Around 20 business leaders and government officials visited CQUniversity this week to check progress on a Sustainability Precinct emerging on Rockhampton Campus.

From a distance the precinct looks like a collection of shipping containers.

CQUniversity is helping lead a project which will help researchers located throughout Australia and even overseas collaborate on participant based research projects involving multiple participants, all within a secure, ethical environment.

Known as 'Quadrant', the cloud-based research project management and data collection tool is being designed for researchers in fields including health, humanities, sociology, psychology, criminology, education and anthropology.

The recent Sunshine Coast Koala Summit hosted by CQUniversity Noosa Campus has identified seven steps to save koalas.

The Summit brought together government representatives, community stakeholders and expert scientists, including CQUniversity academic Gail Tucker.

CQUniversity has won a tender to supply a horticulture retailers course, to better align the interests of the horticultural industry with the retail sector.

The program will help Horticulture Australia Ltd (HAL) achieve its aim of growing the industry through increased consumer demand and consumption of produce.

An 18th Century tradition was revived and celebrated recently when CQUniversity Rockhampton hosted a Bluestocking Week event.

The Rockhampton event was held in conjunction with a national initiative championed by the National Tertiary Education Union and the National Union of Students.

Students living at CQUniversity Mackay will take part in the inaugural Student Residences Professorial Dinner tomorrow night, Wednesday, August 15.

The evening will give students of all disciplines the opportunity to take a break from their study, network with peers and staff members and enjoy a night of learning, fun and entertainment.

A group of CQUniversity Paramedic Science students have arrived for a unique field trip experience in New York City, where they have the chance to observe and interact with health professionals in one of the busiest cities in the world..

The Great Keppel Island redevelopment offers a great springboard for marine research in the Southern Great Barrier Reef.

That's according to CQUniversity Vice-Chancellor Professor Scott Bowman, who said tourists and local businesses were not the only stakeholders likely to gain from the project.

CQUniversity's Dr Patrick Keleher recently conducted a successful series of workshops on 'Work Integrated Learning', at the Duale Hochschule Ravensburg - Baden-Wurttemberg (DHBW) Cooperative State University in Ravensburg, Baden-Wurttemberg.

The workshops involved 30 international business students and related to transdisciplinary approaches, generic and disciplinary technical skill and knowledge development, and the economic benefits of Work Integrated Learning for employers and employees.

The Sapphires is shining brightly at the box office across Australia and there was also plenty of radiated warmth when director Wayne Blair presented a premiere screening in his home town of Rockhampton.

The CQUniversity business graduate was applauded by a packed audience of family members, friends and well-wishers as he was introduced by Aussie actor Rhys Muldoon.