CQUniversity has demonstrated its commitment to education in the Noosa region by honouring four local whiz-kids for achieving the closest thing to academic perfection.

The St Teresa's Catholic College Year 12 students were each presented with Academic Excellence Awards at their graduation ceremony last week, for achieving almost all A grades in every semester throughout high school.

In an Australian first, a group of regional universities will collaborate in a range of new ways, greatly expanding the choices available to students and staff.

Regional Universities Network (RUN) Vice-Chancellors have signed a multilateral Accord formalising the collaboration, during a recent ceremony at the University of Ballarat.

A team of Rockhampton Hospital nurses hope their puppet play-time will put them on the map as far as paediatric nursing goes, with support from CQUniversity.

The team presented a progress report on their research at Rockhampton Hospital Academic Day recently.

The first study of its kind in Australia shows the extent to which skilled migrants are underpinning the success of the mining and resources boom.

Gladstone was chosen as the study focus as it is a microcosm for resource rich regions, with billions of dollars of projects crammed into a relatively small zone.

As a sponsor of Salaam Baalak Trust, CQUniversity is proud the worthy organisation has been awarded India's National Award for Child Welfare 2011.

The award was presented by President of India Pranab Mukherjee recently in recognition of the Trust's valuable services in the community, in the field of child development.

Nursing students who are completing their degrees celebrated in Gladstone this week with their lecturers, family and friends..

Married couple Simon and Tanya Hamilton have only recently started forging their new careers as CQUni education graduates and are now based in Longreach.

It was their 18 years of experience in the hospitality industry that led to a brush with royalty during the visit to Longreach by the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.

Students from Biloela, Yeppoon and Rockhampton recently gathered at Rockhampton High School to discuss career options with CQUniversity's Head of Aviation Ron Bishop.

The Operation Desert Storm veteran even dug into his wardrobe and brought some authentic US Air Force pilot uniforms for students to try on for size.

CQUniversity is celebrating success in the latest round of nationally competitive grants, thanks to researchers based at its Appleton Institute for Behavourial Science, its Institute for Health and Social Science Research and its Office of Indigenous Engagement.

Dr Kirrilly Thompson will receive $371,622 in Discovery Early Career Researcher Award funding for her Should I Stay or Should I Go? project aiming to increase natural disaster preparedness and survival through animal attachment.