CQUniversity's first intake of Paramedic Science students took their knowledge to the stands in a mock trial at Rockhampton's Old Supreme Court last week.

The simulated coroner's court case enabled students to learn some of the legal and ethical issues that paramedics face on the job.

CQUniversity Professor in Regional Development Economics John Rolfe has disputed a Grattan Institute report which claims that regional universities do not boost rates of tertiary participation or graduate retention in their local area..

CQUniversity recently hosted visiting academics who specialise in using the latest online interactive technology to ensure patient preferences are incorporated during decision making by health workers.

One visitor was Jack Dowie, Emeritus Professor of Health Impact Analysis from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and the other was Mette Kaltoft, an R&D nurse from Denmark's Odense University Hospital in Svendborg.

CQUniversity academic staff were treated to a series of seminars and workshops on assessment and moderation last week as part of the Office of Learning and Teaching's theme-based activities.

Leading British academics Professor Sally Brown and Professor Phil Race covered topics such as using feedback to inform learning, enhancing student experience, fit for purpose assessments and learning and assessing in large groups, through presentations that aimed to engage and challenge staff, with practical advice and ‘how to' suggestions that staff could apply to their courses.

CQUniversity Australia has opened a representative office in Beijing, enabling exploration of a range of activities in support of its North Asia branding and recruitment strategies..

Grainne Vaughan was born in Ireland and grew up in Saudi Arabia before moving to Australia, where she is now part of the pioneering intake for the four-year Bachelor of Medical Imaging program at CQUniversity Mackay.

She's keen to develop her new skills while sustaining her love of art and crafts as a hobby.

It was truly a ‘Weekend of Words' at the Annual Idiom 23 Writers' Workshop at North Keppel Island recently.

Coordinated by CQUniversity's Dr Lynda Hawryluk, the workshop brought out the best in 34 creative writers from as far away as Ireland, Darwin and Brisbane.

Former veterinary nurse Karen Kemp says she's happy to be at Mackay Campus with the pioneering cohort of CQUniversity students enrolled in Medical Sonography, the first program of its type in Australia to be available for undergraduate entry.

"We were always going to be the guinea pigs but overall it's living up to my expectations and I feel the organisers have done an amazing job," she said.

Internationally acclaimed guitarist Matthew Marshall will join with Rockhampton's newly formed string orchestra CQ Strings for a night of classical music next Friday evening (June 3).

String Serenade, presented by CQUniversity Australia and Arts Central Queensland Inc, will be performed at Rockhampton's Walter Reid Centre Auditorium from 8pm.

CQUniversity has welcomed $5.53 million in Commonwealth funding to partner with other universities to help deliver better health outcomes for the region.