QUT News http://www.news.qut.edu.au Queensland University of Technology News en-AU Copyright (C) QUT. All rights reserved. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:15:53 +1000 60 New drugs schedule makes horse racing a sure thing http://www.news.qut.edu.au/cgi-bin/WebObjects/News.woa/wa/goNewsPage?newsEventID=38455 What do Gai Waterhouse and Anthony Cummings have in common with Queen Elizabeth II? http://www.news.qut.edu.au/cgi-bin/WebObjects/News.woa/wa/goNewsPage?newsEventID=38455 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 Counting the cost of fast fashion http://www.news.qut.edu.au/cgi-bin/WebObjects/News.woa/wa/goNewsPage?newsEventID=38431 One billion items of clothing arrive on our shores every year from China alone - many of which are destined to become landfill. http://www.news.qut.edu.au/cgi-bin/WebObjects/News.woa/wa/goNewsPage?newsEventID=38431 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 Jem and the art of motorcycle trailblazing http://www.news.qut.edu.au/cgi-bin/WebObjects/News.woa/wa/goNewsPage?newsEventID=38410 She has had a broken collar bone, fractured ankles and has endured reconstructive knee surgery. But it has not deterred a Queensland University of Technology (QUT) law graduate from rising to the top of women's off-road motorcycle racing. http://www.news.qut.edu.au/cgi-bin/WebObjects/News.woa/wa/goNewsPage?newsEventID=38410 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 QTAC February offers released http://www.news.qut.edu.au/cgi-bin/WebObjects/News.woa/wa/goNewsPage?newsEventID=38422 Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has made almost 1,000 February offers across all faculties and campuses to bring the final total 2012 semester one offers to almost 12,000. http://www.news.qut.edu.au/cgi-bin/WebObjects/News.woa/wa/goNewsPage?newsEventID=38422 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 QUT Confucius Institute top of the class http://www.news.qut.edu.au/cgi-bin/WebObjects/News.woa/wa/goNewsPage?newsEventID=38403 Chinese language students from five schools across Queensland are starting the year on the right foot, with better resourced Chinese language classrooms. http://www.news.qut.edu.au/cgi-bin/WebObjects/News.woa/wa/goNewsPage?newsEventID=38403 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 Poetry: don’t think twice, it’s alright http://www.news.qut.edu.au/cgi-bin/WebObjects/News.woa/wa/goNewsPage?newsEventID=38388 Songwriters such as Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen are inspiring a new generation of students to write poetry. And now a new poetry subject at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) will help these aspiring wordsmiths hone their craft. http://www.news.qut.edu.au/cgi-bin/WebObjects/News.woa/wa/goNewsPage?newsEventID=38388 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000