New Zealand-based researcher and activist Dr Ang Jury will present a research seminar for the Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research, at CQUniversity Mackay on Tuesday September 28.

Dr Jury is the Manager of Palmerston North Women's Refuge and later this year will take up a position on the governing body, National Collective of Independent Women's Refuges Aotearoa New Zealand.

Suncoast Christian College student Tiara Togatia capped off a great birthday recently when she won CQUniversity's Open Day iPad competition.

Tiara attended our Noosa Open Day as she was not previously aware there is a university facility in Noosa.

PhD graduate Sandra Arnold spent the days before her recent graduation ceremony cleaning up her house after the Christchurch earthquake but she had already come to terms with her own more personal tragedy.

Sandra's daughter was diagnosed with cancer at age 22 and died at age 23, so it was a tender experience to tackle a thesis entitled 'Sing no sad songs: Grieving the death of a young adult child from cancer'.

CQUniversity's Jammin' program enables school musicians from the Cairns, Rockhampton and Mackay regions to play with university-level performers and staff from the Bachelor of Music degree.

An initiative of our Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Jammin' enables participants to have an intensive and inspirational music making experience.

When Dr Madan Rehani visits a region of the world, he often attracts representatives from clusters of countries ..

Moranbah High Year 10 student Angus May has a headstart towards his goal of becoming a mechanical engineer, thanks to CQUniversity's SUN (Start Uni Now) program.

The keen teen has already completed a university-level engineering drafting course at HD level and intends to enrol in another engineering program next year, while continuing his school subjects, including the 'favourites': maths, graphics and geography.

Community leaders who have excelled across the sectors of transport, health, education, energy and history were honoured during CQUniversity's Rockhampton graduation ceremony this week (Sept 14)..

Rockhampton's Jan Kennedy hopes her story might be an inspiration to any students thinking about dropping out due to time constraints or family pressures. She says she had the ideal excuse to drop her bundle but found a beacon of motivation instead.

CQUniversity Vice-Chancellor Scott Bowman and Central Queensland Institute of TAFE Director Nik Babovic signed a Memo of Understanding this week to progress student pathways and articulations between the two higher education providers..

Graduate Margaret Kirkwood celebrated the arrival of 10 grandkids and study buddy Bobbi Cruice followed her own children's changing fortunes across the decade it took them to complete their degrees in psychology.

As well as sharing study notes, the 60-somethings have had the chance to share in the trials and triumphs of each other's families along the way.