CQU lecturer Darren Joubert has won a prestigious national research award for bringing attention to the adverse effects of professional driving on reproductive health.

Mr Joubert has been awarded the 3M Australia Occupational Hygiene Prize for 2004 for his conference paper: "a well-written, incisive review of an intractable problem".

Expressions of interest are invited from groups or individuals interested in applying for assistance through the RADF Regional Arts Development Fund in 2005 - 2006.

RADF is preparing its Annual Report and Bidding Sheet to Arts Queensland at the meeting of February 15 and it needs to know of any intended applications for funding in the next year to help with allocation of funds.

'Half a Lifetime'.

By Frank Brabazon Rudd CQU Press (Outback Books) $25.

CQU is seeking accommodation options for international students due to arrive in Rockhampton soon.

Landlords who would like to list their accommodation with CQU should call Robyn Bailey via 4930 6370.

Bundaberg nursing student Mahkaylia Walsh couldn’t stop shaking with excitement when she discovered she had been awarded the prestigious Puggy Hunter Scholarship valued at $15 000 per year of study.

The Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarships Scheme (otherwise known as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Scholarships Scheme) was established in 2001 to address the under-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in health professions and to assist in increasing the number of Aboriginal health workers with qualifications.

Each year (in September) the University Library Society (Mackay Campus) holds a secondhand booksale.

The Library Society raises funds for the purchase of additional resources for the Mackay Campus Library.

Queensland's Child Safety Minister Hon Mike Reynolds met students and staff at CQU Rockhampton this week (Feb 2) to discuss developments in a partnership between the University and his Department.

Mr Reynolds said Central Queensland’s child protection professionals would benefit from greater education, research and training thanks to the innovative parternship.

A spoiled batch of oyster liver and gill samples was the spark for fresh research collaborations between Australia and China in the areas of biological stress and water quality.

The oyster tissue samples from inner-harbour and outer-harbour sites at Port Curtis (near Gladstone) were spoiled while being freighted to the City University of Hong Kong (CUHK).

A simple head-count shows domestic students (12,020) are slightly more prevalent than internationals (10,640), but a study-load measure shows that CQU does more teaching of internationals.

The study-load measure – which bundles students into ‘effective full-time’ units to take into account their varying mixes of part-time or full-time study – shows there were 7882.

A Central Queensland University PhD student has launched a study into physical activity and body weight of Rockhampton children.

The School of Human Performance student, Mitch Duncan will attempt to understand the relationship between the physical environment and a child’s body weight and physical activity level.