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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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Teens turn out for Science Experience in Mackay 

Published on 30 June, 2011 

CQUniversity Mackay hosted a Science Experience for Year 9 and 10 students this week (June 28-30), with an emphasis on fun and hands-on activities.

Tuesday's morning program featured heart structures and X-rays, while students could find out how fast sound travels in the afternoon. 

On Wednesday, participating students got a little dirty with soil testing and they experienced a field trip to the materials recovery facility.

Thursday's program involved motor building from 10.30am. The 1afternoon session enabled students to extract DNA from their own cheek cells and to undertake experiments demonstrating scatter radiation.

The Science Experience is an initiative founded by The Science Schools Foundation, with the support of Rotary clubs around Australia, the Australian Science Teachers Association and the Young Scientists of Australia.

The Science Schools Foundation makes arrangements with, and assists, universities and tertiary institutions to conduct more than 35 programs annually.