Inspiring stories and industry insights from those who have walked the path before you. Connect with the game changers and tap into the collective wisdom of your alumni community.
Filed under: Sustainability
Sustainability may be global in scope, but meaningful change starts locally. Across sectors, QUT alumni are finding that real impact depends not just on ambitious ideas, but on deep, ongoing engagement with the communities they serve.
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Rethinking food insecurity: insights from Emma-Kate Rose, Executive Director of Food Connect Foundation
Emma-Kate Rose, Executive Director of Food Connect Foundation, is leading new approaches to addressing food insecurity by reshaping how food moves from farm to table.
Filed under: Sustainability
Alison Price | the bin must always be collected
Alison Price CEO of Waste and Recycling Industry Association of Queensland (WRIQ) reflects on the challenges of shifting community behaviour, the economics of recycling, and the principle that the bin must always be collected.
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Kellie Williams | follow through
Kellie Williams’ work is grounded in a simple principle: follow through matters more than intent. With a career spanning government, not-for-profit and sustainability leadership, she focuses on turning ideas into action.
Filed under: Entrepreneurship, Sustainability
Helena Uhm | health without hush
Drawing on her background in nursing and public health, Helena Uhm founded Inoya to bring greater transparency and sustainability to period care. She discusses women's health, innovation and creating change through conversation.
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Isolation, logistics and lived experience: Fiona Maxwell on why regional food insecurity is a systems issue
From North Queensland to statewide strategy, Fiona Maxwell reveals why regional food insecurity is a systems issue — and what must shift to fix it.
Filed under: Innovation
QUT research update: June 2026
See the most recent research updates from QUT this month including the launch of QUT’s Energy Transition Centre, The successful launch of a student satellite into space and QUT’s Centre of Robotics humanoid robot ‘QUTie’ exploring Brisbane.
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Sustainability, equity and the fight against food insecurity
Rising living costs, supply disruptions and climate pressures are making it harder to access affordable, nutritious food. QUT alumni reflect on the various issues and provide some potential solutions.
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Filed under: Events
What's on: June - July 2026
We’ve got you covered with a list of exciting events happening on and off campus this June and July, including both free and paid events for QUT Alumni.
Filed under: Sustainability, Leadership
The leader behind Aurecon’s sustainability transformation
Recognised as the Global Chief Sustainability Officer of the Year in 2022 and with over 27 years’ experience working across the energy sector Paul Gleeson is an influential voice on sustainable business initiatives.
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