Pictured above is Kevin Tickle being presented with his Australian Computer Society’s (ACS) Queensland ICT Professional of the Year (Education) award.

Pictured left is the Minister for Small Business, Information Technology Policy and Multicultural Affairs The Hon.

Central Queensland University’s Health and Human Performance technical officer Greg Capern has developed a heart monitoring device that is changing the way local cyclists train in Central Queensland.

The PACER system was born out of a need of cycling coach Ken Tucker.

Faculty of Infomatics and Communication staff are getting ready for the end of the year and also the end of the faculty. To celebrate the start of the festive season and say good bye to Infocom, they are holding the party of the year.

CQU Plant Sciences PhD researcher Ben Kele has won a Queensland Regional Achievers Award for his development of an on-site wastewater treatment and re-use system.

Mr Kele was one of five award winners recognised for making a difference in their community.

Central Queensland University will hold graduation ceremonies for its international campuses in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Gold Coast next week.

The Sydney graduation is planned for Tuesday, December 13 at 1.

Single mum and emerging researcher, Louise Hawkins’ life has changed over the last few years.

The future definitely looks bright for the PhD candidate who has recently been awarded a scholarship which enables her to fast-track her studies by enrolling full-time.

Central Queensland University (CQU) Mackay’s Faculty of Business and Law Inaugural Accounting Mentor Program has been lauded as an outstanding success by students and professional accounting mentors.

Students, mentors and faculty staff gathered to toast the success of the program at a function at CQU recently where certificates were awarded by Accounting Mentor Coordinator Jo Luck.

Professor of IT Fergus O'Brien is concerned that society is trapped in a 'permanent present', where the past and future are only 3 years away.

Professor O'Brien said technology marketplaces tend to be commodity driven and therefore have no history and no future.

Former CQU student and staff member John Wenitong (pictured) is now senior project officer with the Higher Expectations program of the Cape York Institute for Policy and Leadership.

Macquarie Bank has just entered a 3-year partnership to support the Higher Expectations Program (HEP), which aims to encourage students in remote Indigenous communities to pursue tertiary education.

It’s not called the ‘silly season’ for nothing.

Lecturer with the Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Kim Kirkman, will lead a wonderfully entertaining concert at the Conservatorium Theatre entitled “Prawn Two - Be Wild” this Monday December 12 at 8pm.