Worlds away from his life in Victoria, Shaun Bruce is feeling quite at home after spending the past seven months in Cairns.

The CQUniversity Cairns Tapains Academy player said he loves the laid-back nature of the region and the weather, as well as the strong rapport he has built with fellow Taipans teammates.

Since arriving in Rockhampton as a teenager a few years ago, Emilia has brushed up on her English and overcome the 'culture shock' of moving from one of the largest cities in the world (Jakarta) to a regional Queensland city..

The CQUniversity Gladstone graduation ceremony this week provided the first of several opportunities planned to recognise the 35th anniversary of the University's presence in the harbour city..

A submission by CQUniversity Professor John Rolfe has been tabled in the House of Representatives as part of the Inquiry into the use of ‘fly-in, fly-out' (FIFO) workforce practices in regional Australia.

Professor Rolfe and his CQUniversity colleague Professor Drew Dawson were involved in the public hearings feeding into the FIFO Inquiry Report.

CQUniversity's Professor Mike Horsley, Director of the Education Research Flagship, has been nominated as President of the International Association for Research on Textbooks and Educational Media (IARTEM).

IARTEM is the leading international association for research on textbooks and teaching and learning materials - with strong links to the UNESCO comprehensive strategy for textbooks and learning materials, and other leading research institutes concerned with the role teaching and learning materials play in student learning and achievement.

CQUniversity has donated several cartons full of educational books to the recently flooded Bundaberg East State School, to help the school get back on its feet.

The books came from a collection at the University's Noosa Campus, where Professor Mike Horsley collects them as founder and chief judge for the Australian Awards for Excellence in Educational Publishing.

CQUniversity's Geoff Dell has been entrusted with the role as 'head of safety' for the largest airshow in the Southern Hemisphere, the Australian International Airshow scheduled for Avalon Airport near Geelong on March 1-3.

Associate Professor Dell will have plenty to consider as, while 'Avalon' is only the fifth largest airshow in the world, it has the largest flying display, including 6.

CQUniversity staff and students are encouraged to register for the 11th annual Relay for Life event scheduled for the Rockhampton Campus sports fields on the weekend of May 18-19.

Relay for Life is an overnight community event for participants who relay non-stop as they celebrate cancer survivors, remember those lost, and fight back against the disease by raising important funds for Cancer Council Queensland.

CQUniversity research has been showcased at the International Heavy Haul Association (IHHA) railway conference held in New Delhi recently.

Mitchell McClanachan, Professor Colin Cole and Professor Gopi Chattopadhyay delivered five presentations at the event, which is considered to be the main worldwide conference on heavy haul railways.