Grads making a difference honoured at 2026 QUT Outstanding Alumni Awards
From improving Indigenous health outcomes and advancing space exploration to transforming women's football, championing inclusion and creating globally acclaimed works of art, 12 exceptional QUT graduates have been recognised at the 2026 QUT Outstanding Alumni Awards.
QUT researchers elected to the Academy of the Social Sciences
Distinguished Professor Ben White and Professor Greig de Zubicaray have been elected Fellows of the Australian Academy of the Social Sciences.
Suspicious citation numbers are a red flag for research paper mill slop
The likely manipulation of citation numbers by research paper mills in high-impact cancer journals has been uncovered by an international team of academic researchers.
$1.5M grant to harness AI to improve health outcomes
Professor Steven McPhail, from QUT’s School of Public Health and Social Work, has been awarded an NHMRC grant of $1,491,992.40 for the project, Building AI Launch Pads in Health Services: Accelerating Safe, Scalable, Evidence-Based AI Implementation and Sustainment.
QUT appoints Inaugural Chenhall Chair in Cancer Therapeutics
Internationally recognised cancer researcher Professor Si Ming Man has been appointed the Inaugural Chenhall Chair in Cancer Therapeutics in the QUT School of Biomedical Sciences.
Prestigious award for reshaping psychological research on anxiety disorders
Dr Luke Ney has been awarded the prestigious Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia’s 2026 Paul Bourke Award for Early Career Research.