The Central Queensland University Language Centre is seeking to expand its list of families in the Rockhampton, Yeppoon and Gracemere communities to host visiting international students.

Both short and long-term homestay accommodation is required.

'New Media Makings' is an exhibition of CQU Bundaberg multimedia student work at the Bundaberg Arts Centre from April 26 - May 28.

The exhibition was officially opened by Acting Head of Bundaberg Campus Dr Helen Huntly and was curated by multimedia lecturer Dr Grayson Cooke with the assistance of the Bundaberg Media Research Group.

IDP counsellors from Vietnam, India and Indonesia toured the Rockhampton district and CQU campus this week to gain a first-hand feel for the institution.

They also visited campuses in Townsville, Cairns and Darwin as part of a tour of what IDP refers to as 'real Australia campuses' (ie campuses outside the larger cities).

Australian academic Yvonne Toft is the Australian representative on an international project team developing criteria for assessing the inclusion of ergonomics into design processes.

In effect, the team aims to develop an 'Ergonomics Tick' for products designed with ergonomics in mind.

Associate lecturer and journalist Jeff Young, who battled pancreatic cancer since January, passed away on Saturday April 29 in Gympie. He was 46.

It must be said that the longevity and success of the humble `lightbulb joke’ is in no small part due to the truth that lurks within each punchline.

We’ve all chuckled at the lawyer and accountant lightbulb jokes and no doubt have found amusement when our own profession has been the subject of a few laughs.

Celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of Central Queensland University’s STEPS program have been scheduled.

Skills for Tertiary Education Preparatory Studies (STEPS) is a pre-university preparatory program that can help prepare potential applicants for tertiary study.

Knowledge Management Lecturer and Phd student Louise Hawkins (right) was presented with a student excellence in research award at the Postgraduate Students Organization (PSO) awards evening recently.

The excellence in research awards recognize candidates who have demonstrated a high standard of research throughout their candidature, and, more importantly, who have contributed to CQU’s research culture.

From the pen of a CQU academic comes a book that explores the love lives of 8 20th century writers and shows how they radically transformed our ideas of romantic love.

In 'Great Writers, Great Loves: The Reinvention of Love in the Twentieth Century', CQU’s Communications Learning Centre lecturer Dr Ann-Marie Priest delves into the delicious details of the 20-minute seduction of the young D.

Several hundred distance education students enrolled across more than 20 courses attended residential schools held at CQU Rockhampton campus in late April.

Students travelled from as far away as Victoria, Tasmania and Western Australia.