$1.5M grant to harness AI to improve health outcomes
Professor Steven McPhail, from QUT’s School of Public Health and Social Work, has been awarded an NHMRC grant of $1,491,992.40 for the project, Building AI Launch Pads in Health Services: Accelerating Safe, Scalable, Evidence-Based AI Implementation and Sustainment.
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.
Prestigious award for reshaping psychological research on anxiety disorders
Dr Luke Ney has been awarded the prestigious Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia’s 2026 Paul Bourke Award for Early Career Research.
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.
QUT Council confirms key leadership appointments
QUT Council has announced a number of key governance appointments, including the re-election of Chancellor Ann Sherry AO, the election of Karen Spiller OAM CF as Deputy Chancellor, and appointments to the University's new Indigenous Australian Committee.
Glas-gold: QUT students claim 14 medals at Commonwealth Games
QUT students have claimed 14 medals at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Scotland, collectively bringing home eight gold medals, one silver and five bronze.