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Cool paint job could blow away air con costs: A cool discovery from QUT researchers has found that a special roof coating could bring Queenslanders relief from sweltering summers as well as lower electricity bills.
New children's eSafety Commissioner talks cyber safety to teachers: Teachers-in-training are being taught cyber safety for themselves and their students by Australia's top Children's e-Safety expert at QUT.
440 Gen Zeds join 'Big Day In' IT careers conference at QUT: About 440 Gen Zeds who could power the next wave of digital innovation will descend on QUT on July 23 for the Big Day In - an IT careers conference for high school students and undergraduate students.
Scrapping negative gearing risks adding rungs to property ladder: Abolishing negative gearing could create a "housing glut" and make it harder for those looking for a first step on the property ladder, a QUT economist has warned.
DANscienCE Festival 2015: Celebrating the marriage of dance and science: Dancers and scientists may seem like very different beasts however their connections are increasingly close and mutually beneficial, as will be demonstrated at the three-day DANscienCE Festival 2015 at QUT in August.
MERS, Ebola - What's next? International public health experts meet in Brisbane: The containment of Ebola, MERS and other infectious diseases currently threatening the international community are key topics at next week's Biosecurity in a Globalised World conference.
QUT Tigers on top at Northern university Games: QUT has cemented its place as Queensland's top sporting University after being crowned overall champions at the 2015 Northern University Games for the third year in a row.
Coca-Cola Amatil Group Managing Director Alison Watkins to address QUT Business Leaders' Forum: The head of beverage giant Coca-Cola Amatil will address the next QUT Business Leaders' Forum on August 6 at the Hilton Brisbane.
Honesty the best policy to secure long-term future: The former chief economic advisor to Australia has challenged the nation's leaders to be "direct and honest" for the sake of the future economy, during a QUT Business Leaders' Forum today.
New Horizons' Pluto flyby no Mickey Mouse mission: It's Earth's least-known neighbour but the first-time flyby of Pluto will forever change how we view our galactic neighbourhood.
QUT students to perform at Beijing Dance Festival: Six QUT Bachelor of Fine Arts Dance Performance students will grace the stage of the 2015 Beijing Dance Festival as part of its Youth Dance Marathon program, while two QUT Technical Production students will join them as support crew.
July 20: Rhodes Scholarship information session (free) @ Gardens Point campus
July 21 - Aug 7: 10 Minutes to Midnight (free) @ QUT Creative Industries Precinct
July 23: 'Big Day In' IT careers conference @ QUT Gardens Theatre
July 26: QUT Open Day (free) @ Gardens Point campus
July 27: Biosecurity in a Globalised World International Conference @ Gardens Point campus
July 27: Ebola talk with Professor Lawrence O. Gostin (free) @ Australian Centre for Health Law Research
July 28: NASA's search for life on Mars: An evening with Dr Abigail Allwood @ QUT
July 29: Bush Tucker Walk (free) @ Caboolture campus
July 29: Future Ways of Thinking half-day conference (Real World Futures free event) @ Room Three Sixty
July 30, 2015 - July 17, 2016: Inspirations @ William Robinson Gallery
Aug 4: 2015 Outstanding Alumni Awards @ Brisbane Convention Centre
Aug 4-6: Murri-Ailan Way @ QUT
Aug 24-28: Feelgood Week @ QUT
Now - Sept 6: Tutu reimagined @ QUT Art Museum
Now - Sept 6: William Kentridge: Drawn from Africa @ QUT Art Museum
MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
- The ABC's 7.30 Report featured Gavin Winter and Dr Deb Polson in a program on the latest breakthrough in virtual reality. The story also made the ABC News national homepage and The New Daily.
- Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Coaldrake spoke to ABC612 Brisbane about the State Government's Advance Queensland program announcement
- Dr Martin Parkinson's address at the QUT Business Leaders' Forum received wide coverage including in the Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Financial Review and The Courier-Mail.
- Dr Stephen Hughes explained NASA's New Horizons flyby of Pluto to New Matilda and 4BC, including some of the discoveries it has made so far.
- Research by Professor John Bell and Dr Wendy Miller showing a special reflectant paint could save Queenslanders money on their power bills was reported by 612ABC radio.
- Associate Professor Mark Lauchs wrote an opinion piece for The Courier-Mail where he said the State Government should appoint the next Chief Justice via a panel assessing a short list of candidates.
- Brisbane Times reported Dr Elke Hacker's research looking to harness the newest sunburn-prevention tools available to improve skin cancer prevention.
- ABC News and News.com.au spoke to Dr Kelly Richards about why paedophiles who didn't want to hurt children needed specialist counselling.
- Alina Dini's research into why Australian aren't buying electric vehicles featured on autotalk.com.au.
- Dr Sue Keay and the Australian Centre for Robotic Vision explained the future of agricultural robotics to Seven News Mackay.
- Dr Rebecca Spooner-Lane told The Australian most students who tracked their teachers online were doing it out of curiosity.
- QUT adjunct Associate Professor John Mickel told The Courier-Mail that former MP Gordon Nuttall was being released from jail with "a tarnished name and no resources".
- The Australian Financial Review reported Dr David Willis' warning that abolishing negative gearing could create a housing glut and house price deflation.
- Dr Claire Ferguson spoke to the Adelaide Advertiser about the difficulties of identifying the body of a young child found in South Australia.
- Associate Professor Molly Dragiewicz spoke to APN newspapers about the number of murders in Queensland related to domestic violence.
- Dr Mark McGovern told The Courier Mail the impact of the Chinese stock market slump on Australia would depend on whether it was a short term correction or a more "fundamental shift".
- BBC News asked Professor Brian McNair about the Prime Minister's boycott of the ABC's Q&A. He also wrote a piece for The Conversation on the ABC and BBC both fighting for their corporate lives following attacks from government.
- TNT Magazine reported that Australian band Transvaal Diamond Syndicate would record their Bluesy EP with Professor Phil Graham at QUT's Gasworks Studio later this year.
- Spanish news websites, including Diario Barcelona, picked up on research by Dr Ryan McAndrew showing friends motivate people to drink more.
- Dr Chris Lehnert told Mackay's Daily Mercury that robots would one day replace fruit pickers.
- High school students' visit to QUT's Mackay Renewable Biocommodities Pilot Plant was covered by the ABC.
Release date: July 20, 2015
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