QUT News & Events Wrap

NEWS

New technologies to eliminate fossil fuel use in the sugar industry: QUT researchers are leading the way in developing and testing new technologies as part of a $5.7 million three-year project with the potential to eliminate the use of fossil fuels in the sugar industry.

Genes that raise the chances of non-identical twins identified: Gene variants that increase by 29 per cent a woman’s chance of giving birth to non-identical twins have been identified in a breakthrough international collaboration by researchers from Queensland, Iceland, Netherlands and the US, including QUT's Associate Professor Dale Nyholt (pictured lef).

End-of-life care doctors consider patient & family needs when deciding to end treatment: The QUT-led first Australian study on how end-of-life care doctors use the term “futile treatment” has been published in the Medical Journal of Australia.

QUT first-time novelist signs two-book deal with UK publisher: A novel about a crime-solving courtesan set in 1860s London written by QUT Creative Industries academic and PhD candidate Mirandi Riwoe (pictured right) has been snapped up by UK publishing company Legend Press.

Suspicious skin lesion images sent to doctors via mobile app for faster cancer detection: QUT is leading an international study to increase rates of early melanoma diagnosis via a mobile app that can take and send images of suspicious lesions to dermatologists during self-skin or partner-assisted skin examinations for rapid diagnosis or be used as a method of second opinion by general practitioners.

Hospital patients who miss or eat small meals raise their risk of death: Hospital patients who eat less than a quarter of the food they are offered or who are already malnourished are significantly more likely to die within 30 days of admission, according to new research by QUT and Dr Ekta Agarwal (pictured below).


 

EVENTS

May 5: MBA & postgraduate business information evening (free) @ Gardens Point campus
May 7: Kazka - A Fairytale  @ QUT Gardens Theatre
May 8: Mother's Day concert with Angel Strings (pictured, free) @ Old Government House
 May 10-12: Parent information seminars (free) @ Caboolture, Gardens Point & North Lakes
May 15: QUT Classic fun run @ Gardens Point campus
June 4-8: DIS 2016 (ACM SIGCHI Conference on Designing Interactive Systems) @ Gardens Point 
Now - June 17: Inspirations (free) @ William Robinson Gallery
July 31: QUT Open Day (free) @ Gardens Point

MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS

- QUT research led by Associate Professor Dale Nyholt on genes and non-identical twins was reported by AAP and published by Yahoo 7, The  Australian, news.com, The Courier-Mail and Channel 9.
- Professor Ian O’Hara and his team’s research into reducing the sugar industry’s reliance on fossil fuels featured across Australian Regional Media and Fairfax papers, and was in the Queensland Industry Advocate and USA-based Biofuels Digest and Agfax. He was also interviewed by ABC Southern Queensland and the ABC's Queensland Country Hour. 
- Professor Carol Nicoll (pictured) wrote an opinion piece for The Australian to argue against cutting further funding to the Office for Learning and Teaching in today’s budget.
- Adjunct Associate Professor John Mickel told ABC news and The Drum a snap Queensland election is much less likely after Labor's compulsory preferential voting move.
- Dr David Willis told The Courier-Mail Australia risked sustained deflation that could stymie investment and asset prices, and also talked to the paper about Commonwealth Games infrastructure.
- Professor Monika Janda talked to 612 ABC Evenings about a skin cancer phone app.
- QUT rollercoaster researcher Malcolm Burt featured in stories for Channel 10 and 11 programs Scope and Totally Wild.
- Dr Gary Mortimer took talkback calls on ABC NSW Statewide Radio about loyalty cards, talked to the New Daily about customers posting false complaints on supermarket purchases, and commented on the public backlash to the new Shapes biscuits for 4BC.
- Professor Narelle Haworth talked to Channel 7 about the dangers of smartphone use and walking in light of a new plan to keep pedestrians safe on the Gold Coast.
- Becker’s Hospital Review, Medical Xpress and Fierce Healthcare reported on Dr Ekta Agarwal’s findings that hospital patients who eat less than a quarter of the food they are offered are significantly more likely to die within 30 days of admission.
- Professor Matthew Brown wrote an article for The Conversation on unexplained lower back pain which was republished by IFL Science.
- Dr Danielle Bozin was quoted in a Who Weekly story about the custodial rights of 60 Minutes mother Sally Faulkner.
- QUT’s research agreement between Siemens and the Australian Government’s Defence Science and Technology Group was run in Manufacturers' Monthly and Quest, which loved Rob Hickey’s superconductor demonstration for minister Wyatt Roy.
- Australasian Science featured articles on sugar addiciton research by Professor Selena Bartlett and a study into natural light and myopia in children by Professor Scott Read (pictured).
- Professor Ben White’s study that found doctors put patient benefit at the centre of end-of-life decisions featured in the Medical Journal of Australia.
- Dr Zoe Hazelwood commented on 7 News about new stats on predators using dating apps to target women.
- Robotics researcher Dr Chris Lehnert demonstrated a fruit-picking robot at an Innovation Summit presented by the State Government promoting Fortitude Valley as a future start-up precinct which was featured on Channel 7 News.
- Associate Professor Anup Basu and Dr John Chen explained to Reuters why target date funds aren’t always the best solution for retirees.
- Video game lecturer Mitchell McEwan on why Nintendo is delaying the launch of the NX console in The New Daily.
- A forum about 3D printing regulations involving QUT technology law specialist Dr Angela Daly was featured on Scimex.
- Queensland Country Life reported on the CARRS-Q survey of parents whose children have quad bikes.
- Dr Stephen Hughes (pictured) wrote a piece for The Conversation about kitchen science and the art of bringing the universe to your kitchen using gastrophysics; the topic of a book he has written. It was republished throughout the Fairfax Media network.
- A QUT, CSIRO and Australian Centre for Field Robotics project designed to develop the next generation of vegetable production systems was reported by the Bowen Independent. 
- Australian Anthill announced applications were now open for QUT CEA's Creative3 Pitch in September.
- The Sunshine Coast Daily reported that QUT student Justus Lind was one of the first Australians to receive a Young Technologist scholarship from the Westpac Bicentennial Foundation.
- Professor Lisa Nissen discussed the new ‘five mornings after’ pill with the Australian Journal of Pharmacy.
- Radio Republik Indonesia, Viva and Tribunnews reported on Professor Terry Flew’s involvement in the International Conference of Indonesian Students.
- Careers With STEM talked up QUT’s civil engineering course and the ‘living laboratory’ that is the Science and Engineering Centre.
- ABC North West Queensland reported on QUT’s YuMi Deadly Maths program helping rural students.
- Australian Regional Media papers profiled creative industries student Jayme Ellis, who’s joined the Live Below the Line campaign to raise awareness of poverty.

Release date: Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Media contact: media@qut.edu.au

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