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Adult learning peak body visits, calls for 'reassessment'The president of Australia's peak adult learning body, Professor Barry Golding has visited Rockhampton for a forum calling for a reassessment of adult education in Australia. CQUniversity hosted the forum at its Ron Smyth Building in Quay Street. Full Details…2013-07-08 09:52:31.0 |
- Think outside box - says child advocate
Published on 02 December, 2004
Contributed by internship student Helen Sarcich.
CQU education students were this week encouraged to think outside the box on child welfare issues, during a talk by Acting Commissioner for Children and Young People, Barry Salmon.
- Sweet sales go to good cause
Published on 02 December, 2004
CQU Multimedia Design Centre staff member Karen Reynolds has raised money for the Children’s Leukemia and Cancer Society.
Karen raises the money through a series of morning teas and by selling lollies and ice creams to her work colleagues.
- Nurse students get weekly dose of clincial experience
Published on 02 December, 2004
Exactly 20 years after the mass move of nurse education away from hospitals onto university campuses, CQU is leading the way for students to get a weekly dose of clinical experience.
The two days a week of clinical experience will be embedded in theory and mentored by clinical associate lecturers.
- PELM helps industry 'come to its sensors'
Published on 02 December, 2004
CQU Gladstone's PELM (Process Engineering Light Metals) Centre is involved in research into intelligent maintenance systems.
PELM's Professor Richard Clegg said the project was examining the detection of substance corrosion.
- Engineering wins ARC Linkage grant
Published on 02 December, 2004
A team from CQU's James Goldston Faculty of Engineering & Physical Systems has won an ARC Linkage grant.
Dr Nasser Hossein Zadeh, Associate Professor Peter Wolfs, Dr Steven Senini, and Dr Dawit Seyoum have been awarded $96,592 in the latest round of grants to be released through the ARC’s Linkage Projects Scheme.
- Shaz battles terminal cancer but fights for relay
Published on 01 December, 2004
Shaz Sierek (pictured with daughter Shelby) has agreed to be the face of Rockhampton’s Relay for Life event on May 14-15 next year, despite not knowing if she will be around to attend the event.
Relay for Life will be held again at CQU Rockhampton's athletics track.
- Gladstone Centre for Clean Coal appeals for sponsorship
Published on 01 December, 2004
The Gladstone Centre for Clean Coal (GC3) is needing sponsorship from Central Queensland coal producers and users to maintain its important information service for industry and community in 2005.
CQU's Co-Chair for GC3 Dr Colin Greensill said it was important to keep this vital service alive with the help of the Central Queensland community.
- CQU helps launch Defence impacts findings
Published on 01 December, 2004
CQU was involved in this week\'s launch of the findings of a two-year study of the Socio-economic Impacts of Defence Force Activities in the Central Queensland Region.
The study was carried out by Associate Professor Gayle Jennings, Centre for Social Science Research, CQU, Professor Larry Dwyer, Qantas Professor of Travel and Tourism Economics, UNSW, and Professor Daniela Stehlik, Director, Alcoa Research Centre for Stronger Communities, CUoT, in conjunction with the Commonwealth Department of Defence.
- Innovation award for remote microscopy project
Published on 01 December, 2004
A remote microscopy project involving CQU has received a special innovation award at the Annual Learning Technologies Recognition (ALTR) Awards ceremony recently.
The awards were presented during the 2004 Learning Technologies Conference in Mooloolaba.
- Study shows Internet use can lead to fitness
Published on 01 December, 2004
People using the Internet as a guide to getting active were just as successful as those using face-to-face briefings.
That is according to CQU PhD student Rebekah Steele, who compared the approaches via the Health-eSteps program.