Real-world experience

Hear from our industry partners as they share their experiences working with QUT IT and games students.

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Filed under: Real-world experience, Information technology, Games development

When you study IT or games at QUT, you are guaranteed to work on real industry projects. Our final-year students present their year-long industry projects at the Capstone Showcase every year. We spoke with a group of students, and here's what we learned:

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Filed under: Information technology, Games development, Real-world experience, Undergraduate

QUT offers mid-year entry into various courses, including data science, information technology, and science. This allows students to get a head start in July and be career-ready sooner.

Read more of Guide for Parents: Mid-Year Entry at QUT

Filed under: Real-world experience, Science, Data science, Information technology

Elektra Grant shares her experience going on a field trip to the tropical rainforests of the Solomon Islands to assess the impact of land degradation on biodiversity and ecosystem services.

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Filed under: Research, Science, Real-world experience, Postgraduate

What is a Hackathon? Who participates, and what are the key takeaways? Learn this and more from a winning team and QUT academic expert.

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Filed under: Real-world experience, Undergraduate, Information technology, Games development, Student clubs

Double-degree student Jemma had the opportunity to represent Australia at the 12th annual University Scholars Leadership Symposium in Bangkok, Thailand. Find out more about Jemma's experience and highlights from the trip.

Read more of Jemma's Leadership Journey: From QUT to the UN Conference Centre

Filed under: Real-world experience, Double degrees, Undergraduate, Science

Studying human-centred technology design at QUT involves collaborating on real-world projects, known as work-integrated learning (WIL). This year, students partnered with Mettlesome to explore digital technologies for mental wellbeing.

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Filed under: Real-world experience, Undergraduate, Information technology, Postgraduate

Can ecoacoustics help save the future of our birdlife? Callan's passion for birdwatching and music has inspired his PhD research to explore if AI and technology through ecoacoustics can help species conservation.

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Filed under: Research, Science, Real-world experience

Explore the fascinating world of science careers based on insights from a panel of QUT scientists and recent graduates from various scientific disciplines.

Read more of Careers with STEM: Science

Filed under: Real-world experience, Double degrees, Research, Undergraduate, Science

In this interview PhD researcher, Cael, discusses her work developing VR experiences that transport users to Mars and Australian field sites and also shares her tips with those thinking about studying at university.

Read more of Can VR help us learn about environments we can’t physically get to?

Filed under: Undergraduate, Research, Real-world experience, Information technology, Games development

Gidyea was inspired to study a Bachelor of Science (Environmental Science) at QUT after meeting a group of Australian Geographic and Queensland Herbarium scientists during his gap year in the Kimberley.

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Filed under: Science, Undergraduate, Real-world experience

Michael is an Energy Researcher and self-described ‘Tinkerer’! Delve into Michael’s PhD in energy storage materials, why research into supercapacitors is so important and learn top tips about studying Physics at university.

Read more of Energy and batteries are they powering a sustainable future?

Filed under: Science, Undergraduate, Real-world experience