Assessment promoting collaboration between international and domestic students was one of the innovative ideas discussed during the annual CQUniversity International Education Research Centre Forum, held recently at CQUniversity Melbourne.

The keynote speaker this year was Associate Professor Chris Ziguras, Deputy Dean (Learning & Teaching, International) in the School of Global Studies, Social Science and Planning at RMIT.

Congratulations to four CQUniversity education students who were among 22 students selected throughout Queensland for a Department of Education and Training 'Teacher Education Centre of Excellence' experience.

Final-year students Di Barrett and Kylie Barrand (Bundaberg), Anita Stockwell (Emerald) and Katie Chaseling (Noosa) were selected as part of a Statewide competitive application and interview process.

Staff and members of gyms across Queensland have taken on the challenge to save lives by signing up to the Red Cross Blood Service's Gyms Challenge.

Due to finish on November 30, so far an impressive 975 blood donations have been made, saving 2925 lives.

The future of many players within the Queensland tourism industry is under severe threat from the resources boom, warns a CQUniversity tourism expert based in the heart of one of Queensland's high growth regional economies.

‘‘While the accommodation, airline and airport sectors are benefitting from the resources boom, the viability of many tourism enterprises which serve the holiday markets is under serious doubt right now.

CQUniversity is working ‘behind the seams' on many projects of benefit to the booming resources industry, as its campus footprint overlaps with some of Australia's richest mining regions.

For example, researcher Ben Kele is focused on special volcanic rocks to help solve the coal seam gas (CSG) industry's water problems.

CQUniversity Brisbane was happy to open its doors to all alumni and sponsors on November 16.

The event was a great chance for everyone to see where the University is heading and to hear about the exciting new programs in a relaxed and social atmosphere.

American student Lauren Thompson recently spent 10 weeks closely observing wombats, thanks to a research internship hosted by CQUniversity and Rockhampton Zoo.

On the eve of heading back to Bellingham, north of Seattle, she summed up her new-found 'love' of wombats.

The BMA ScienceSpark Science Days are happening again at Rockhampton Campus this week. Around 1200 primary school children are participating in hands-on activities, including rocket launches, science experiments, lab tours and fun with large blobs of slime.

CQUniversity Associate Professor Mike Horsley was recently invited to give a keynote presentation to the Korean Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation (KICE)..

CQUniversity Gladstone researcher Dylan Charlesworth was involved in a rescue in the Calliope River near Gladstone recently.

While carrying out a boat movement survey for the Centre for Environmental Management, Dylan heard a bang and spotted that a motor boat had struck an underwater cable running from a barge.