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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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Primary school students explore science in Rocky 

About 80 Year 2 and 3 students from St Joseph's School Park Avenue explored the life of a scientist during a visit to Central Queensland University Rockhampton.

PhotoID:2823 This was the first time the students had visited the campus.

The students toured the fish breeding facilities, looked at insects and had fun with finger printing.

Involved in the tour was Dr Bob Newby, Professor Graham Pegg and Graeme Boyle.

The tour complimented the class' current theme: Scientists at Work.

PhotoID:2824 The school teachers wanted the students to find out what scientists do, what they wear, what equipment they used and what different scientists there are.