would be "wiped out" within its first years.
- Professor Ben White told the Aged Care Guide the vast majority of Australians do not have a plan allowing them to die with dignity
- The Brisbane Times' story about the Pope's astronomer speaking at a QUT event ran across the Fairfax network.
- Professor Brad Haseman told the Courier-Mail recommendations to slash arts from the Australian Curriculum dismisses decades of research showing the importance of arts in early childhood education.
- Associate Professor Mark Lauchs explained to 612 ABC's Drive listeners how Queensland's new-look Crime and Corruption Commission differs from the old Crime and Misconduct Commission. 612 ABC's Steve Austin, ABC TV, Sky News and Ten News also sought his comments on Queensland Police Union claims that LNP backbenchers were about to abandon ship.
- Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Carol Dickenson told mX your choice of degree rather than university is what could predict your earnings after graduation.
- The Conversation featured pieces by QUT experts Yanto Browning (on independent music), Professor Brian McNair (News Corp vs jouralism educators), and Professor Axel Bruns (online news audiences).
- Cosmopolitan magazine featured QUT grad Hayley Elsaesser in a story about the up-and-coming designers creating fashion trends.
TUNE IN: Catch QUT academics talking shop on the airwaves
- Researchers from QUT's Social Media Research Group lend their expertise to the weekly social media panel on Patrick Condren's 4BC morning show (Tuesdays 9.30am). Professor Alex Bruns, Dr Stephen Harrington and Dr Darryl Woodford are the rotating regulars.
- Dr 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).
Top marks for taking the pain out of timesheeting: A Brisbane-based startup 'turning payroll chaos into clockwork' has won the 2014 qutbluebox Innovation Challenge.
Bite to the death: Brisbane Sugarbag bees launch all-conquering raids: They may be tiny and stingless but there's nothing sweet and innocent about a species of native sugarbag bee when it goes to war over a coveted honey-filled hive.
Grants boost for QUT health research: A QUT project investigating the role mitochondrial genes play in migraines has received funding in the latest round of National Health and Medical Research Council grants.
Dance psychologist awarded for industry contribution: Associate Professor Gene Moyle has become one of the youngest psychologists to be awarded the 2014 Australian Psychological Society (APS) College of Sport & Exercise Psychologists (CoSEP) Award of Distinction.
Innovative ideas given global stage at QUT: The challenge for investors in innovative ideas is to overcome a fear of failure, a US-led roundtable at QUT in Brisbane has been told.
Power price relief plan will make little difference to bills: A QUT economist has warned the Queensland Government's plan to spend $3.4 billion from state asset leases on reducing the price of electricity will have little impact on power bills.
Small business success could start with a smile: Small business owners are the focus of QUT research aiming to discover if those who are happy are more successful than those who are not.
Australians not prepared for dying with dignity: The vast majority of Australians do not have a plan allowing them to die with dignity, according to new research.
QUT study helps outdoor workers reduce their skin cancer risk: Skin cancer is one of the biggest fears for one in two outdoor workers and when the boss and staff work together the sun safe message gets through, a QUT study has found.
QUT and the G20 Leaders Summit in Brisbane: QUT has released information for staff and students on the G20 Leaders Summit, including the Gardens Point campus three-day closure.
New QUT Alumni board members elected: Four Brisbane businesspeople have been elected to the QUT Alumni Board for 2015.
Oct 21: IHBI QUT Pink Ribbon Breakfast @ Institute of Health & Biomedical Innovation
Oct 21: Go-getter postgraduate options (free) @ QUT Business School
Oct 24: Robots to the Rescue public lecture (free) @ Institute for Future Environments
Oct 27: Go for I.T. gURL @ Science & Engineering Centre
Oct 30: Success in the Real World (Young Alumni event) @ Gardens Point
Oct 30: Epigenetics public lecture with Professor Terry Speed (free) @ Gardens Point
Oct 31: A conversation with best-selling author Tony Park (free) @ Creative Industries Precinct
Nov 4-8: Dance 14, featuring final-year students @ Gardens Theatre
Now - 24 Nov: Judith Wright: Desire (free) @ QUT Art Museum
Now - Dec 13: Chem World (free) @ The Cube
Dec 23: Real Decisions (free) @ QUT Gardens Point
Dec 23: Real Decisions (free) @ QUT Caboolture
Now - July 2015: William Robinson: Infinite sphere (free) @ William Robinson Gallery
Media contact: media@qut.edu.au
