CQUniversity Mackay staff put their best foot forward to show support for Mackay's Reclaim the Night march on the Forgan Bridge recently.

They joined more than 100 other community members who took to the streets to increase community awareness and stamp out sexual violence and assault.

A FREE presentation in Noosa will focus on how to empower vulnerable people to imagine a better future, heading off thoughts of suicide..

Even though Dolly the Sheep was famously born back in 1996, traditional cloning has proven to be too expensive to be viable in the cattle industry. However, in 2001, Professor Gábor Vajta was involved with Dr Ian Lewis at the Monash Institute of Reproduction and Development, in the development of a ‘handmade cloning' technique.

High-profile contemporary Australian artist Richard Dunlop* has donated a major painting to have pride of place in CQUniversity's Rockhampton Campus library.

Dunlop himself chose the Bruce Hiskens Library as a suitable space to display his 3m-wide oil-on-linen painting entitled Iron ore 2, donated under the Cultural Gifts Program.

Strong support has been shown for CQUniversity's proposed Mackay Regional Sporting Precinct as local, state and national sporting groups, government, community representatives and CQUniversity staff provided feedback on draft plans recently.

Leading architectural companies Architectus and ROSS Planning have unveiled initial design plans for the state-of-the-art precinct which features an ice skating rink, athletics track and field, an Olympic-size swimming pool, gyms, sports bar, chiropractic clinic and more.

CQUniversity was represented at the recent Inaugural Annual General Meeting of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Higher Education Consortium Aboriginal Corporation (NATSIHEC)..

Third-year Nursing students Merinda Maritz, Kahla Edwards and Vicki Mulley have described how they've experienced a new approach to learning this year thanks to CQUniversity Mackay's new Nursing and Midwifery Laboratories.

The labs were officially opened by Mackay Hospital and Health Service Director for Nursing Julie Rampton on Tuesday, October 30, with industry health professionals, CQUniversity staff and students and community members attending.

An increasing number of Indigenous students are embarking on their PhD research journey with CQUniversity.

That's according to Professor Bronwyn Fredericks who recently attended the University's Orientation for commencing Higher Degree Research students, along with her Office of Indigenous Engagement colleague Donna Smith.

English PhD student Rachel Williams has come all the way to CQUniversity Rockhampton to research one of the most ancient and iconic sea creatures, the pearly nautilus, which is best known for having a beautiful shell.

Unfortunately for the many-tentacled creature, this same shell makes it a favourite with collectors and Rachel wants to help produce data to inform decisions on whether the nautilus needs formal protection against harvesting.