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 multiple floods in Central Queensland, he recommends that retaining water upstream in river systems, through contouring, revegetation, and specialised water storage areas, could give water more time to infiltrate and percolate into our soils reducing sediment, nutrients and plastics flowing into the reef.

And it's Adam's research that is making its way into a children's storybook in the hope of changing the current narrative about water issues in Australia.

On today's podcast we chat with Dr Rose and book illustrator Yvonne McDonald. 

This is the seventh episode of CQUniversity’s newest podcast series: IMPACT, exploring groundbreaking research projects and their real-world impacts.

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 QCDFVR is funded by The Queensland Government and is based at CQUniversity Australia.

www.noviolence.org.au

For victims and survivors of gendered violence who may have found the content of this podcast disturbing, free confidential 24 hour counselling is available nationally on 1800 737 732 through 1800Respect.

If you would like to know more about responding to domestic and family violence, CQUniversity offers a range of postgraduate and other study options.  Visit cqu.edu.au and search courses for “domestic violence” to learn more.

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 rhythms expert Professor Greg Roach and PhD researcher Dean Miller share their findings with Mary Bolling from CQUni Communications. Read more here.  

This is the sixth episode of CQUniversity’s newest podcast series: IMPACT, exploring groundbreaking research projects and their real-world impacts locally and globally. Explore our strengths here. 

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 project and her progress with CQUni Adelaide colleague and canidae researcher Dr Bradley Smith.  

This is the fifth episode for CQUniversity’s newest podcast series: IMPACT, a podcast that explores groundbreaking research projects and their real-world impacts.

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.

The QCDFVR is funded by The Queensland Government and is based at CQUniversity Australia.

www.noviolence.org.au

For victims and survivors of gendered violence who may have found the content of this podcast disturbing, free confidential 24 hour counselling is available nationally on 1800 737 732 through 1800Respect.

If you would like to know more about responding to domestic and family violence, CQUniversity offers a range of postgraduate and other study options.  Visit cqu.edu.au and search courses for “domestic violence” to learn more.

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 progress with CQUniversity Sydney AVP (NSW) Shehan Thampapillai, and new research-informed hacks to help households eat better, and bin less. 

This is the fourth episode for CQUniversity’s newest podcast series: IMPACT, a podcast that explores groundbreaking research projects and their real-world impacts.

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 says Australia’s seagrass faces a fresh threat as looming weather pattern puts the fragile sea plants at risk.  

She tells host Mary Bolling how CMERC is harvesting and germinating seeds to regenerate seagrass meadows - and what the work means for fighting climate change, too.  Read more here. 

This is the third episode of CQUniversity’s newest podcast series: IMPACT, exploring groundbreaking research projects and their real-world impacts locally and globally. Explore our strengths here. 

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 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 funded by The Queensland Government and is based at CQUniversity Australia.

www.noviolence.org.au

For victims and survivors of gendered violence who may have found the content of this podcast disturbing, free confidential 24 hour counselling is available nationally on 1800 737 732 through 1800Respect.

If you would like to know more about responding to domestic and family violence, CQUniversity offers a range of postgraduate and other study options.  Visit cqu.edu.au and search courses for “domestic violence” to learn more.

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 Panchasara tells CQUniversity psychology and wine researcher Dr Alex Russell about big plans for diverting it from landfill, and into a range of clean energy solutions.

The project could see wineries generating their own power and biodiesel, and wine enthusiasts across Australia get passionate about clean energy generation as well. 

This is the second episode for CQUniversity’s newest podcast series: IMPACT, a podcast that explores ground-breaking research projects and their real-world impacts.

Welcome to CQUniversity’s newest podcast series: IMPACT, a podcast that explores ground-breaking research projects and their real-world impacts.

She also explains how the project has evolved into something much bigger, including the development of an Australian Birth Charter and a new program for imprisoned dads M2: Midwives for Men.