Job opportunities, industry experiences and potential study options were the key focuses of the 2018 Engineering and Computing Careers Evening, hosted by the Faculty, last night.
The University of Queensland and Newcrest Mining Limited have signed a partnership agreement that paves the way for long-term education, training and research activities.
Six UQ alumni have joined forces to launch an annual $5,000 scholarship for engineering, which will help students from remote and regional parts of Australia build the strong foundations for a successful career.
Australia’s world-leading expertise in small-scale mining is being showcased to 30 emerging leaders from the African mining sector as they visit the Gladstone and Emerald regions in Central Queensland.
A team of University of Queensland researchers will join forces with 40 other organisations to form a new cooperative research centre (CRC), set to improve Australian seafood and offshore renewable energy production.
UQ's Women in Engineering team has joined forces with community organisation Engineers Without Borders on a road trip across Queensland's Darling Downs, sharing valuable insights about careers in STEM with high school teenagers from the bush.
Researchers from UQ have found that householders are confused and there is concern across industry and government around issues such as energy pricing, power reliability and carbon emissions.
Australian engineering companies committed to a more equitable gender balance for the engineering industry are reaping the rewards of their efforts to help build and support the pipeline of female talent entering the field.
Researchers and PhD students from UQ have partnered with industry and government to work on materials selection in the Networked Future Augmented Small-arms Technologies (N-FAST) Defence technologies program.