Brisbane's home-schooled students came in droves recently to hear about how they could begin university study before completing year 12.

CQUniversity's Promotions and Recruitment Officer Crystal Chopping and Aviation Technology Senior Lecturer Ron Bishop met with 70 families at 2 separate meetings in Brisbane over the past few months (the second meeting was just last week) to discuss the opportunities that are available through the University's Start Uni Now (SUN) program.

A nationally-accredited Course in Responding to Domestic and Family Violence will be delivered in Mackay on February 17, following the results of research on domestic violence in the Bowen Basin and Mackay region.

The research, conducted by the Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research, based at CQUniversity Mackay, confirmed that domestic violence is a significant issue in the region and highlighted the need for a wide range of professionals to have the knowledge and skills to assist those affected.

Two interns who arrived at CQUniversity from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Rennes in September last year have now said their farewells.

They came to spend a formal and compulsory training component of their degree studies; to work side by side with active researchers.

CQUniversity has welcomed news that it will receive $643,978 from the Federal Government for improvements made to its performance in 'learning and teaching', over the years from 2005 to 2007.

The funding recognises sustained improvements across the University, based on criteria such as student retention and progression rates, as well as rates of student satisfaction.

Applications for Term 1 2009 are still being accepted for CQUniversity, as long as students send supporting documents to QTAC on the same day they apply through the QTAC online form.

Students can still apply for external programs until February 13 and internal programs until February 22.

Departing academic Peter Wolfs has packed a lot into his 20 years of service to CQUniversity. He leaves with fond memories on his way to a new position with Curtin University.

A trio of academics based in Rockhampton will be influencing the next generation of scientists, thanks to an international publishing deal.

The CQUniversity staff members are contributing to the next titles from Pearson Publishing's enormously popular ‘Practical Skills' series.

Now's the time to get involved in The Cancer Council Queensland's Relay for Life event, coming up again on May 30-31  at CQUniversity Rockhampton.

There's still time to form a team and plenty of existing teams would welcome help with their fundraising events.