About UsCommitment to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Research Expertise and Professional Engagement

CQUniversity's research efforts and activities align with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's) and through international collaboration and research, we review comparative approaches and develop international best practice on tackling the SDG’s.   Our academics are not only editors on academic journals but also leaders of discipline-specific associations. These roles expose them to international developments and the ability to have dialogue around developments in their discipline field.

Involvement with Academic Journals and Associations 2023

View the sample below of some of the research activities and efforts undertaken by our academics in 2023

Associate Professor Surya Bhattari is the:

  • Invited reviewer of the Journal of Agricultural Water Management (JAWM)
  • Invited reviewer of the Journal of Irrigation Science (IS)

Professor Anthony Schneiders is the:

  • President of the International Federation of Sports Physical Therapy,
  • Senior Associate Editor of the British Journal of Sports Medicine, and
  • International Associate Editor of the International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy.

Associate Professor Aaron Scanlan is a:

  • Editorial Board Member for journal PeerJ
  • Editorial Board Member for journal Sports

Dr Bianca Zietsman Mchiro is a:

  • Editorial Board Member/Associate Editor for the British Journal of Sports Medicine, open (BOSEM)

Professor Sarah Blunden is a:

  • Member of the Editorial Board of the Open Sleep Journal, and
  • Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Sleep Disorders Treatment and Care.

Professor Michelle Cleary is a:

  • Editorial Board member of the International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
  • Associate Editor and Column Editor of Issues in Mental Health Nursing
  • Author-in-Residence of Nurse Author & Editor
  • Editor of Nursing and Health Sciences.

Professor Moira Williamson is the:

  • Associate Editor for the Women and Birth Journal

Associate Professor Anthony Weber:

  • Reviewer for the Journal AIMS Public Health
  • Reviewer for the Journal Australasian Emergency Care
  • Reviewer for the Journal BMC Medical Education

Dr Robyn Preston is the:

Dr. Katie de Luca is:

  • on the editorial board of Chiropractic and Manual Therapies
  • the section editor for the JMPT Women's Health section

Dr Saman Khalesi is the:

  • Editorial board member of Critical Comments in Biomedicine
  • Reviewer board member of Nutrients

Associate Professor Anjum Naweed is the:

  • Editorial board member for the journal Applied Ergonomics, Eat Sleep Work

Associate Professor Matthew Thomas is the:

  • Editor of Aviation Psychology and Applied Human Factors

Dr Grace Vincent is the:

  • a member of the Journal of Activity, Sedentary and Sleep Behaviours editorial board

Professor Jenni Judd is the:

  • Deputy Editor of the Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Dr Rob Stanton is the:

  • editorial board member for the journal; Mental Health and Physical Activity

Prof Corneel Vandelanotte is the:

  • Editor-in-Chief Journal for activity, sedentary and sleep behaviours
  • Member of the editorial board for International Journal for Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity

Dr Amanda Rebar is the:

  • special edition co-editor for Frontiers in Psychology journal
  • Deputy editor and statistical consultant for the journal Stress and Health
  • Associate editor for the Psychology of Sport and Exercise Journal
  • Associate editor for the Journal of Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
  • Editorial board member for the Journal of Psychology and Health

Dr Susan Williams is the:

  • Reviewer for the Journal of Nutrients

Dr Melanie Hayman is the:

  • Editorial board member for BMC Journal of Pregnancy and Childbirth

Dr Gabrielle Rigney is the:

  • member of the editorial board for JMIR Paediatrics

Dr Brad Smith is the:

  • member of the Editorial Advisory Board- Anthrozoos, A multidisciplinary journal of the interactions of people and animals

Associate Professor Olav Muurlink is the:

  • member of the organising committee for the Social Enterprise World Forum
  • editor of a Special Issue "Addressing Health Disparities in Disadvantaged and Vulnerable Groups" in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IF 4.614)

Professor Tania Signal is the:

  • member of the editorial board for Human-Animal Interaction Bulletin (transitioning to Human-Animal Interaction Journal)

Ms Hannah Thorne is the:

  • section Editor for Stress & Health (IF 3.8)

Janya McCalman is the:

  • Member of the Australian Health Promotion Association
  • Member of the International Society for Third Sector Research
  • Member of the International Feeration for Integrated Care
  • Member of the Lowitja Institute
  • Member of the Australian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  • Member of the Edward Koch Foundation

Dr Dawn Dane is the:

Ms Deanne Chester is a:

Ms Karen Smart is the:

Professor Alexandra (Sasha) Aikhenvald is the:

  • Member of the Australian Linguistic Society
  • Member of the United National Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) panel, World Atlas of Languages (WAL)
  • Member of the Linguistic Society of Papua New Guinea
  • Member of the Association of Linguistic Typology
  • Member of the Associacao Linguistica Brasileira (Abralin)
  • fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities (elected 1999)
  • fellow of Queensland Academy of Arts and Sciences (elected 2016)
  • member of Academia Europaea (elected 2021)
  • member of Advisory Board of Pro-Amazonia (Sao Gabriel de Cachoeira, Brazil) (an association supporting education and health for Amazonian peoples)
  • International Consultant for the Summer Institute of Linguistics

Professor Robert (Bob) Dixon is a:

  • Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities
  • Fellow of the British Academy of the Humanities
  • Honorary member of the Linguistic Society of America

Professor Judith Brown AM is:

Associate Professor Rickie Fisher is:

  • President of The Rockhampton Grammar School Music Council
  • Member of the Queensland Council of Dean's of Education

Associate Professor Steven Pace is:

Associate Professor Paul Kwan is:

Dr Jay Deagon is:

  • a member of the Editorial Board of The International Journal of Home Economics
  • Vice-President (Pacific Region) of the International Federation for Home Economics (IFHE).  The IFHE have several initiatives that directly address the UN SDG's.  
  • Reviewer for the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 

Dr Abdul Mazid is:

Associate Professor Anthony Weber is:

Dr Trixie James is:

Dr Ashkan Memari is the:

  • Academic Editor for the journal PLOS ONE

Dr Helen Hickson is the:

Karen Smart is:

Dr Murray Harvey is:

Dr Emma Turley is the:

  • Co-editor of the 'British Psychology Society's Psychology of Women and Equalities Review'

Dr Heather Lovatt is the:

  • Director, Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research
  • Member of the Queensland Government Child Death Review Board
  • Member of the Queensland Sexual Assault Network
  • Member of the Queensland Domestic Violence Services Network
  • Member of the Australian Evaluation Society

 

Associate Professor Ziyad Abunda is the:

Dr Jay Ananda is the:

Professor Jamshid Aghaei is the:

Dr Abdul Mazid is the:

Dr Upamali Amarakoon is the:

Associate Professor Olav Muurlink is the:

Investment in infrastructure is important to achieving sustainable development and empowering communities. This work is key for aligning with the Sustainable Development Goal 09: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure.

Outlined in the 2023 Annual Report (page 11), we invested $13 million into facilities and infrastructure.

Innovative companies have been created, either university-controlled entities or non-controlled entities, these entities include:

Mask-Ed International Pty Ltd

MASK-ED™ (KRS simulation) is a high-fidelity simulation technique which is informed by a teach process and involves realistic body silicone props work by an educator to create a new identity for simulation teaching. Domestic and international licensing agreements for the delivery of MASK-ED were enter into in 2023. 

Mango Auto-Harvester 

A major achievement in 2023 was the successful licensing of the mango auto‑harvester and crop load estimator technology to a commercial partner Agricultural Robotics, for commercial development and deployment. As part of this licensing, Agricultural Robotics have been successful in gaining the Federal Government’s Accelerating Commercialisation Grant. The project also won first prize at the Croc Pitch event as part of the Developing Northern Australia Conference, gaining access to $1 million in venture capital.

DataMuster Pty Ltd

Our Precision Livestock Management system, DataMuster is a fast, simple and accurate tool for automatically monitoring and managing the performance of your herd, right down to the individual animal.

Other industry, innovation and infrastructure program examples outlined in the 2023 Annual Report:

  • CQUniversity progressed the strategic relationship with BHP Mitsubishi Alliance and TAFE Queensland with the Queensland Future Skills Partnership. The QFS Partnership is fast-tracking the development and delivery of automated technology pathways, skill sets and qualifications for the mining equipment, technology and services sector. 
  • Researchers from CQUniversity's Institute of Future Farming Systems are working extensively with industry partners throughout the Wide Bay region as part of the Hinkler AgTech Initiative to implement, monitor and report on technological innovations that are designed to improve on-farm productivity and efficiencies. 
  • The Digital Innovation Skills Hive (DISH) is located at the Resources Centre of Excellence in Mackay and showcases and promotes initiatives that support the collective efforts of industry players and education providers in addressing the challenges of existing and emerging digital technologies and their impacts on work, workforces and communities. 
  • Construction was completed and the doors were opened to the new School of Mining and Manufacturing in North Rockhampton and Gladstone.
  • Construction of Stage 1 of the Rockhampton North TAFE Centre of Excellence commenced with funding of $8.4million in Government funding received for the project.
  • Construction also commenced on the Mackay Heavy Automotive Facility with Government funding of $7.5million received for the project. 

Professor Maksym Spiryagin is the:

Dr Qing Wu is the:

Professor Jamshid Aghaei is the:

Sr Shah Neyamat Ullah is the:

Associate Professor Olav Muurlink is the:

  • expert witness in the case Cumaiyi v Northern Territory of Australia (NTD36/2019); Gumbaduck v Northern Territory of Australia (NTD23/2021) (LT 190084) examining health care provision in remote indigenous communities

Associate Professor Huong Le is the:

  • reviewer for International Migration and The International Journal of Human Resource Management

Prof Alexandra (Sasha) Aikhenvald is the:

  • Co-editor of a special issue of Stellenbosch Working papers in Linguistics
  • An honorary member of the Linguistic Society of America

Professor Robert (Bob) Dixon is:

  • Honorary member of the Linguistic Society of America
  • Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities (elected 1990)
  • Fellow of British Academy (elected 2022)

Professor Jamshid Aghaei is the:

  • Editor on the Editorial Board of the journal IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid
  • Associate Editor on the Editorial Board of IET Renewable Power Generation
  • Associate Editor on the Editorial Board of the Journal Electric Power Systems Research/Elsevier

Associate Professor Xianbo (Bill) Zhao is the:

  • Associate Editor for the Journal 'Advances in Civil Engineering'
  • Associate Editor for the Journal 'Frontiers in Built Environment'
  • Editorial Board Member for the 'Journal of Green Buildings'
  • Editorial Board Member for the Journal 'Buildings'
  • Editorial Board Member for the International Journal of 'Project Organisation and Management'

Dr Amlan Haque is the:

  • Lead for the Editorial Team for the Special Issue of Sustainability, “Social Sustainability in Times of Crisis: Putting People’s Happiness First" (MDPI)

Associate Professor Huong Le is:

  • on the Editorial Team for the Special Issue of Sustainability, “Social Sustainability in Times of Crisis: Putting People’s Happiness First" (MDPI)

Dr Mehdi Mirzababaei is the:

  • Associate Editor ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Dr Jay Ananda is the:

Associate Professor Emma Jackson is the:

  • Associate Editor for Elsevier Journal Estuarine Coastal Shelf Science
  • Reviewer for the following Journals:
    • Aquatic Botany
    • Austral Ecology
    • Biological Conservation
    • Biologia Marina Mediterranea
    • Botanica Marina
    • Bulletin of Marine Science
    • Estuaries and Coasts
    • Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
    • ICES Journal of Marine Science
    • Marine Biology
    • Marine Ecology Progress Series
    • Marine Pollution Bulletin

Associate Professor Nicole Flint is a:

  • Member of the Australian Society for Fish Biology
  • Member of the International Society for River Science
  • Member of the Australasian Agriculture and Resource Economics Society

Dr Shaneel Chandra is a: 

  • Member of the International Society for Electrochemistry
  • Member of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute

Professor Phil Brown is a:

  • Member of the International Society for Horticultural Science
  • Australian Society of Horticultural Science (past President of AUSHS)

Dr Nahina Islam is the:

  • Guest Editor, “Artificial Intelligence and Automation in Sustainable Smart Farming” in Remote Sensing 
  • Guest Editor, Special Issue "AI, IoT and Smart Sensors for Precision Agriculture", Sensors 
  • Committee Member of the IEEE Victorian Section and IEEE Vic IoT Community contributing in best practices, policies with IoT and IEEE related matters

Associate Professor Surya Bhattarai is the:

  • Invited Reviewer of the Journal of Agricultural Water Management (JAWM) 
  • Invited Reviewer of the Journal of Irrigation Science (IS)

Dr Simon Quigley is a:

  • Member of the Australian Association of Animal Sciences

Dr Vicki Saunders is the:

  • Member of Gungarri Nation TAC mums and bubs subcommittee
  • Mayi Kuwayu study Indigenous data governance committee
  • Australian Research Council (ARC) Medical Research Advisory Group
  • Muliyan Research Consortium

Professor Quamrul Alam is the:

  • Guest Co-editor of Public Administration and Development Journal

Research Excellence

Our applied research focus is oriented towards real-world outcomes, with the purpose of providing solutions to challenges and identifying new opportunities for advancement in our regions and beyond.

In 2018, this research focus saw us achieve Excellence in Research Australia (ERA) results of ‘at’, ‘above’ or ‘well above’ world standard in 22 categories of research including Mathematics, Psychology, Nursing, Agriculture and VET Science, Horticultural Production, Environmental Science, Biological Science, Zoology, Engineering, Medical and Health Science, Human Movement and Sports Science, Information and Computing Sciences, Artificial Intelligence, Public Health and Health Services and Specialist Studies in Education.

Commitment to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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