Australia will be soon be better placed to learn lessons from accidents, whether they occur in aviation, traffic, rail or industrial settings..

The biennial General Assembly of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) being held in Korea this week has voted in CQUniversity as its newest Australian-based Affiliate Member.

The two senior lecturers who will develop and deliver CQUniversity's new Bachelor of Tourism and Bachelor of Business with a Tourism Major, Dr Scott Richardson (Noosa Campus) and Steve Noakes (Mackay Campus) have both been appointed to the UNWTO World Panel of Tourism Experts.

CQUniversity Noosa has built a reputation as a hub for Education, Nursing and Social Work degrees and now it's broadening its appeal with a fresh range of courses available in 2012.

The Graduate Certificate in Creative Industries is now offered both on-campus and via distance education, while the Bachelor of Multimedia Studies is also an option based at Noosa.

CQUniversity researchers from the Institute of Resource Industries and Sustainability (IRIS) met this week with the recent CEO of the Australian Institute of Commercialisation, Dr Rowan Gilmore and members of the business community to discuss the challenges and opportunities that exist for regional business and industry research.

Senior research officer Dr Susan Kinnear said she anticipated this week's session would be a huge benefit to CQUniversity researchers.

Like most people, I've never liked Monday mornings. The first Monday morning of my Masters studies (in applied linguistics) was no better.

CQUniversity Sydney's Student Services Department recently held a presentation for student mentors, to celebrate their great success.

Campus Director Susan Loomes and 11 mentors attended the presentation, along with Faculty Manager Bill Hole, Student Services Manager Dr Ross Lehman, Training, Employment and Career Coaching Coordinator Eliza Babajews, and Student Services Advisors Sonia Chen and Marian Osman.

Congratulations to the team at CQUniversity Bundaberg who have won a Science Education Partnership and Community Science Award as part of the 2011 Peter Doherty Awards for Excellence in Science and Science Education.

The Doherty Awards are used by Education Queensland to acknowledge people and institutions working with teachers to improve science education for children.

CQUniversity has honoured World Mental Health Day with a vital new appointment - a senior researcher to lead the way nationally on mental health issues. Professor Brenda Happell, the University's newly appointed Engaged Research Chair for Mental Health Nursing, says people with mental illness, on average, live 20 years less than those in the general population.

All interested people are welcome at the opening of the third 'Dean Invites'  art exhibition for 2011, at the Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music on CQUniversity Mackay Campus, from 5.30pm on Friday October 14.