Brenton Connor started his Civil Engineering degree back in 2002 and stuck with it through various twists and turns in his life, pacing his study load accordingly.

Along the way he did a work placement with Boral and gained employment with the building and construction materials company.

Visiting Belgian academic Professor Greet Cardon addressed a captivated audience during her free 'Research Unplugged' presentation at Rockhampton's Criterion Hotel recently.

The event, hosted by the Institute for Health and Social Science Research at CQUniversity, attracted about 25 people, most of whom were representatives of various community organisations, preschools and day-care centres.

Business, industry and community representatives in the Bundaberg region will come together at the third annual CQUniversity Community Connection Forum to discuss how they can extend collaboration with CQUniversity to improve outcomes for the Central Queensland region.

The forum, hosted by CQUniversity and supported by the Regional Engagement Committee (REC), is aimed at discussing local education, training and research requirements, as well as partnership and university-community engagement opportunities which may be of benefit to the region.

CQUniversity opened a rich vein of opportunities that the Mackay community could consider at the third annual Community Connection Forum held this week.

Around 70 participants from industry, business, not-for-profit organisations and the community gathered to hear how they can collaborate with CQUniversity to improve outcomes for the Mackay-Isaac-Whitsunday region.

CQUniversity staff Susan Loomes and Barbara Miller will be among presenters for the Higher Education Workforce Planning & Policy conference in Melbourne on November 28-29.

The conference is focused on growth of the educational workforce to maintain the quality of teaching and research outcomes in light of the expansion of undergraduate student places.

History-loving Heather Land chose a Bachelor of Arts degree so she could focus on history and subjects with Indigenous content.

She's especially enjoyed the 'Introductory Aboriginal & Islander History' and 'Family History and Australian Identity' subjects and is looking forward to exploring complementary themes throughout her degree.

The forthcoming Australian Horse Keeping Conference will enable horse owners and scientists to exchange knowledge about sustainable horse keeping practices, from the researcher down and from the grass roots up.

That's according to CQUniversity Research Fellow Dr Kirrilly Thompson*, who is a co-convenor and presenter for the event scheduled for November 12-13 in Melbourne.

A small but enthusiastic group of students recently visited CQUniversity's new Allied Health Clinic on Rockhampton Campus to familiarise themselves about study and career options in the area of occupational therapy.

The opportunity coincided with 'National OT Week' and included a talk by Associate Professor Monica Moran, the Joint Program Lead for Occupational Therapy.

Around 200 students, friends and family members attended.

Talking to Julie Hickin about her academic specialty of Speech Pathology soon involves a broader discussion about educational access and social justice.

Julie grew up as the daughter of a coal miner in low socio-economic family circumstances in a town called Coalville, near Leicester in the English Midlands.