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Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:17:12 +1000 60 http://www.qut.com.au/research/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=33178 Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is trialling the training of high performing student teachers for positions in disadvantaged schools. http://www.qut.com.au/research/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=33178 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.qut.com.au/research/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=33145 A joint Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and University of Sydney research team will examine Australia's potential to tap into the giant Chinese market for learning English. http://www.qut.com.au/research/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=33145 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.qut.com.au/research/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=33156 An Indigenous health campaigner who has devoted more than three decades to putting men's health on the public agenda has been named Queensland University of Technology's top graduate in the 2010 QUT Alumni Awards. http://www.qut.com.au/research/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=33156 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.qut.com.au/research/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=33127 Budding entrepreneurs with the dream of turning a novel idea into a booming business have the opportunity to draw on the experience of industry and academic experts, with the start of the Queensland University of Technology Innovation Space. http://www.qut.com.au/research/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=33127 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.qut.com.au/research/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=33066 The decision to be an organ donor, while personal, should not be kept secret, according to a Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researcher who has launched a nationwide survey into people's attitudes to communicating their organ donation wishes. http://www.qut.com.au/research/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=33066 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.qut.com.au/research/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=33026 Residents of Queensland's Southern and Western Downs are being asked their views on the planning and sustainability of their communities http://www.qut.com.au/research/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=33026 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.qut.com.au/research/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=32999 Families have the right to object to an invasive coronial autopsy of their loved one, but whether their objection is accepted by the Coroner tends to be an arbitrary decision, Queensland University of Technology (QUT) justice expert Dr Belinda Carpenter said. http://www.qut.com.au/research/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=32999 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.qut.com.au/research/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=32966 The previously discarded waste from Queensland's sugarcane crop is fast heading towards replacing up to a third of the state's unleaded petrol needs, thanks to QUT research at the new Mackay Renewable Biocommodities Pilot Plant opened today (July 9). http://www.qut.com.au/research/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=32966 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.qut.com.au/research/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=32958 Help for depression could be found in your pocket with a new study from Queensland University of Technology (QUT). http://www.qut.com.au/research/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=32958 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.qut.com.au/research/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=32934 Travelling halfway around the world to see wounds like leg and pressure ulcers might not be everyone's dream trip, but for Queensland University of Technology's (QUT) Michelle Gibb it may help the thousands of people who suffer from chronic wounds every year. http://www.qut.com.au/research/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=32934 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.qut.com.au/research/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=32820 A new generation of energy absorbing road barriers designed to reduce the fatal impact of high-speed crashes will be developed by Queensland University of Technology (QUT), following today's funding announcement by the Australian Research Council. http://www.qut.com.au/research/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=32820 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.qut.com.au/research/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=32730 Why some gifted students fail to achieve academically is being investigated by Queensland University of Technology researcher Susan Luus. http://www.qut.com.au/research/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=32730 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.qut.com.au/research/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=32914 More than 180 experts on keeping university students happy are gathering in Brisbane this week for an international education conference hosted by Queensland University of Technology (QUT). http://www.qut.com.au/research/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=32914 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.qut.com.au/research/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=32681 Many Australian creative industries workers shun the fashionable inner city and choose instead to live and work in outer suburbia, a university study has found. http://www.qut.com.au/research/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=32681 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.qut.com.au/research/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=32596 A Queensland parent who home schools is most likely to live in a city or regional town, be a married mother and have completed Year 12 or higher, Queensland University of Technology (QUT) research has found. http://www.qut.com.au/research/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=32596 Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.qut.com.au/research/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=32543 Driving while stressed can be as distracting and dangerous as talking on your mobile phone, according to a study by Queensland University of Technology (QUT). http://www.qut.com.au/research/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=32543 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.qut.com.au/research/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=30844 Residential solar systems in Queensland can pay for themselves within seven years if households are smart about their electricity usage, research by Queensland University of Technology has found. http://www.qut.com.au/research/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=30844 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1000