Gladstone university lecturers, trainee teachers, Education Queensland representatives, teachers and primary school pupils will gather at CQU Gladstone on Monday (September 6) to participate in and observe a series of maths activities and games with real-world applications.

Pupils involved will come from Gladstone Central and Gladstone South state schools.

Rockhampton women are being encouraged to attend a free ‘Smart Women – Smart Housing’ event on Saturday (September 18).

The seminar will help women make the best choices when buying, building or renovating houses.

Interested individuals and organisations can help shape the next survey of Central Queenslanders' opinions and lifestyles.

Central Queensland University's Centre for Social Science Research is set to undertake the 6th annual Central Queensland Social Survey (CQSS) in October and is open to requests from organisations and individuals to join the survey with their own survey questions.

Hamilton Island was abuzz last week as Bachelor of Jazz Studies students and lecturers from Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music (CQCM) took to the stage as part of Hamilton Island Race Week.

CQCM Bachelor of Jazz Studies co-ordinator Glen Hodges and lecturer Derrin Kerr (pictured) were part of the team of musicians, which included visiting artists Paul Hudson (drummer) and Peter Walters (Bass Player), both from Brisbane.

Pupils at Frenchville and St Anthony's schools in Rockhampton will be solving a wide range of problems during September.

More than 90 second-year Bachelor of Learning Management students from Central Queensland University will visit classrooms to help implement the new Technology syllabus.

Boral Resources has lauded CQU's Co-op Engineering program and has singled out one of its graduates for praise.

Boral CQ area manager Mike Pedersen has written a testimonial letter in appreciation for the program's "fine outcomes".

State Member for Mackay Tim Mulherin has praised the work of the Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research during a speech to Parliament on August 17.

The QCDFVR is based at CQU Mackay.

People from the Rockhampton-Gladstone-Emerald area are invited to find out more about plant tissue culture - the art and science of growing plants in test tubes.

A five-day Plant Tissue Culture for Beginners training course will be held at CQU Rockhampton from October 4-8.

A recent highly-publicised incident where contracting staff at the Victoria University of Technology were involved in a major scam is likely to be only the tip of the iceberg, according to CQU purchasing expert Ken Dooley at CQU.

Mr Dooley said this incident possibly only attracted attention because of the involvement of key sporting figures.

Leading American academic Professor Moya Andrews has visited CQU Rockhampton to meet staff and students.

Until her recent retirement, Andrews was Professor of Speech and Hearing Sciences and Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculties at Indiana University Bloomington.