Skip to menu Skip to content Skip to footer
News

STEM program to compete for global title

2 October 2024

A University of Queensland STEM education program is one step closer to winning a Science Breakthrough of the Year category in the Falling Walls Global Call 2024.  

The Wonder of Science program is one of 20 initiatives selected to compete for the global title in science engagement at the annual Falling Walls Science Summit in Berlin this November.  

Led by Dr Kaylene Cooper, Wonder of Science brings together industry, government and universities to deliver STEM education programs to thousands of Queensland students. 

Falling Walls identifies scientific breakthroughs for humankind from academia around the world. 

This year’s initiatives range from STEM education, MedTech to space technology and for the first time in 2024, initiatives need to address sustainability, innovation or climate change. 

Media contact 

UQ Communications 

communications@uq.edu.au  

+61 429 056 139 

Related articles

a scuba diver taking a photo of bleached coral underwater
Feature

Thousands of Queensland reef photos lead to worldwide change

The University of Queensland is celebrating the longest and most comprehensive reef photography monitoring project in the world.
11 July 2025
Female scientist looks at a petrie dish with green algae in it.

Algae unlocks a cheaper, greener and more ethical way to grow cells

The time it takes to grow new skin for burns victims could be improved thanks to a new method of cell cultivation using algae.
9 July 2025

Media contact

Subscribe to UQ News

Get the latest from our newsroom.