Topic: Health and wellbeing
Filed under: Innovation, Health and wellbeing
QUT Research Update: May 2026
Read QUT research updates from May 2026 including AI-generated proteins, ways to combat ICU drug-resistant infections, Australia’s opportunity in the global upcycled food market and nine QUT students named 2026 Westpac Young Technologist Scholars.
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Sankey Fraser | 100 Years of Service
The QUT Alumni Team speak to the owners of the Sankey Fraser Eyecare about the challenges and opportunities of running a regional practice particularly a well-established one celebrating its 100-year milestone in 2025.
Filed under: Health and wellbeing, Entrepreneurship
Esme Soan | For better health
Esme Soan has always been passionate about women’s health—from improving pregnancy care, to managing chronic pain to rehabilitation after cancer treatment. We discuss her career, Pear Exercise Physiology & Physiotherapy and emerging health issues.
Filed under: Health and wellbeing, Diversity and Inclusion
James Steggell | Adept
James is Australia’s first blind Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP) and Accredited Exercise Scientist (AES). We sit down with James to chat about his business, the co-founding of the HELP initiative and what he would like to achieve in the future.
Filed under: Sport, Entrepreneurship, Health and wellbeing
Alyssa Koenen | The Pursuit of Wellness
Alyssa Koenen is a former athlete and the Founder of Lyss Koenen Performance Nutrition. The QUT Alumni Team sat down with Alyssa to chat about her career, Nutritionists versus Dieticians and what it’s like to pursue wellness in the digital age.
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Dr Robyn Littlewood | Generational wellbeing
As CEO of Health and Wellbeing Queensland, Robyn leads the state’s prevention agency to turn the tide on rates of obesity and chronic disease. A QUT nutrition and dietetics alumnus, she shares her thoughts on shaping the future of a healthy Queensland.
Filed under: Health and wellbeing, Entrepreneurship
Sam Carson | Wellbeing in Business
QUT alumnus, Sam Carson, delves into Acai Brothers - the successful superfood business he co-founded with long-time friend, and fellow alumnus, Ben Day.
Filed under: Health and wellbeing, Diversity and Inclusion
Sumit Panjwani | Choosing Wellness
Sumit spent 15 years coordinating wellbeing programs with at-risk and migrant communities before establishing Reframe Wellbeing. In this article Sumit chats about his career and explores some of the latest wellbeing insights.
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Genevieve Deaconos | Embracing nature for wellbeing
In this Q&A, Genevieve Deaconos, elaborates on her transition from corporate marketing to her dream job at the Australian Wildlife Conservancy and the profound benefits of connecting with nature for individual and generational wellbeing.
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Margie Ireland | The Burnout Epidemic
The phenomenon of burnout has gained significant attention in recent years, especially since COVID. But while the pandemic is now over, burnout is on the increase. QUT alumnus and psychologist, Margie Ireland, shares her tips for beating the burnout.
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How neuroplasticity shapes a thriving life | Professor Selena Bartlett
Through the lens of neuroscience, Professor Selena Bartlett explains how our daily choices influence our long-term brain health, from the first thing we do in the morning to the habits that shape our days.
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