Natural and Built Environments
Cane transformation for wetlands restoration
A scientist and a local farmer teamed up to restore wetlands and plant carbon-storing trees.
Discover the power of the melaleuca
This is Uni... but not as you know it
Health and Medicine
Changing Medicine. Changing Lives
A Q&A with JCU's resident lifestyle medicine experts reveals how our choices influence our health.
Explore JCU Medicine
Real Stories
Local heroes leading change
Two JCU alumni have been declared Local Heroes for their work in supporting and empowering local women.
Read Melissa's and Belinda's stories
Health and Medicine
Sister Act: a healthcare hat-trick
Three sisters have each graduated from JCU with a shared pursuit of making health care rurally accessible.
Where can JCU Medicine take you?
Health and Medicine
Following a well-worn track
Inspired by her father's work as a doctor in a small town, Graduate Catherine Adebiyi chose to follow his path...
Read Catherine's story
People and Societies
Busting myths in Undara
JCU Researcher Dr Alice Buhrich has joined a team exploring the Undara lava tubes formed 190,000 years ago.
Find out how one discovery changed accepted knowledge
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9
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Be Ready Orientation
Townsville, Cairns, Online
Set yourself up for success! Register for this compulsory course for business and commerce students commencing their studies at JCU.
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13
Feb
Student Workshop, Student Events, Social Event
Orientation Week
Townsville, Cairns, Mackay, Mount Isa, Online
JCU Orientation Week runs from 13-17 February 2023, with activities commencing the week prior to O Week and finishing in week 4
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14
Feb
Student Workshop, Student Events, Social Event
Postgraduate Students' Orientation Night
Townsville, Cairns
Information session for newly commencing Postgraduate Students.
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17
Feb
Public Event, Student Workshop, Student Events
Big Ideas & Challenges Forum
Townsville, Cairns
We're bringing aspiring artists and local entrepreneurs to JCU for a half-day forum to hear your ideas about the future of the region.
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We are unique products of experience, personality, and hopes. We are at our best when we acknowledge the past, take advantage of what we have, and work towards an even better future. You will find a university in Australia that embraces this concept when you study with JCU.
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