Corporate Body

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) (1989 - )

From

January 1989
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Functions

Education and University

Alternative Names

QUT (Abbreviation)

Website

http://www.qut.edu.au

Summary

Queensland University of Technology was established in January 1989, having previously been known as the Queensland Institute of Technology. In 2003 the University has an enrolment of around 30,000 students and operates on three campuses in Brisbane, Queensland.

Participates in

Astronomy Australia Limited (2007 - )

Related Corporate Bodies

Universities Australia (2007 - )

Related People

Farrell, Troy W.
Executive Dean, Faculty of Science 2021 -
Mengersen, Kerrie (1962 - )
Distinguished Professor of Statistics, Science and Engineering Faculty 2016 -
Ostrikov, Kostya (Ken)
Professor of Nanotechnology and Molecular Science 2015 -
Sara, Vicki Rubian
Professor and Head, School of Life Sciences 1993 - 1996; Dean, Faculty of Science 1996 - 1997
Simpson, Matthew J.
Professor of Applied Mathematics 2014 -
Swann, Peter (1945 - 2021)
Retired as Associate Professor of optometry 2003
Waterhouse, Peter Michael (1955 - )
Professor of Molecular Genetics 2014 -
Wilson, Kerrie Ann
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Sustainability and Research Integrity) and Executive Director, Institute for Future Environments 2019 - 2023

Published resources

Books

Kyle, Noeline, A Class of its Own: a History of the Queensland University of Technology (Alexandria, New South Wales: Hale and Iremonger, 1999), 248 pp. Details

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1144750. Details
VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/130698231. Details
Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-536697. Details

Helen Cohn

Created: 26 August 2003, Last modified: 14 October 2025

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