CQUniversity PhD candidate Stephen Lin had a busy start to the year as he provided Mandarin commentary on the Taiwan elections for both the Radio Australia and SBS Mandarin programs, while he was visiting the country in January.

Chinese audiences throughout Australia enjoyed the timely and fair commentary and good summary of recent history across the Taiwan Straits.

It was an intense week of theory and practical based work but 17 Graduate Diploma of Midwifery students were all smiles recently at the end of their last residential school at CQUniversity Mackay.

The midwifery students, many of whom travelled from all over Queensland for the week, were among the first to use the newly refurbished nursing and midwifery labs, complete with state-of-the-art equipment to enhance the learning experience.

After five years of study to gain his honours degree, University Medalist Matt Thompson is arranging to become a PhD candidate, thus signing up for three or four extra years of intense work.

Matt joined around 230 graduates attending the latest Rockhampton Campus graduation ceremony on February 23, at the CQ Community Sports Centre on Rockhampton Campus.

Frustrated with the health system in your region? You’re not alone.

Health care is among the most debated topics on talk back radio, in workplace lunchrooms and on social media sites.

Industry experts from across Australia gathered at CQUniversity Mackay Campus this week to discuss the implementation of technology in the mining and resources industry and the important role of education as critical enabler in the future of mining.

Mining Round Table 2 enabled discussion by 25 leaders in the mining, resource, engineering, Information, Communication & Technology (ICT) and education industries.

CQUniversity Melbourne Campus has arranged An Evening of Poetry Reading, celebrating the work of Mahmoud Darwish.

A selection of Darwish's poems will be read in both English and Arabic, accompanied by oud player Fouad Hraqah.

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The value of annual beach access and recreation along the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland has been assessed at nearly half a billion dollars.

That's according to CQUniversity researchers Professor John Rolfe and Daniel Gregg who surveyed more than 1100 households along the Queensland coast between Bundaberg and Port Douglas.

CQUniversity is showcasing its diversity by holding dozens of Orientation activities in 11 locations stretching from Townsville to Melbourne, as well as on-line, catering for all its various categories of students as well as parents and partners..

CQUniversity's second and third year nursing students plan to host a health clinic during Orientation Week.

This 'gold coin' fundraiser gives staff and students the chance to be proactive about their health.