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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 to experience 'real' science 

Published on 13 January, 2010 

Up to 40 Year 10 students from Rockhampton, Bundaberg, Gladstone, Tannum Sands, Yeppoon, Blackwater and Mt Morgan will converge on CQUniversity Rockhampton next week for a program titled the Science Experience.

The 3-day program (January 19 to 21) will enable students to experience the ‘real world' of science with opportunities to take part in many hands-on workshops across a range of fields.

PhotoID:8236, Jordan Henderson (Tannum Sands), Austin Purdie (Middlemount) and Siobhan Dwyer (Rockhampton) were excited by the Science Experience at CQUniversity last year.
Jordan Henderson (Tannum Sands), Austin Purdie (Middlemount) and Siobhan Dwyer (Rockhampton) were excited by the Science Experience at CQUniversity last year.Workshops will include motor construction, bridge construction, forensics, physiology, pharmacology, vermaculture, hydroponics and tone generation.

The Science Experience will also enable students to work with CQUniversity lecturers and chat with guest speakers who work in relevant fields.

It is anticipated students will gain an insight into the varied careers the sciences have to offer.