Proceedings of the 1994 Postgraduate Student Association Symposium held at Central Queensland University 1994.

<p dir="ltr">The 1994 Symposium was held from the 11 to the 14 August, during which CQU students presented papers on a<br>range of topics. The Symposium received generous support from the Vice-Chancellor and staff, as well as from the<br>Student Union. This publication demonstrates the diversity of research at CQU.</p><p dir="ltr"><br>A highlight of this year's Symposium was the presentation of the inaugural Supervisor of the Year award to Dr<br>Martin Sillence, Honorary Senior Fellow with the Faculty of Applied Science and Research Scientist with CSIRO's<br>Division of Tropical Animal Production in Rockhampton. Students were invited to nominate supervisors for this<br>award, accompanied by a brief statement outlining their virtues.</p><p dir="ltr"><br>As a young and relatively small university, CQU offers postgraduate opportunities to become involved in the<br>decision making process of the university which might be available only to a privileged few on older, more<br>established campuses. A further advantage which is at least partly attributable to our size and youth is the<br>opportunity for cross fertilisation of ideas between different faculties and fields of research. These proceedings<br>might be read as one example of the fruits to be gleaned from this fertilisation. We hope you enjoy the<br>Proceedings from the 1994 CQU Postgraduate Symposium.</p>