Community leaders, professionals and academics will gather in Rockhampton to discuss harnessing creativity in ways that are useful in the real world.

A key consideration is that creativity is crucial beyond the Arts, in areas including business, rural industries, mining, tourism, education and community health.

CQU's Dr Sebastian Garde has been awarded with the Innovation Award of the Friedrich-Wingert Foundation and also the Certificate of \'Medical Informatics'.

The awards were presented at the 51st Annual Conference of the German Society of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology in Germany.

A recently-arrived French researcher, Clemence Salvaudon, is already in the laboratory and in the field doing plant science research.

CQU Plant Sciences Group regularly receives research exchange students and scientists from around the world.

Associate Professor Graham Pegg, Head of CQU’s Chemical & Biomedical Science School, recently was invited to join the Australian and Queensland Government sponsored Austrade delegation to the Bio Japan Exhibition, held in Osaka from September 13-15.

Dr Pegg’s diverse research background over many years in new molecule discovery, drug design and development, biochemistry, pharmacology and biotechnology commercialisation enabled him to discuss a wide variety of new research products and ideas directly with Japanese scientists.

Music Theatre graduate Justin Truloff has a lead role in the upcoming Brisbane production of 'The Full Monty'.

The 2005 graduate from CQU's Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music in Mackay will feature in the show based closely on the successful British film.

He was a man who stayed calm while riding a huge wave of change throughout his career.

That's one way of summing up tributes offered during a retirement function for Ian Jenkins, CQU's long-serving Director of the Information Technology Division.

The first of a series of information sessions on women’s health was organised by Client Services at CQU Melbourne International Campus in conjunction with the Royal Women’s Hospital.

This relaxed and informal session was attended by an intimate group of female students representing a wide range of cultures.

Matthew Ward, a graduate of CQU's Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music, is co-starring as 'Tony' among a 41-strong cast for the Gold Coast Arts Centre production of 'A West Side Story' (September 21-28).

Matthew has had plenty of experience on stage since completing a Diploma of Music Theatre with CQCM in 1998.

Central Queensland University has been awarded 5 stars and placed among the highest-rated universities in Australia for Positive Graduate Outcomes, according to the recently-released Good Universities Guide (Undergraduate and Postgraduate editions) 2007.

It is the third consecutive year that CQU has taken out the highest rating, clearly demonstrating that CQU graduates are achieving outcomes that are among the best in Australia.

A study focusing on the social and economic challenges facing Moranbah is set to commence as part of the final stages of planning work by the Moranbah Growth Management Group (MG2).

The study, being undertaken by Central Queensland University and led by Associate Professors John Rolfe and Stewart Lockie, will also consider key relationships between Moranbah and Mackay, particularly on issues such as business and employment interactions.