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Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:19:01 +1000 60 http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=22077 Australia must develop an efficient power network to encourage people to "go solar", said QUT sustainability expert Professor John Bell, in the wake of BP Solar ceasing production on Australian soil. http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=22077 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=22057 Negative reporting of Pacific Islander "gangs" could fuel their formation and anti-social activity. http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=22057 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=22002 Universities Australia has announced that Professor Peter Coaldrake, the Vice-Chancellor of Queensland University of Technology (QUT), is the chair-elect for 2009-2011. http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=22002 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21995 A study which looks at the effectiveness of advisory labels on medication by a QUT researcher was recently given a boost, receiving a $23,350 grant from the NRMA ACT Road Safety Trust. http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21995 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21976 The findings of a Queensland University of Technology study which aims to reduce the risks teenagers take on their bicycles, by focussing on looking after friends, will be presented at a Washington transport conference in January. http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21976 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21955 A robotics competition being held at QUT this weekend will shine a light on some of Queensland's future scientists, and offer a challenge for some of the university's education students too. http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21955 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21939 Finding his family, and discovering art was a spiritual experience for a member of the stolen generation who is now completing a practice-led research Masters degree at Queensland University of Technology. http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21939 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21875 Valuable research could be accelerated with a new survey panel which will give researchers from the Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety Queensland (CARRS-Q) instant access to 5000 survey participants. http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21875 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21898 A new $15 million international network of scientists, clinicians and facilities dedicated to the research of prostate cancer will be launched this weekend. http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21898 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21837 A clutch of books released today provides nonprofit organisations with everything they need to know about starting and running an incorporated association in Queensland. http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21837 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21857 A team of civil engineers, architects, industrial designers and landscape architects from Queensland University of Technology recently joined forces in a project to reunite a divided North Queensland town. http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21857 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21757 Current water saving policies do little to encourage people to reduce water consumption and will achieve nothing unless people are given economic incentives, according to Queensland University of Technology researcher Dr Clevo Wilson. http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21757 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21778 While women are making their mark in everyday Australian business, they are still under-represented in "high-potential" businesses, an entrepreneurial study undertaken at Queensland University of Technology has found http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21778 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21807 Two of Queensland's most prominent engineers have been honoured for their services to the construction industry with an award inducting them into Queensland University of Technology's Construction Hall of Fame. http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21807 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21736 Many Queensland teens suffer from anxiety, depression, confusion around sexuality, poor self-image and more, and a QUT researcher is looking at a new concept which may give them somewhere to turn. http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21736 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21679 Charities are losing out on bequests meant for them because more families are contesting wills following death, according to a new study by a Queensland University of Technology academic. http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21679 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21719 Senior researcher Professor Shilu Tong of QUT's School of Public Health/Institute for Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI) has just been awarded a 5-year National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Research Fellowship to pursue a range of research projects that look at the effects of ecosystem change on population health. http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21719 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21678 For those of us who have sworn to keep addictions to food, alcohol or cigarettes under control, the temptations of the festive season can be too much to resist. But there is a way, says psychologist Professor David Kavanagh, at Queensland University of Technology. http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21678 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21658 Imagine someone who leaves money to charitable organisations in their will, and you would probably think of someone with lots of cash and no family to share it with, but this is far from reality, new research has revealed. http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21658 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21660 The artwork made by young children means a lot more to them than we think, and should be displayed according to their wishes, a Queensland University of Technology researcher said. http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21660 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21640 Professor Simon Kaplan has been appointed the first executive dean of the new Faculty of Science and Technology at Queensland University of Technology. http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21640 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21643 A new, unique biofuel research testing facility at QUT will help speed up the race to drastically reduce Australia's carbon emissions and dependence on fossil fuels. http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21643 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21617 A host of Australia's leading scientists, including two Queensland University of Technology researchers, has won International Science Linkage grants to pursue research overseas. http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21617 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21518 Sculptures of pregnant bellies that people can touch will be among the artworks on show at an exhibition of dynamic and conceptually diverse creations by emerging artists, opening at Queensland University of Technology next week. http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21518 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21536 A study led by Queensland University of Technology which found that almost half of aged care facility residents were malnourished has led to a successful intervention program. http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=21536 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +1000