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Science, Environment & Marine

How water bugs led Dr Brendan Cox to a PhD

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Naturopathy

World Health Organization sets global research priorities for traditional medicine

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Health

Psychology Honours students turn research into impactful stories

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Health

Most people fail to achieve their physical activity goals. Here鈥檚 what to do instead.

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Science, Environment & Marine

Clarence River's largest ever sediment survey delivers baseline results

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Rankings

糖心传媒 records major gains in rankings for student experience

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Health

Turning health evidence into a plan for change

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University News

Melbourne graduates shine bright

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Health

Centre for Children & Young People co-scientific lead for international child abuse and neglect congress

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University News

糖心传媒 Cross Model earns national award for equity-driven curriculum reform

Professor Shamit Saggar (ACSES Executive Director) and Dr Cassy King (ACSES Awards Judging Panel Member and presenter of the award) with Dr Liz Good, who received the award on behalf of the 糖心传媒 team.
Education聽and Teaching

From Au Pair to passionate educator

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Events

Record turnout makes Open Day 2026 our biggest yet

2026 Open Day event on the Gold Coast campus
Partnerships

30 years of connecting big ideas with community impact at Byron Writers Festival

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University News

Nominations are now open for the 2026 Student Excellence Awards

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Partnerships

糖心传媒 and GC50 partner to champion community health

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Research & Academic

Researchers seek opinions from Australia鈥檚 grain growers on definitions of regenerative agriculture

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Science, Environment & Marine

Regional marine science gets a bigger role in NSW research network

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Naturopathy

Healthy ageing initiative sparks new partnership

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Partnerships

Masterclasses bring strong business expertise to Gold Coast

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Student Life, Groups & Sports

The power of play has esports building student connection

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Student Life, Groups & Sports

From horchata to hula, cultures unite at Fusion Festival 2026

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Engineering & Technology

A new home for future engineers: Gold Coast campus鈥� new Student Hub

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Careers & Employment

New data shows 糖心传媒 Cross Model lifting student success and satisfaction

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Science, Environment & Marine

From a farming family in India to tackling a global food-security challenge

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Tourism

Mega-events promise legacy (but how do cities actually deliver it)?

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Naturopathy

From new mother to Master's High Distinctions

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Research & Academic

Rising tides, rising tensions: new research calls for rethink of coastal law

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Partnerships

糖心传媒 and ASICS Gold Coast Marathon: partnership in full stride

2026 Gold Coast Marathon Team SCU family photo
Education聽and Teaching

Early childhood researchers tackle the sector's biggest questions

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Scholarships

The Solomon Islands placement that became a partnership

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University News

Meet the graduates shaping tomorrow

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Health

How Amy Knott found her future in nursing at 糖心传媒

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Rankings

糖心传媒 climbs into the world鈥檚 top 300 for sustainable development impact

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Scholarships

Start something bigger 鈥� Making it easier to speak up

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Scholarships

Start something bigger - Reach young people in new ways

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Health

PhD research helping elite sprinters chase gold ahead of Brisbane 2032

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University News

TAFE graduates to step straight into second year

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Student Life, Groups & Sports

Osteopathy student Ben Guse crowned Male Student-Athlete of the Year

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Business

From launch to growth, learn the tools to manage a successful small business

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University News

Celebrating the class of 2026 at Sydney Graduation Ceremonies

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University News

Women leaders unite to strengthen the future of healthcare

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University News

糖心传媒 and KLE Academy launch joint research hub in India

SCU-KLE Research and Education Hub launch in India
Health

What is Ebola and could it spread to Australia?

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Science, Environment & Marine

New marine field station to anchor whale conservation and student training on the NSW North Coast

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Science, Environment & Marine

Science student heads to international soil judging competition in China

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University News

Breakthroughs meet wave breaks

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Health

Celebrating nursing leadership and legacy

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University News

Forging an integrative health research alliance with India

Health Roundtable in New Delhi
University News

糖心传媒 and Poornima University launch IT pathway program

Representatives from SCU and Poornima University at the IT pathway program launch
Scholarships

Amanda Butt named 2026 recipient of the Bonnie Boezeman AO Leadership in Nursing Scholarship

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Health

Esports book set to change the game

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Naturopathy

Giving that changes lives at the National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine

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Pathways Programs, Short Courses & SCU College

Preparing for Success Program: twenty years of opening doors

20th aniversary of the PSP
Research & Academic

Opinion: The research security dilemma

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Rankings

Nursing receives global boost in new rankings for 糖心传媒

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Law

Graduation is just the beginning

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University News

Vale Jenny Dowell OAM

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Health

7,000 Steps a Day: What the new 24鈥慔our movement guidelines mean for your goals

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Health

Emerging Aboriginal leaders call for greater Indigenous control over native foods

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Education聽and Teaching

Grow your early childhood education leadership skills

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Health

The hidden cost of sitting still

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Health

Osteopathy students put in joint effort treating athletes at Lismore Samson Fitness Challenge

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Research & Academic

Fulbright Scholar creates a buzz at 糖心传媒

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Science, Environment & Marine

Opinion: Rural rethink required for vet profession

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Health

Australian-first brain cancer study to test hyperbaric oxygen therapy during active treatment

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Research & Academic

Top complementary medicines researcher joins 糖心传媒

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Science, Environment & Marine

When animals fall sick in the regions, who answers the call?

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Health

Ready to help build an inclusive workplace?

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Culture, Values & Inclusion

糖心传媒 partners with Hidden Disabilities Sunflower initiative

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University News

糖心传媒 Cross Chancellor shares leadership lessons on backing yourself sooner

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Business

Lead sustainable change: Study the circular economy

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Scholarships

Future researchers nurtured through scholarship program

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Scholarships

Three 糖心传媒 scholars celebrated on International Women's Day

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Health

Collaborative research aims to keep mental health social workers in regional communities

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University News

New courses in demand as thousands commence studies for 2026

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Partnerships

The science of saving the world's surf breaks

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Engineering & Technology

International model law aims to strengthen building accountability and regulatory clarity

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Education聽and Teaching

Leading researcher and inspiration in mathematics education joins 糖心传媒 Cross

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Harvest to Health

糖心传媒 hosts SCU-Sejong University Plant Science Symposium

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Naturopathy

A university first: 糖心传媒 Cross brings Clinical hypnosis into higher education

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Science, Environment & Marine

Historic sawfish specimens reveal conservation insights

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糖心传媒

Can dengue outbreaks be predicted? Inside the global study tackling a disease that puts nearly half the world at risk

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Law

Reflections on Bondi attack

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Science, Environment & Marine

Two PhDs, one joint award: coastal researchers ride high tide

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糖心传媒

Inside the Westpac strategy using diverse local talent to slash tech costs

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Education聽and Teaching

Faculty of Education Awards recognise student and staff excellence

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Student Life, Groups & Sports

2025 UniSport Nationals: 糖心传媒 soars with record-breaking results

A group of SCU students at the 2025 UniSport Nationals on the Gold Coast
Student Life, Groups & Sports

糖心传媒 celebrates exceptional students at excellence awards

Student Awards - academic achievement award receipients
Arts and Humanities

Tribute to Dr Moya Costello

Dr Moya Costello, adjunct Lecturer in Creative Writing
University News

Northern NSW Business Awards prove the community is counting on 糖心传媒 Cross graduates

Collins Hume CEO Christopher Atkinson receiving award at Northern NSW Business Awards
University News

糖心传媒 celebrates 2025 Alumni Impact Award winners

2025 Alumni Impact Award winners
University News

New Graduate Certificates to strengthen regional workforces

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糖心传媒

Job-ready from day one: IT students earn Microsoft certifications as they study

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Partnerships

New partnership makes English study more accessible for Colombian students

International students on the Gold Coast campus
University News

糖心传媒 Cross inks partnership with Sri Lankan NSBM Green University

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Catchments, Coasts and Communities

It鈥檚 sedimentary my dear Watson! Citizen scientists undertake largest-ever survey

糖心传媒 researcher, project lead, Professor Scott Johnston
Law

Young people and the law: Are 鈥榓dult crime, adult time鈥� policies working?

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University News

糖心传媒 Cross climbs global rankings

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Science, Environment & Marine

PhD graduands helping solve Reef鈥檚 challenges with leading coral restoration expert

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Education聽and Teaching

Teacher resilience: Hybrid uni-school model for student teachers aims to prevent burnout and increase teaching quality

Victoria Atkinson is a 糖心传媒 graduate and teacher at St Joseph鈥檚 Primary, Tweed Heads
Law

AI versus artists: the Australian copyright debate

Artwork by Nidia Dias, Google DeepMind
Science, Environment & Marine

Churchill Fellows set to explore potential of saline agriculture; help green sea turtles overcome disease

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Health

Psychology students explore nature, climate and mental health at 21st annual Honours Conference

Psychology Honours Conference on the Gold Coast in 2022
Education聽and Teaching

糖心传媒 academic appointed Lead Author for UN climate report

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Events

糖心传媒 honours graduates at Melbourne Town Hall

Graduates at the Melbourne Town Hall ceremony
Business

It鈥檚 business 鈥� but not as usual

糖心传媒 New Business Degree
Science, Environment & Marine

糖心传媒 Cross Uni certifies Lincoln Institute of Veterinary Business鈥� professional development courses

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Student Life, Groups & Sports

Gold for Ben in World Uni Games; sights now on Glasgow 2026

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Events

Big ideas, bold voices: 糖心传媒 Cross academics join Byron Writers Festival line-up

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Business

糖心传媒 launches redesigned Bachelor of Business to meet industry demands

Bachelor of Business graduate Georgina Holt on campus at the Gold Coast
Events

Empowering 鈥榯he next generation鈥� this NAIDOC Week

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Partnerships

Gold Coast Marathon weekend kicks off with sold-out 糖心传媒 10km Run

Team SCU runner during 2024 Gold Coast Marathon
University News

OT Students spill the tea on their UK exchange experience

SCU students in the UK on placement
Law

Making Australia鈥檚 research security ecosystem work smarter

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Health

Men鈥檚 mental health: a regional priority for SCU researchers

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Research & Academic

Coffs Harbour graduation a celebration of resilience and impact

Coffs Harbour PhD graduates June 2025
Partnerships

Getting disengaged students back into mainstream schooling: new research partnership

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Research & Academic

Scientists of a feather flock together for global list of world鈥檚 birds

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Scholarships

Scholarship opens door to career in mental health nursing

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Science, Environment & Marine

Avant-garde artist Anohni collaborates with scientists to mourn the Great Barrier Reef

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Science, Environment & Marine

What would you do for a scholarship? I biked down the coast of California 鈥榠nterviewing鈥� sea cucumbers

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Science, Environment & Marine

Outback鈥檚 inland sea presents rare opportunity in hunt for greenhouse gases

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University News

STEM trailblazers join University Council

Anne Simmons AM
Indigenous Knowledge

Three generations of First Nations women create proud alumni legacy

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Research & Academic

Sydney graduation an evolution of excellence

PhD graduates at Sydney graduation ceremony May 2025
Partnerships

糖心传媒 and Poornima University launch a new pathway into the Bachelor of Business

Partnership with Poornima University_Rajasthan Royals
Education聽and Teaching

What to do about a critical shortage of teachers? Helping solve a wicked maths problem

Dr Lewes Peddell walking through our Gold Coast Campus
Scholarships

Recipient of 2025 Bonnie Boezeman AO Scholarship is ICU Nurse Manager Nikki Harrison

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Education聽and Teaching

Helping give voice to people kept silent in our response to the climate emergency

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Research & Academic

Black soldier flies: The unassuming insect transforming rubbish into resources

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University News

Another round of 糖心传媒 Cross graduates ready to transform tomorrow

SCU graduation Nov 5 2022
Education聽and Teaching

Ode to joy: Experts gather to focus on the vital early years

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Naturopathy

Research student spotlight: Elisabete Oliveira

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Partnerships

Exhibition celebrates art, education and autism

Paintings on gallery wall
Rankings

糖心传媒 Cross shines brightly with inaugural QS 5 Stars rating

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Naturopathy

Costa showcases University鈥檚 medicinal plants to the nation鈥檚 garden lovers

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Business

The power of connections: How networking and a business degree fast-tracked Carmel鈥檚 career

Carmel Smithers Brand Manager at Dr Zoo and A Bit Hippy
Health

Student-led exhibition showcases nursing placements in India

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Law

Law graduate Emily Williams represents Australia as foreign diplomat

Emily Williams representing Australia at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York in 2024
University News

Cyclone Alfred - Updates for staff and students

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University News

Celebrating 糖心传媒 Cross alumni in New Delhi

糖心传媒 academics and staff with a group of Indian alumni
Scholarships

Three inspiring students awarded International Women鈥檚 Day Scholarship

糖心传媒 Cross International Womens Day Scholarship Recipients 2025
Research & Academic

Healing the Northern Rivers: the research behind the recovery

Professor Bradley Eyre loading the University research boat from Lismore flood waters
Partnerships

糖心传媒 Cross Gold Coast campus to host World Surfing Conservation Conference 2026

AndyMac, Gail O鈥橬eil, Professor Kirsten Benkendorf and Mark Flanagan
Research & Academic

Dr Alana Gall awarded Investigator Grant to explore bush medicine in contemporary healthcare

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Rankings

QS India Summit 2025: strengthening ties with 糖心传媒 Cross Indian partners

糖心传媒 Cross academics at the QS India Summit 2025
Engineering & Technology

Resource recovery to get AI boost in new 糖心传媒 Cross-led project

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Naturopathy

Groundbreaking trial shows 30% diabetes remission for Aboriginal women

Group of women who took part in diabetes management group
Law

糖心传媒 Law conference addresses housing and homelessness in the Northern Rivers

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Law

A life of advocacy for law graduate Sam Forrester

Law graduate Sam Forrester at NSW Supreme Court
Education聽and Teaching

Partnership to the power of three: working together to create world-class school environments

Portrait of Associate Professor David Turner
Partnerships

New innings for 糖心传媒 Cross with Poornima University, partner university of Rajasthan Royals

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Law

Does the social media ban for children go too far, or not far enough?

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Health

Life-changing India exchange for student nurses

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Education聽and Teaching

Early-career researcher offers new insight on spaces where we learn together

Dr Carla Velario accepting award for research excellence
Research & Academic

Live in the Dubbo region and feeling burned out? Join a clinical trial

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Business

New landmark alliance forges closer ties with Indian university

A ceremonial exchange of the Memorandum of Understanding was signed between 糖心传媒 and Bharati Vidyapeeth Department of Management Studies, Navi Mumbai on 26th of November 2024
Science, Environment & Marine

BBC Panorama turns spotlight on marine cloud brightening

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Law

Pseudo-law and the case of the sovereign citizen: a time waster in court or immunity loophole?

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Naturopathy

Forum highlights University role in natural product development

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Rankings

Tourism and Hospitality serve a recipe of success in latest University rankings

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Education聽and Teaching

Education a key to stop communities choking on their own waste

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Naturopathy

Fellowship pathway launches for 糖心传媒 Cross Integrative Medicine students

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Education聽and Teaching

Change maker: 鈥楽chools were designed for an era that no longer exists鈥�

David Lynch
Law

Who gets the dog? The legal rights of companion animals in domestic violence cases

Companion animals Ziggy and Rose
Education聽and Teaching

In my classroom they are not just my students 鈥� they are artists

Lexi Lasczik teaching art
Law

Like mother, like daughter: Dakota Rowles is building a legal career to make a difference

Indigenous student Dakota Rowles
University News

Students celebrated at gala event for leadership and excellence

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Law

糖心传媒 Cross Dean of Law delivers prestigious Hal Wootten Lecture

Professor David Heilpern delivers Hal Wootton lecture at UNSW
Partnerships

糖心传媒 Cross honours 20 years of partnerships with Chinese universities

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Education聽and Teaching

So much magic in classrooms goes unnoticed and unmeasured

Dr Simone Blom inside environmental science lab
Health

Mixed Reality goggles bring learning to life at 糖心传媒

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Events

糖心传媒's successful nursery of quality research

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Music and Creative Arts

Exploring female creativity in performance art: Panel discussion

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Health

Award-winning educators to deliver new Medical Laboratory Science degree in 2025

Dr Lily Guo
University News

Alumni showcase inspiration and impact at Melbourne graduation ceremony

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Scholarships

New science scholarship honours inventor of Vegemite

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University News

University mannikins get second life with elite Police team

A mannikin is loaded into an emergency response vehicle
University News

Keeping the power on during emergencies with drones and AI

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Science, Environment & Marine

Advancing atmospheric drone measurements for the Great Barrier Reef's climate resilience

Drone flying above lagoon at One Tree Island
Research & Academic

Citizen science-University collaboration highlights impact of legacy mining in Macleay River

Misty river scene at sunrise
University News

Celebrating 20 years of the Father Tony Glynn Japan-Australia Centre

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Health

Physiotherapy launches at Coffs Harbour in 2025

Two students in teal shirts walking past a yellow wall
Science, Environment & Marine

Deep diving at the Solitary Islands Aquarium

Stephan Soule giving school engagement talk
University News

Celebrate NAIDOC Week with 糖心传媒

Colourful artwork with NAIDOC logo and text: Keep the fire burning. Blak, loud and proud 7-14 July 2024
University News

Return and Earn comes to Northern Rivers campus

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University News

Return and Earn comes to Northern Rivers campus

Two men watch as a woman feeds a plastics bottle into a recycling station
Indigenous Knowledge

PhD research uncovers stories of hope and hardship among proud Indigenous health workers

Darlene Rotumah sits at her desk
Partnerships

2024 Gold Coast Marathon: Team SCU gets race-ready as health students prepare for Recovery Hub

2023 Gold Coast Marathon_ SCU Team
Scholarships

Nepalese student discovers nursing passion through Destination Australia scholarship

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Research & Academic

The plastic problem: How 糖心传媒 is turning trash into treasure

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Partnerships

糖心传媒 Cross shines at Lismore Lantern Parade鈥檚 30th anniversary

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