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Hub QUT team discusses innovative ideas for engaging the public in research translation

POSTED: 01 Mar, 2024

The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) team had the privilege of hosting Hub Director Professor Chun Wang recently to discuss the consistent progress of the team within the overall Hub. The visit was productive and insightful, with the team sharing their innovative ideas and research findings.

To further the conversation on engagement, Drs Rewa Wright and Nicole Carroll weighed and pitched an idea incorporating visual arts as a research translation method which will engage the public and generate future funding support. We envisage a public exhibition of Hubs research would be accessible to a wide range of Australians, and incorporate industry and professional as well as school and community science group visits. The idea was well-received by the team and sparked ongoing discussions on how to engage our next generation of future leaders. While this would be led by the QUT team, we would collect and curate research from across the entire Hub in a large public exhibition.

The QUT team currently consists of several esteemed Hub Chief Investigators, including Professor YuanTong Gu, Head of School, Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, who also leads the ARC Training Centre for Joint Biomechanics. Professor Prashant Sonar and Associate Professor Liangzhi Kou, Drs Ting Liao, Zhaojun Han, Rewa Wright, Nicole Carroll.

The meeting was an excellent platform for the QUT team to exchange insights and ideas and explore new avenues for research and innovation.

We look forward to future visits to QUT!