CQUniversity Paramedic Science student Samantha Carter does not look forward to attending road accidents, but they have certainly helped fast-track her skills as she nears completion of her degree.

Just a few hours into her second placement with the Queensland Ambulance Service, Samantha was called on to help at a major road accident in the Townsville region.

CQUniversity's new teaching ambulance is just one of many factors which put the Paramedic Science degree at the forefront of high-fidelity training and simulation..

The CQUniversity Taipans Academy this week recognised its 14 athletes upon completion of the 2012/13 program at its annual awards dinner.

The athletes were joined by coaching staff, parents, media, sponsors and a VIP guest, Skytrans Cairns Taipans rookie guard Cameron Gliddon.

The Mackay Conservation Group will bring insect ecologist Professor Roger Kitching to CQUniversity Mackay this Friday, March 15 from 7pm to speak about altitudes, insects and climate change.

Professor Kitching is working at Mt Dalrymple, Eungella, with a team of young scientists who are collecting specimens from the mountain as part of a project to determine the effects of climate change.

CQUniversity's Tertiary Entry Program (TEP) gives Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students a choice of being so many different people.

That's according to Professor Bronwyn Fredericks, the University's Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement) and BMA Chair in Indigenous Engagement.

CQUniversity researcher Dr Sandrine Makiela's quest for healthy soils has earned her the 2013 Science and Innovation Award for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.

The $20,000 award supported by Horticulture Australia was presented recently during the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) Outlook 2013 conference dinner, among other presentations to Science Award and Biosecurity Award recipients.

University students and recent graduates have flocked to attend the 2013 CQUniversity Student Careers Fair, where they linked up with dozens of organisations keen to recruit new staff members..

Luke Duncan is grateful for a $1000 Engineering Co-op Relocation Bursary to help him relocate from Cairns to Rockhampton, to take up his foundation year studies with CQUniversity.

Luke says his decision to pursue Civil Engineering consolidated after seeing the stresses on bridges during the recent floods in Queensland.

CQUniversity has echoed the Australian Council of Deans of Education in welcoming the national approach to broad-based entry requirements, improved school partnership arrangements for professional placements, and a focus on academic graduate standards for teacher education announced by Ministers Garrett and Bowen this week.

Dean of Education Professor Helen Huntly says a national approach to professional experience is long overdue and agrees that these initiatives will drive innovative practice, a range of delivery options, and stronger reciprocal partnerships between schools and providers.

Staff and students at CQUniversity Melbourne joined in the annual Clean-Up Australia Day event at the Royal Botanical Gardens to help make the city beautiful.

The enthusiastic group of 13 collected bags of rubbish and helped contribute to the clean-up efforts.