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QUT awarded $9.87 million in ARC Discovery grants

 QUT is celebrating the award of $9.87 million ARC Discovery grants to fund 16 projects.

Innovative robot navigation inspired by brain function boosts efficiency and accuracy

A QUT research team has taken inspiration from the brains of insects and animals for more energy-efficient robotic navigation.

Scoliosis treatment invention wins QUT Excolo! competition

An innovative Scoliosis management and treatment system has won the 2024 QUT Excolo! pitching competition at last night’s Grand Final.

Healthcare drives QUT ranking success

QUT has been named Australia’s top university for an academic subject that is advancing global healthcare and disease diagnosis.

QUT-led philanthropic project in South Africa wins global award

A collaborative project to expand an early childhood centre in a poverty-stricken area of South Africa, developed during COVID lockdowns and led by a QUT academic has been named a winner in the UIA 2030 Awards for Sustainable Development at the World Urban Forum today.

QUT innovator celebrated with Australia’s top award for research-industry collaboration

Professor Sara Couperthwaite has received the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) David and Valerie Solomon Award for her research transforming mining waste into high purity alumina for safer lithium-ion batteries with industry partner Lava Blue.