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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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Sohail represents Plant Sciences at major entomology event 

PhD research candidate Sohail Qureshi has recently represented CQU Plant Sciences Group at a major entomological event.

PhotoID:3432 He was one of 39 students among 191 delegates to attend the Australian and New Zealand Entomological Societies Conference in Adelaide.

Researchers, scientists, consultants and students attended from throughout Australia and New Zealand and from as far afield as Hawaii and Iran.

Mr Qureshi presented a 'highly commended' oral paper titled 'Floating Row Covers and Pyriproxyfen help control Silverleaf whitefly in zucchini'.

PhotoID:3433 The event's welcome reception was held in the South Australia Museum.

Photos: Sohail Qureshi in the field.