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Other scholarship/research projects and programs include:
The Faculty leads and/or contributes to the research activities of the following Co-operative Research Centres (CRC):
Extensive research is conducted through the specialised research centres within the Faculty:
The provision and protection of land and water resources (freshwater, estuarine and marine) is Australia's major challenge for the twenty-first century. The Central Queensland region includes Australia's second largest catchment (the Fitzroy, with an area of 160 000 km2) with a hinterland which is well endowed with mining and agricultural resources.
The Centre is well positioned as a research provider to offer integrated, unbiased and impartial advice on the appropriate management of land and water resources in the Central Queensland region and similar regions elsewhere.
The Centre for Railway Engineering (CRE) is Australia's only railway engineering research centre which spans most facets of railway engineering-civil infrastructure, mechanical and electrical-to offer applied research, technology transfer, postgraduate research opportunities, continuing education and problem solving.
The CRE has a purpose-built research building which contains a heavy-engineering laboratory, specifically designed to support railway engineering research, that is unique in Australia. This includes a world-class strong floor and loading frame system, plus matching hydraulics and dynamometer infrastructure. It has a reputation for implementing high quality, large-scale data acquisition systems including instrumented rolling stock and locomotives.CRE has been successful in attracting a considerable amount of Australian Research Council (ARC) infrastructure funding support and the centre has now developed strong international research links.The Faculty leads ando/r contributes to the research activities of the following Co-operative Research Centres (CRC): Co-operative Research Centre for Rail Innovation
The Institute for Health and Social Science Research (IHSSR) and its associated centres and groups provides a focus for multidisciplinary research that addresses the real needs of the communities in which it operates, and informs the undergraduate and postgraduate curriculum of CQUniversity Australia. The primary focus of this research is on informing, monitoring and evaluating programs, interventions and behavioural changes that promote healthy, safe and viable communities.
The IHSSR provides a focus for research in the following areas:
Centres and/or groups within IHSSR that contribute to the above research include:
The Central Queensland region is home to a range of primary industry activities spanning the agricultural (horticulture, broad acre, grazing, beef), the extractive (coal, magnesite) and the processing (alumina smelting, bulk materials handling) industries. The Centre for Plant and Water Science (CPWS) conducts research to ensure the sustainability of the operating environment of these industries, and assists in the development of new industries based upon native and exotic plant species and new plant products. It has a particular focus on quantifying and improving quality of plant products.
As a region of climatic diversity, spanning tropical to temperate zones, it is also home to dry rainforests, wetlands, scrublands and specialised flora. Research into the conservation of these flora in the face of development is of prime importance to the CPWS. The region represents one of untapped potential, particularly its water resources, and has scope for objective research and development.
The Centre for Process Engineering & Light Metals (PELM) is an industrially oriented research centre representing a major investment by the Faculty in the process engineering and light metals industry. It is based at the Gladstone marina campus where a significant new research building has been constructed.
The PELM initiative has drawn strong support from industry, community and the government. Queensland Alumina Ltd, Comalco, Australian Magnesium Corporation and Stanwell Corporation have already either provided or committed backing to the PELM initiative and the Queensland Department of State Development (DSD) is also strongly behind this program. PELM's activities include a wide range of process-industry-based research projects including engineering fluids and thermodynamics, materials selection, advanced sensing and bulk materials handling. PELM's postgraduate students are all involved in projects with local companies.
CQUniversity CRICOS Provider Codes: QLD-00219C; NSW-01315F; VIC-01624D
