Excolo! Student Founder Prize
At QUT, entrepreneurship is more than starting a company. It is the ability to identify opportunities, solve problems, mobilise resources, learn from uncertainty and create value for others. These capabilities enhance learning and career success, are relevant across all disciplines and can be expressed through commercial, social, creative, community and researched-based ventures.
QUT researchers awarded more than $15 million in ARC Future Fellowships
QUT researchers have secured more than $15 million in Australian Research Council Future Fellowship funding, with 13 researchers awarded support for projects spanning renewable energy, robotics, artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, education, environmental science and disaster resilience.
The Writers Grove
A one-day festival of readings, conversations and new writing from QUT's Creative Writing students, taking over Z9 for the day.
Too much emotion in digital marketing reduces sales: QUT research
PhD researcher Sichen Meng has won the QUT 2026 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition with her presentation “More Likes, Fewer Sales: Helping Small Sellers Turn Attention into Purchases”, which found more attention did not equal more sales.
Music Showcase
One night in the Gardens Theatre as QUT's music students present the year's work live and at full scale.