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Queensland University of Technology: Annual Report 2019
Get PDF2019 was both a consolidation of QUT’s history and the renewal of our promise as the university for the real world.
QUT observed two prominent anniversaries in 2019, celebrating 30 years as a university under the Queensland University of Technology Act, and 170 years since the inauguration of its oldest antecedent institution, the Brisbane School of Arts. While a great deal has changed in the years since both those milestones, QUT continues to base its success on open doors, a practical orientation in research and learning, and an enduring commitment to access for all to a
high-quality education.
Along with other higher education providers, QUT responded well to changes in government policy, geopolitical developments and shifts in public debate. Strong fiscal preparation over many years and deep engagement both locally and internationally places QUT in good stead, preserving its strengths in providing outstanding education and furthering knowledge through innovative and collaborative research projects.
The strength of QUT’s embedded and collaborative approach lies, in part, with the fulfilment of its duty to champion free academic enquiry and open access. It was these principles that led QUT to establish QUT ePrints and become the world’s first university with an institution-wide deposit mandate. QUT continues to advocate for the preservation of a stable, fair and rigorous peer-review system, in accordance with world’s best practice.
This authentically QUT approach underpinned the collegial development of the university’s guiding document, Blueprint 6. Supported by a consolidated budget model and refreshed academic and enabling plans, this strategic plan captures the spirit and direction of an institution entering a new era, driving greater coherence and alignment of our efforts to provide transformative education and research relevant to our communities.
Key to this approach is our acknowledgment of the debt QUT owes to the Turrbal and Yugara
people on whose land our campuses stand—land that was never ceded—and indeed the debt the nation owes all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. To help direct opportunities arising from this heightened awareness, Angela Barney-Leitch joined QUT in February 2019 as our first Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Strategy).
This position is a key step in the delivery of the Blueprint 6 priority of Indigenous Engagement, Success and Empowerment, and the new Indigenous Strategy Unit is instrumental to our plans to create a First Nations Institute. The institute will be pivotal to strengthen the participation and attainment of Indigenous Australians in higher education and will build on the outstanding work already being undertaken by QUT’s Oodgeroo Unit and the Indigenous Research and Engagement Unit.
QUT continues to build on the Estate Master Plan, taking advantage of the proximity of our campuses to the Brisbane CBD, State Parliament and the Herston health precinct. In 2019 we opened the Peter Coaldrake Education Precinct, named in honour of our former Vice-Chancellor, featuring our world-leading digital interactive learning and display space, the Sphere. We also unveiled plans for innovative new integrated physical and social learning and research environments: a Health and Wellness Precinct at Kelvin Grove, and a Law and Social Justice Precinct at Gardens Point. The latter will house both the Faculty of Law and the university’s new Indigenous Institute and create greater activation of the iconic campus, strengthening the relationship between the campus, City Botanic Gardens and Riverstage.
2019 also saw a major transition in the university’s research configurations, guided by Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) Distinguished Emeritus Professor Arun Sharma and Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor Distinguished Professor Patsy Yates. This process entailed a wholesale review of planning approaches, the simplification and clarification of research funding arrangements and the implementation of a new tiered research structure.
QUT recorded some significant achievements during the year in terms of academic regard. QUT was recognised as one the top 20 young universities in the world within the 2020 QS Top 50 under 50 ranking, and sprung to 179th in the world in the 2020 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
At a discipline level, QUT ranked 16th globally for communication and media studies in the QS Subject Ranking 2019, and placed 10 subjects within the top 100 of the ARWU Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, led by strong showings in nursing (23rd), education (41st) and transportation science and technology (41st).
The 2019 Australian Research Council (ARC) Excellence in Research for Australia assessment rated 21 of QUT’s fields of research well above world standard, with a further 27 above world standard. An additional 12 case studies were ranked high for engagement and 13 ranked high for impact in the 2019 ARC Engagement and Impact assessment.
QUT was awarded an Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child in September, the first Centre of Excellence in Education Research in the scheme’s history. QUT continues to play a leading role in Australian research as a participant in five of the nine ARC Centres of Excellence awarded in 2019.
Such strong ranking performances rely entirely upon the talent and energies of our outstanding researchers and educators, right across the disciplines. During 2019 QUT was well represented in the ranks of new ARC Future Fellows, Discovery Early Career Researcher Awards and appointment to the ARC College of Experts. Over 800 QUT staff have been recognised as Fellows of the Higher Education Academy, the highest concentration in the country. True to our commitment to real-world learning, these educators innovate across classroom, work-integrated and online modes of learning.
International acclaim is testament to our ability to produce work-ready graduates. QUT sits within the top 40 in employer-student connections in the global QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2020 and our education graduates have the highest graduate employability rates in the country.
We are forging ahead with online learning, extending access to a high-quality QUT experience to those studying remotely, and to workers upskilling and retraining in the midst of busy lives. QUT Online is addressing identified workforce needs across the state in health, finance and community services, and we offer special executive education through QUTeX and free MOOCs in partnership with FutureLearn.
But to judge our success solely on metrics would obscure its true impact. QUT’s excellence across research, learning and teaching, and professional practice is captured by the QUT people recognised for their work. Some examples include:
• PhD researcher Clare Villalba was the inaugural recipient of the 2019 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Jury Award at the 2019 Queensland Women in STEM awards, in recognition of her commitment to preventing diabetes-related blindness
• Professor Michael Milford received the 2019 ATSE Batterham Medal for Engineering Excellence, for his work in translating abstract neuroscience concepts and theories into rugged technology for real-world applications
• Distinguished Professor Judith Clements ac was named a Queensland Great, in recognition of her significant contribution to Australian biomedical and cancer research
• Distinguished Professor James Dale was named 2019 Queensland Senior Australian of the Year, in recognition of his significant contribution to agricultural biotechnology research
• QUT academic Dr Ella Jeffery and QUT alumna Ellen van Neerven shared the Premier’s Young Publishers and Writers Award
at the 2019 Queensland Literary Awards, while QUT alumna Dr Emily O’Grady and QUT academic Associate Professor Sarah Holland-Batt won two of the three Queensland Writers Fellowships
• Professor Joanne Wood was named the International Optometrist of the Year.
As QUT has grown in stature and achievement it has strengthened its commitment to opportunity and support for success. In June, we were joined by former Foreign Minister the Hon. Julie Bishop to launch Pathways to Politics for Women, a fee-free program that aims to increase female participation in all levels of government by equipping women with the skills to be elected to and succeed in political office.
QUT’s flagship equity program, the Learning Potential Fund, is a remarkable example of the QUT community’s commitment to fair access. The first of its kind and still the largest in Australia, the fund has distributed more than 25,000 scholarships and bursaries to assist students in financial need since its inception. It now has in excess of 100 million, thanks in part to the 700 regular staff donors and to a successful Giving Day program. The second annual Giving Day in 2019 saw more than 2,000 donors—including alumni, staff, students, community and industry—combine to raise over $785,000 for the fund and other community-centred research programs.
QUT farewelled a number of senior colleagues in 2019, among them outgoing Chancellor Tim Fairfax ac, Emeritus Professor Carol Dickenson am, Emeritus Professor Suzi Derbyshire, Distinguished Emeritus Professor Arun Sharmaam and Professor John Humphrey. Through their remarkable contributions they leave a legacy of an enriched environment for learning, teaching and research which will continue to benefit teachers, students, QUT and the community for many years to come.
QUT’s rising success is entirely a function of all our remarkable contributors: those above, along with our many other students and alumni, academic and professional staff, and partners in government and industry, locally and across the globe. We take pride in this community’s achievements, in what QUT is and what QUT is becoming. We commend the dedication, diligence, talent and vision of outstanding individuals at all levels across the organisation. We wish to acknowledge in particular the members of QUT Council for their wisdom, guidance and support of the university.
We commend this report to the Queensland Parliament and to all colleagues, partners and contributors to the life of the university
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