CQUniversity's 'whole-of-university' approach makes it well-placed to boost the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in all areas of study proportionate to the wider Australian population..

School students and community members this week had the chance to hear from The Biggest Loser Australia trainer and author Tiffiny Hall during her visit to CQUniversity Rockhampton, where she advocated health and fitness among young Australians.

Many will recognise Tiffiny as the ‘ninja-inspired' warrior in the Australian hit series of The Biggest Loser, or as a TV Gladiator.

CQUniversity is steaming ahead with a Graduate Diploma and Masters in Rail Safety Management, following a launch event in early September.

The courses are the first tertiary-level programs of their kind to be offered by distance education in Australia.

CQUniversity's Office of Indigenous Engagement hosted its latest Research Seminar with a presentation by Dr Pamela CroftWarcon.

Dr CroftWarcon is a member of Kooma Clan of the Yuwaalaraay people, South-West Queensland, who has lived and worked from her studio in Keppel Sands, Central Queensland, for the past 18 years.

The Biosphere Festival at Noosa on the weekend was all about celebrating community involvement and the environment and CQUniversity Noosa staff and students were well represented at the event.

In her role as Chair of Noosa Biosphere, Senior Lecturer Dr Sue Davis welcomed the Mayor who opened the event.

For once the trailer is better than a movie! Primary students who enter the new Mobile Education Trailer (MET) operated by CQUniversity will experience interactive games, including 'a day in the life of a uni student', and take a virtual campus tour to familiarise themselves with university life and terminology..

More than 420 runners turned out for the annual CQPhysio Group Spring Classic on the CQUniversity Rockhampton sports oval over the weekend. 

The event included a 2K Kids Dash won by Zahn Rothery, a 5K Run/Walk won by Miles Logovik, a  men's 10K Run won by Paul Tucker, a women's 10k Run won by Alice Tucker, and a Half Marathon won by Aaron Kelly.

Four PhD scholars and an honorary doctorate recipient will be among 178 graduates celebrating at CQUniversity's Rockhampton ceremony, from 2pm on Thursday September 20.

The PhD scholars have completed research in areas as diverse as assisted reproductive technology nursing, aeration of subsurface drip irrigation water, Indigenous adolescent offending, and tracking control for computer networks.

Academic, teaching and professional staff from Regional Universities Network (RUN) members have excelled in the 2012 Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning by the Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC).

Staff from RUN universities collectively received an impressive total of 22 Citations from the 152 Citations awarded.

One of Australia's leading exponents of Cuban music performed in Rockhampton alongside CQUniversity's Bachelor of Music students recently.

Percussionist and drummer Gustavo Cereijo, a founder of the Afro Cuban Salsa/Latin Jazz band Chukale, was guest star for a student concert.