At CQUniversity, we are committed to initiating and participating in cross-sectorial dialogue about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

We do this through active participation in local, national and global conferences involving government and non-governmental organisations. In addition to this, our researchers, academics and staff collaborate in international research projects and learning initiatives that address the SDGs.

Explore our work in cross-sectorial dialogue about the SDGs below.

Participation in Conferences Aligned to the SDGs

We purposefully and actively participate in conferences and events aligned to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) throughout the year to have an open and robust dialogue addressing SDGs with our communities and stakeholders.

Our researchers and academics present their research efforts and projects at conferences locally, nationally and internationally.

In this section, you can explore the conference activities of our academics, researchers and staff, in particular, those that are aligned to the SDGs.

Small G; Sun L; Boyd S; Daniel Y presented a paper titled 'An Aristotelean interpretation of Australian housing affordability' at the 29th Annual Pacific Rim Real Estate Society Conference held in Sydney, Australia from 15-17 January 2023. 

Haines S; Stanton R; Anderson C; Welch A presented a paper titled 'Coercion in community mental health nursing – The ethical dilemmas' at the ACMHN 47th International Mental Health Nursing Conference, Mental health nursing - Unleashing the potential held in Melbourne, Australia 13-15 September 2023.

Islam MR; Kowsar Hossain Sakib M; Prome SA; Wang X; Ulhaq A; Sanin C; Asirvatham D presented a paper titled 'Machine learning with explainability for suicide ideation detection from social media data' at the 2023 10th International Conference on Behavioural and Social Computing (BESC 2023) held in Cyprus from 30 October to 1 November 2023. 

Jones A; Piyathilaka L; Sul J; Preethichandra DMG; Jayasuriya A; Taylor B presented a paper titled 'Design and Musculoskeletal Modelling of a Back Support Exoskeleton (BSE) for Child Care Workers' at the 2023 5th International Conference on Advancements in Computing (ICAC) held in Sri Lanka from 7-8 December 2023.

Zhai C; Wibowo S; Cowling M presented a paper titled 'An innovative tool for education: An adversarial dialogue system embedded with humor, empathy and culture' at the 11th International Conference on Information and Education Technology (ICIET 2023) held in Fujisawa, Japan from 18-20 March 2023. 

Weber A; Vanderburg R presented a paper titled 'Reducing academic integrity: Students leading the way' at the HERDSA Annual Conference held in Brisbane, Australia from 4-7 July 2023. 

Fitzgerald A; Mills R; Pressick-Kilborn K; Pfeiffer L; Deehan J presented a paper titled 'Triumphs, tensions and future directions in contemporary Australian primary science teacher education: A landscape analysis' at the ESERA 2023-15th Biennial Conference of the European Science Education Research Association held in Cappadocia, Turkey from 28 august to 1 September 2023. 

Rahiem MDH; Romadhon DR; Faeruz R; Hayati M; Rahmatullah presented a paper titled 'Exploring how and what math is taught in Islamic kindergarten in Indonesia' at the YSSSEE Conference held in Indonesia.

Bashir MJK; Alazaiza MYD; Sheng TC; Amr SA presented a paper titled 'Treatment of Poultry Wastewater with Tannin as a Natural Coagulation Agent' at the IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. 

Cole C; Spiryagin M; Wu Q; Sun Y; Bosomworth C presented a paper titled 'Zero carbon energy storage options for intermodal freight trains' at the CORE2023: Conference on Railway Excellence held in Melbourne, Australia from 19-21 June 2023.

Kasi SV; Das N; Alahakoon S; Hassan N presented a paper titled 'A Comprehensive Investigation of Optimal Sizing of Hybrid Renewable Energy Resources for Micro Distributed Systems' at the 2023 International Conference on Next Generation Electronics (NEleX) held from 14-16 December 2023.

Sahay AJ; Helwig A; Abunada Z; Das N presented a paper titled 'Challenges of Sustainable Solar Power Generation in Small Tropical Island Nations Such as Fiji Island' at the 33rd Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference AUPEC 2023 held in Ballarat, Australia from 25-27 September 2023.

Prabhahar M; Prakash S; Hussain A; Rasul MG; Alam MM presented a paper titled 'Evaluation of Fuel Injection Strategies for Algae Biodiesel - Fueled VCR Direct Injection Diesel Engine' at the AIP Conference

Spiryagin M; Wright G; Wolfs P; Ahmad S; Bernal E; Wu Q; Cole C; Mcsweeney T presented a paper titled 'Preliminary investigation of an 8-axle freight locomotive design as a possible net-zero-emission motive power solution for Australian rail operational tasks' at the CORE2023: Conference on Railway Excellence held in Melbourne, Australia from 19-21 June 2023.

Hayman M; Bosomworth C; Cole C presented a paper titled 'Next generation train driving' at the CORE2023: Conference on Railway Excellence held in Melbourne, Australia from 19-21 June 2023.

Sedaghat A; Salem HJ; Hussam WK; Mahdizadeh A; Iyad Al-Khiami M; Soleimani SM; Sabati M; Rasul M; Narayanan R; Khan MMK presented a paper titled 'Development of a Novel Low-Energy Building: Effects of Climates and PCM Materials' at the IAQVEC 2023, the 11th international conference on indoor air quality, ventilation & energy conservation held in Tokyo, Japan from 20-23 May 2023. 

E-Alam MN; Islam MA; Basher MK; Iftekharuzzaman; Kiong TS; Das N presented a paper titled 'Simulation Case Studies on New Approaches to Energy Safeguarding: Empowering Remote Areas with Sustainable Power' at the 4th International Conference on Innovations in Power and Advanced Computing Technologies, i-PACT-2023. held in Malaysia from 24-26 November 2023.

Warne SJ; Prideaux B; Thompson M presented a paper titled 'Conceptualising a realist model to evaluate benefits to developing communities through tourism' at the CAUTHE 2023: West, East, South, North: Redirecting Research in Tourism, Hospitality and Events held from 7-9 February 2023.

Untadi A; Li LD; Dodd R; Li M presented a paper titled 'A novel framework incorporating socioeconomic variables into the optimisation of South East Queensland fire stations coverages' at the Conference on Innovative Technologies in Intelligent Systems and Industrial Applications (CITISIA).

Perera D; Abunada Z presented a paper titled 'Integrated coupled human and natural system complexity management for Climate Change adaptation' at the International EcoSummit: Building A Sustainable And Desirable Future held in Gold Coast, Australia from 13-17 June 2023.

McEwan A; Price L presented a paper titled 'Assessing the Transformative Potential of International Study Tours in Environmental Law Education' at the Legal Education Research Conference held in Sydney, Australia from 20-21 November 2023. 

Hasan MM; Rasul MG; Jahirul MI; Sattar MA; Hassan NMS presented a paper titled 'Hydrogen Horizons: Navigating Challenges and Opportunities for a Sustainable Energy Future' at the 2023 International Conference on Sustainable Technology and Engineering, i-COSTE 2023 held in Fiji from 4-6 December 2023. 

Rony ZI; Rasul MG; Jahirul MI; Hasan MM presented a paper titled 'Characterisation of Pyrolysis Oil Produced from Seaweed and Plastic Wastes for Engine Applications' at the 2023 International Conference on Sustainable Technology and Engineering, i-COSTE 2023 held in Fiji from 4-6 December 2023.

Mulloy R; Aiken CM; Dwane G; Jackson EL presented a paper titled 'Working with Nature for more sustainable port design; Initial findings from a 'living seawall' creation in the Port of Gladstone' at the Australasian Coasts and Ports 2023 Conference held in the Sunshine Coast, Australia from 15-8 August 2023. 

Zilleruelo R; Rolfe J; Dwane G presented a paper titled 'A synthesis of the economic value of Coastal NbS' at the Australasian Coasts and Ports 2023 Conference held in the Sunshine Coast, Australia from 15-8 August 2023.

Akella GK; Wibowo S; Grandhi S; Mubarak S; Sabrina F presented a paper titled 'AI-powered blockchain architecture for real-time analytics in smart agriculture' at the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2023) held in India from 6-13 December 2023. 

Partheepan S; Sanati F; Hassan J presented a paper titled 'An Analysis of Pre-trained Models Versus Custom Deep Learning Models for Forest Fire Detection' at the 2023 33rd International Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (ITNAC) held in Melbourne, Australia from 29 November to 1 December 2023. 

Hao J; Sharma R; Fleming MB; Kim IK; Mishra DR; Sonny Kim S; Sutter LA; Ramaswamy L presented a paper titled 'Toward Low-Cost and Sustainable IoT Systems for Soil Monitoring in Coastal Wetlands' at the 2023 IEEE 9th International Conference on Collaboration and Internet Computing, CIC 2023 held in Atlanta, USA from 1-3 November 2023.