Support for elite athletes to reach their peak performance has been given a boost with a new partnership involving Dr Paul Wu, the Australian Institute of Sport and the Queensland Academy of Sport. Full details can be found at Sport science fast-tracked with QUT, AIS and QAS strategic partnership Congratulations Paul!  

  Dr Nicole White who is part of a global investigation to improve COVID-19 treatment outcomes and future pandemic responses has been selected as a QUT Superstar of STEM. Full details can be found at QUT researcher investigates pandemic and inspires women in STEM Congratulations Nicole!  

  The Statistical Society of Australia, has awarded Owen Forbes a PhD top-up scholarship. These annual scholarships, worth $5,000 each, are awarded to SSA members who are also current higher degree students.  Further details on SSA top-up scholarships can be found at SSA PhD or Masters top-up scholarships Congratulations Owen!  

The Statistical Society of Australia, Queensland Branch has awarded Farzana Jahan a SSA-Qld scholarship for her registration to the Young Statistician Conference 2019 YSC2019 Farzana will be contributing a brief article summing her experience at the YSC2019 to SSA-Qld.  We look forward to reading it. Congratulations Farzana!