Media releases

Read our recent media releases:

• USQ Sustainability expert joins water reference group - USQ through its Australian Centre for Sustainable Business and Development (ACSBD) will provide expert advice to South East Queensland's largest water utility, covering Brisbane, Ipswich, the Scenic Rim, Somerset and Lockyer Valley.
  
  
• USQ leading world in climate research - USQ is leading the world with its research into climate science and linking it to sustainable water use and farming practices, according to renowned climatologist Professor Roger Stone.
  
  
• Regional geospatial professionals converge on USQ for DIGGARS Forum - USQ hosted the ninth Geospatial Forum for the Downs Interest Group for GIS and Remote Sensing (DIGGARS) on Thursday, November 18.
  
  
• Queensland Treasurer to open CEEFC advanced testing facilities - The Queensland Treasurer, the Honourable Andrew Fraser MP, will officially open USQ's new state-of-the-art testing facilities in the Centre of Excellence in Engineered Fibre Composites this week (November 18).
  
  
• Engineering professionals to discuss regional sustainability - Academics and engineers from across the region will gather at USQ Toowoomba this month to discuss engineering regional prosperity and sustainability. 
  
  
• USQ academic to chair international climate panel - USQ, through its Australian Centre for Sustainable Business and Development (ACSBD) will provide academic leadership to international efforts to develop a globally accepted framework for corporate reporting on climate change.
  
  
• Go WEST honours high achieving females at awards ceremony - An outstanding academic career dedicated to encouraging girls from rural and remote areas to pursue a career in engineering, science, mathematics and technology was acknowledged during the 2010 Best of the WEST awards ceremony this month (October).
  
  
• Students dig deep for training
  
  
• QMEA October Newsletter
  
  
• Indigenous students on-campus for university experience - Almost 400 Indigenous students from throughout Southern Queensland will converge on USQ next month (October) as part of a two-day teaching and cultural activities program.
  
  
• USQ to Host Farmer's Markets - USQ will be hosting Farmer's Markets that will run each Saturday from 9 October in the large carpark behind the USQ Club (carpark 10).
  
  
• Women take on non-female industries - Nida Hafeez-Baig may only be in Year 8, but this determined young student's sights are set firmly on a career in medicine.
  
  
• Beyond the call of duty - USQ staff members contribute to the community in many ways, and it's not always after work hours that their expertise is needed.
  
  
• USQ researchers secure grant to improve farmers' mental health - USQ, the Centre for Rural and Remote Area Health (CRRAH) have received a $100 000 research grant from the Commonwealth Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC).
  
  
• Professional Development Breakfast talks sustainability - USQ and the Faculty of Business hosted a successful public lecture entitled Sustainability: Paradoxes and Practical Realities on Wednesday, August 25.
  
  
• USQ to conduct innovative climate change project in India - USQ academics will conduct a 'world first' web-based project in India with the aim of better preparing 600 million farmers in the region for extremes in climate variability and climate change.
  
  
• New program meets skills shortage - The Faculty of Engineering and Surveying recently joined with local industry in Toowoomba to launch their exciting new construction program.
  
  
• Regional school students enjoy science competition at USQ - USQ hosted the Sustainability Alive Awards on Friday 6 August, show casing some of the region's brightest science students.
  
  
• Climatologist to lead global climate change research - A USQ climatologist has been nominated to lead an international research program in climate change, climate variability and extreme events that are likely to affect sustainability in agriculture. 
  
  
• Darling Downs schools battle it out in debating finals - Student representatives from schools across the Darling Downs will go head-to-head in the annual Queensland Debating Union (QDU) School Debating Finals this Wednesday night.
  
  
• Regional school students experience city life - Regional students from 16 rural and remote high schools recently spent a week in Toowoomba, getting a taste of city life.