CQUniversity Podcasts

IMPACT is CQUniversity's research podcast, exploring ground-breaking research projects, and their real world impacts. Hear about changemaking research across Australia as CQUni experts share first steps, struggles, and eureka moments. IMACT series two launches on November 1, 2021. Get ready to discover: - hacking our habits to improve our health, - taking tech in classrooms beyond the "wow factor"...

Real Students, Real Stories shines light on the mental health journey of students in university. Hear how three students, Esaba, Raf and Emma faced their struggles, and inspiring messages from seeking support. Hosted by CQUni Student Wellbeing Coordinator Liza Costello, the brave participants show us that getting help isn’t giving up, it’s refusing to give up, and encourage everyone to break the s...

In this episode of the Bulb, CQUniversity’s Professor of Gendered Violence Studies, Dr Annabel Taylor, speaks with our friend and collaborator, Professor Hillary Haldane.  As you’ll hear, Annabel and Hillary have a long-standing relationship, but Hillary became part of our Centre family in 2017.  In that year she received a Fulbright scholarship to travel to Australia from her base in the United S...

Jude Marshall wrote in the Centre’s recent Compendium of Queensland Stories about Gendered Violence Activism that “Looking back, I learned about a feminist analysis before I understood the word.” In this edition of the Bulb, advocate and enduring friend of the Centre, Jude Marshall shares recollections of her personal and professional life as well as her hopes for the future.    In each episode of...

PhD candidate, Vicki Lowik, generously gives listeners a taste of her recent research in this fascinating podcast.  The story of “Jessica”, as studied by Vicki, details the development and progression of domestic violence during a 27-year marriage against a backdrop of a community endorsing the Christian doctrine of male headship.    In each episode of The Bulb, the podcast will explore aspects of...

For many listeners, Betty Taylor is a woman who needs no introduction.  Recognised through multiple awards, Betty has been instrumental in the establishment of the Red Rose Foundation, and Australian Institute for Strangulation Prevention.  In this podcast Betty canvasses considerations relating to high-risk intimate partner violence.    In each episode of The Bulb, the podcast will explore aspect...

David Burck is a Queensland leader in the practice of responding to families where there is an abusive adolescent.  In this podcast he takes the listener into the topic of adolescent-to-parent violence.  David is also a researcher and has developed an online professional development course for QCDFVR.  In each episode of The Bulb, the podcast will explore aspects of gendered violence – what is tho...

In this podcast, Dr Megan R. Greeson, Associate Professor at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois shares a little of her journey into the field of gendered violence research.  Megan speaks about the sexual assault response team approach that operates in her country.     In each episode of The Bulb, the podcast will explore aspects of gendered violence – what is thought about it, what we know abo...

Australians are the world’s most prolific gamblers, losing close to $25 billion a year. But despite growing awareness of harms caused by the national habit, researchers from CQUniversity’s Experimental Gambling Research Laboratory say the problem is unlikely to improve without significant changes in the gambling industry. EGRL head Professor Matt Rockloff, Research Professor - Gambling Studies Ner...

Conducting face-to-face interviews with convicted underworld murderer and drug trafficker Carl Williams, CQUniversity Criminology researcher Dr Anne Ferguson found herself part of the police investigation after his prison murder in 2010. Her research, which began with the popular Underbelly series, aimed to highlight the conflict between fact and fiction in how the Australian entertainment industr...

The wavey, inflatable people often used to attract the attention of customers to businesses like used car yards have found a new use in dingo management in Australia. The CQUniversity study showed that oversized, inflatable human effigies, which researchers have since dubbed ‘Fred-a-scare’, could deter captive dingoes from accessing food, providing some hope that dingoes and humans can coexist suc...

In this episode, Executive Director of Mackay Women’s Services, Dr Anne Butcher describes how she has embraced - and thrived within- her role in the gendered violence sector.  As she nears the end of her working career Anne reflects on her legacy and shares the inspiration she draws from those with whom she works.  In each episode of The Bulb, the podcast will explore aspects of gendered violence...

Agribusinesses across Bundaberg and Wide Bay are getting a cutting-edge boost, with a new AgTech initiative led by CQUniversity's Institute for Future Farming Systems.     The Hinkler AgTech Initiative, funded by the Federal Government's Hinkler Regional Deal, is focused on technology utilisation, data analysis, research and testing for the Queensland food bowl.   Director of Institute for Future...

In major flood events tonnes of sediment and nutrients flow out of river systems into the ocean, and in some parts of Queensland directly onto the Great Barrier Reef.  But what if we slowed the flow? CQUniversity flood and water expert Dr Adam Rose believes slowing the velocity of water during flood events could have huge benefits for the environment, economies and communities. After researching m...

In this episode, QCDFVR Director Dr Heather Lovatt explores the life of feminist and advocate, Pauline Woodbridge OAM in an in depth interview.  Pauline’s story is a fascinating one and listeners will hear of a life well lived. In each episode of The Bulb, the podcast will explore aspects of gendered violence – what is thought about it, what we know about it, and what is yet to be revealed. The QC...

Nearly half of adult Australians track their fitness with wearable monitors – but could the same technology also help us battle a pandemic? CQUniversity researchers from the Appleton Institute for Behavioural Science have used data from wrist-worn health trackers to analyse respiratory signals of COVID-19 – and explore how lifestyle changes during lockdown affected our health. Sleep and circadian...

Australia’s 4.8 million dog owners are used to scooping poop - but could composting our pup's output be the next step for responsible dog ownership? CQUniversity Environmental Science PhD candidate and dog owner Emily Bryson has spent two years analysing decomposing dog poo for her research – and COVID-19 restrictions have meant the project is true backyard science. In this episode, she shares the...

This episode shares a practitioner’s perspective. Pauline Woodbridge OAM takes the listener on a journey through time, navigating a history of the domestic and family violence sector in Queensland from the 1980’s to the 21st Century.  In each episode of The Bulb, the podcast will explore aspects of gendered violence – what is thought about it, what we know about it, and what is yet to be revealed....

Food waste is costing Australian households $10 billion a year – so what’s the solution? CQUniversity researcher Dr David Pearson is on a mission to find out, and hopes that leveraging leftovers could help save some of the $3800 of food that the average family throws away every year. The Engage Program Leader with the Australian Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre (FFWCRC) shared his prog...

Marine experts call them the “kidneys of the Great Barrier Reef”: dense seagrass meadows that are vital ecosystems to support breeding, feed animals, filter sediment and reduce diseases right through our oceans.   But the important habitat has been disappearing, and CQUniversity researcher and director of CQUniversity’s $6.6 million Coastal Marine Ecosystems Research Centre (CMERC) Dr Emma Jackson...

In this episode, Mark Walters discusses the changed world in which we live and work.  2020 has brought adaptations in how services respond to gendered violence.  Technology has replaced face to face individual and group interventions in many services.  Mark gives practical and knowledgeable tips about working with users of violence in this helpful and informative podcast. In each episode of The Bu...

It’s one of the nation’s biggest food waste challenges, but CQUniversity researcher Dr Heena Panchasara hopes leftovers from Australian wine production can help power a cleaner future.   With 1.3 billion litres of wine produced in Australia every year, the industry also creates 350 kilotonnes of leftover skins, stems and seeds, known as grape marc or pomace. Mechanical Engineering academic Dr Panc...

Welcome to CQUniversity’s newest podcast series: IMPACT, a podcast that explores ground-breaking research projects and their real-world impacts. In this launch episode, Isis ‘Issy’ Symes speaks with Dr Adele Baldwin, the lead researcher in CQUniversity’s Midwifery Prison Project. Dr Baldwin delves deep into Townsville-based project, explaining its origins, findings, and the ongoing achievements of...

Impact is CQUniversity's latest podcast series, exploring ground-breaking research projects, and their real world impacts. Hear about changemaking research across Australia as CQUni experts share first steps, struggles, and eureka moments. In season one, we discover: - How loving our leftovers could halt Australia's $10 billion household food waste habit, - Why perinatal care is changing lives for...

In this episode, Jamie Anderson and Larissa Fewquandie, experienced Indigenous social workers yarn about worker self-care when responding to gendered violence and give practical tips to those coming into the field.  In each episode of The Bulb, the podcast will explore aspects of gendered violence – what is thought about it, what we know about it, and what is yet to be revealed. The QCDFVR is fund...