Central Queensland University has vowed to continue support for the vital role of regional journalism, despite trends towards news hubs in major centres.

The University has initiated pod-casting (radio webcasts) and vod-casting (video webcasts) to enable flexible delivery of broadcast journalism subjects.

A keynote speaker for CQU's 2007 Learning and Teaching Showcase will explore how university teachers can (and should) engage in activities of continuous improvement and learning in relation to their teaching activities.

Professor Ron Oliver, Professor of Interactive Multimedia in the School of Communications and Multimedia at Edith Cowan University, will address 'Learning on the job: teachers as learners'.

Young British Pianist Mark Gasser will be attempting what most music critics refer to as “..

The CQU-based International Program of Psycho-Social Health Research (IPP-SHR) has been awarded a 2007 Endeavour India Research Fellowship by the Commonwealth Department of Science, Education and Training.

This prestigious and highly competitive fellowship was awarded in recognition of the strong research collaboration that IPP-SHR has forged with the Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum, India.

Mining, minerals and energy will be the focus of an expo to be staged in Central Queensland this year.

Central Queensland University has joined forces with the Rockhampton City Council, the Queensland Resources Council and Rockhampton Tourist & Business Information to stage the Queensland Resources Expo (QREX) in Rockhampton on May 23-26 this year.

Central Queensland University senior lecturer Dr Richard Whitwell has been acknowledged for his extensive research and advisory contribution to a new report of national significance.

The report - 'A Fair Go For Australian Industry' - is Labor's Policy Discussion Paper on Australia's Anti-Dumping Administration.

THE recent Rail CRC and industry joint bid for a new-from-existing CRC was successful, with a total funding of approximately $100 million pledged for rail research over the next 7 years.

The Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Technology’s (DEST) CRC Program will contribute $21 million, with a further cash and in-kind contribution of approximately $80 million from the new Rail CRC Core Participants.

CQU Plant Sciences researchers have visited the Australian Cotton Research Institute at Narrabri in New South Wales.

The Plant Sciences Group has been researching issues of cotton production in Central Queensland since 2001, initially in cooperation with the Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines (as it was then), and more recently with growers and the Queensland Department of Primary iIndustries and Fisheries.

CQU engineering students Alexander Bletchly of Gladstone, Marc Cochrane of Mackay and Joshua Worley of Gladstone were among 14 Queensland students recently awarded with bursaries to support their studies in power engineering.

The bursaries, presented by Mines and Energy Minister Geoff Wilson in Brisbane (Dec 13), are provided via the Power Engineering Alliance.

To address the skills shortages felt by the mining and power generation industries, Central Queensland University has taken the Smart State option of collaboration and partnership.

Starting at school level, Central Queensland University is providing students with the information and inspiration to make informed decisions about their career options/potential, as well as providing them with the know how to take the right education path.