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Engaging Indigenous people within Higher Ed

CQUniversity's Office of Indigenous Engagement recently hosted a visit from the Oodgeroo Unit of Queensland University of Technology (QUT), at Rockhampton Campus.

Professor Anita Lee Hong, Director of the Oodgeroo Unit, and Lone Pearce, Project Officer, met with Office of Indigenous Engagement staff to discuss employment issues and best practice models for engaging Indigenous people within the higher education sector, including governance matters.

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Biomechanics lecturer wins 'best young investigator' award 

CQU School of Health and Human Performance Biomechanics lecturer Adam Bryant has won the 'ASICS Best Young Investigator' award at the annual Sports Medicine Australia national conference held in Alice Springs recently.

PhotoID:1474 Head of School Dr Peter Reaburn said Mr Bryant had tasted success at the 2003 conference, with the 'Best Clinical Poster' award.

For his efforts, Mr Bryant wins a free trip to the American College of Sports Medicine Conference in May, 2005 - the major conference of its type in the world for Human Movement Science.

"Congratulations to Adam and his research team of postgraduates within the Musculoskeletal Research Unit of the School of Health and Human Performance, many of whom attended and presented at the Alice Springs Conference," Dr Reaburn said.

Photo: Adam Bryant (pictured left) with orthopaedic surgeon Associate Professor Erik Hohmann.