Dentsu Queensland has announced a strategic partnership with DeadlyScience, an organisation dedicated to providing STEM resources to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students across Australia. This partnership, a first for the Queensland market, is facilitated by UnLtd, a charity that bridges the gap between the media, marketing industries, and organisations supporting at-risk children and young people.

DeadlyScience was established by Corey Tutt, who identified a critical lack of resources in remote schools. The 2020 Australia’s STEM Workforce Report underscored this issue, revealing that only 0.5% of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community hold a University STEM qualification, compared to 5.2% of the non-Indigenous population.

In a bid to address this disparity, Dentsu QLD will utilise the broader Dentsu Network's capabilities to help DeadlyScience achieve sustainable growth. Chris Ernst, Managing Director of Dentsu Queensland, said: 'As a business, we’ve worked incredibly hard to get ourselves in a position where we can invest back into the Queensland community. Dentsu has been on its reconciliation journey for several years now with a focus on empowering and advocating for First Nations voices.'

Corey Tutt, Founder and CEO of DeadlyScience, said: 'We are so excited to partner with Dentsu Queensland via UnLtd and for the impact this will have for our business and all of the young people and communities we support.'

Emma Davis, General Manager of UnLtd Queensland, added: 'To be launching our first ever Charity x Agency Social Impact Partnership out of Queensland fills me with so much happiness and pride.'

The partnership will officially commence on the 1st of December 2023.