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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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Undergrads to gain research experience  

Published on 09 January, 2013 

Eight undergraduate CQUniversity Health and Social Science Students will gain hands-on research experience in early 2013 thanks to the Institute of Health and Social Science Research's High Achievers Vacation Research Scholarships (HAVRS).

Aimed at furthering the academic achievements and research experience of high achieving undergraduates, the scholarships will give students the chance to work with the university's leading researchers on a range of different topics.

Successful students include Donna McPherson, Raywyn Roberts, Rhonda Druett, Kathryn Lazarus, Gavin Buzza, Tracey Flenady, Marcus Dixon and Belinda Goodwin.

  • Donna McPherson & Raywyn Roberts: Factors Influencing Resilience in the Australian Population.
  • Rhonda Druett & Kathryn Lazarus: Evaluation of Equine Assisted Therapy (EAT) for Women Who Have Experienced Abuse.
  • Gavin Buzza & Tracey Flenady: A Systematic Review of Physical Activity Applications for Smartphones.
  • Marcus Dixon: Data Preparation: ManUp Project
  • Belinda Goodwin: Collecting and processing event-related potential (ERP) trials from the auditory odd-ball paradigm using high resolution EEG equipment and MATLAB.

Projects are already underway with expected completion by mid 2013.