Indigenous students are urged to consider enrolling in the Tertiary Entry Program based at CQU Rockhampton.

TEP spokesperson Roslyn Dunphy said the free program was open for recent school leavers and mature-age people (even those who have not completed school) who have basic literacy.

CQU Professor Paul Hyland will extend his links with Europe's innovation researchers this year, starting with visits to England and Denmark.

He will then host researchers from the Netherlands and Denmark in Rockhampton.

Associate Professor Graham Pegg, Head of CQU’s School of Chemical & Biomedical Sciences, was invited to give a public lecture at the impressive new National Library building in Singapore, as part of the library’s current focus on showcasing life sciences.

The talk was arranged by CQU’s education partner in Singapore, Hartford Education Group, and coincided with a scheduled visit by Dr Pegg to Singapore in late January 2006 for classes, moderation of assignment marks and meetings with Hartford personnel and students for the Biomedical Science program.

CQU Health and Human Performance Associate Professor Peter Reaburn has been named The Morning Bulletin/CHR 2005 Senior Sports Star of the Year.

The award acknowledges Dr Reaburn's 7th placement in the 50-54 years division of the Hawaiian Ironman - the pinnacle of ironman racing.

Jazz studies lecturer Glen Hodges (pictured), from CQU's Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music, is travelling the world to research the improvisational style of the late jazz guitar great Jimmy Raney.

Mr Hodges left this week (Feb 6) for 5 weeks visiting Copenhagen (Denmark), New York, Louisvile (Kentucky) and Temple, Dallas and Denton (Texas).

Monica Christayani has been studying at the CQU Gold Coast International language centre this month, as a winner of a competition linked to CQU's segment on Indonesia's Cool Schools TV show last year.

Cool Schools is an MTV-style show that visits universities around the world to profile studying abroad.

Congratulations to Dr Clive Graham, on the publication of his new book 'Enterprise Education'.

Dr Graham is Academic Director of the Professional Doctorate and Master of Arts Administration and is based at CQU Sydney International.

CQU has united its Information Technology and Business Faculties to create a new mega-faculty, ‘Faculty of Business and Informatics’ (FBI).

The move is in line with the University’s change agenda as part of the university-wide restructure and reorganisation, currently underway.

The Administrator of the Northern Territory, the Honourable Ted Egan AO, will launch four new CQU Press titles in February in Government House, Darwin.

He will launch Professor Don Fuller’s book entitled Indigenous Community Development in Northern Australia on February 23.

Central Queensland University chemistry graduate, Ian McNeilly returned to study this week after 10 years working in the Research and Development department at Queensland Alumina Limited.

Mr McNeilly accepted a University Postgraduate Research Award to undertake a research higher degree at CQU’s Process Engineering and Light Metals complex.