Our travelling Music and Music Theatre students have featured in a concert review in the University of Texas Student Voice, known as The Collegian.

Brownsville, Texas, was the last stop for the student tour of colleges in the United States, led by Dr Derrin Kerr.

Congratulations to Alison Owens who has become an Adjunct Associate Professor with CQUniversity and also Deputy Director of our International Education Research Centre (IERC).

In this capacity she will support the work of the IERC Director, Professor Paul Rodan, who has guided the Centre to develop a media and sector-wide presence in enhancing CQUniversity's brand and reputation.

An official launch is planned in November for a DVD documentary exploring the history of the small, independent opal fossickers and sapphire miners along the Tropic of Capricorn and the building of a heritage tourism industry..

You can LINK to these current Gladstone stories ..

Community and industry leaders will gather at our Gladstone Campus on Tuesday evening (November 9, from 5pm) to hear about the latest projects and plans of key research groups based at CQUniversity.

The event is being co-hosted by the Process Engineering and Light Metals (PELM) Centre, the Centre for Environmental Management (CEM) and the Institute for Resource Industries and Sustainability (IRIS).

Driver fatigue is arguably the major contributor to road trauma on highways in Central and Western Queensland. In response, a number of Queensland Government departments*, in partnership with CQUniversity, have embarked on a major research project to better understand the problem and potential solutions.

Two research studies are running in parallel to check how effective online tools and smart phones are in helping people with diabetes achieve better health behaviour through self-management..

The freshly-released exposure draft of the Family Law Amendment (Family Violence) Bill 2010 is welcome, according to CQUniversity's Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research Director, Heather Nancarrow.

Ms Nancarrow welcomed the announcement by Attorney-General Robert McClelland, saying the draft amendments would address ongoing problems with the application of the Family Law Act in regard to the safety of children, and their mothers, affected by domestic and family violence.

A free public talk will reveal the preliminary results of a groundbreaking population study revealing Queenslanders' views about work.

CQUniversity's Professor Brenda Happell will present the topic, Working for a living or living for work?  What do Queenslanders think about work? as part of the Institute for Health and Social Science Research Unplugged series from 6pm-7pm on Thursday, December 9, Parkers Function room, Rockhampton's Criterion Hotel.

CQUniversity's workcover premium has been trending downwards over the past three years and has reached a level below the benchmarked rate across the sector.

Health, Safety, Environmental & Training Unit Manager Narelle Stubbins praised staff for working safely and following safer work practices.