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Calculating solutions

Working with the Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine as well as several biologists, health professionals and clinicians, Senior Research Fellow Dr Michael Meehan is in a mathematical fight against disease. Whether it’s tracking outbreaks of COVID-19 or monitoring disease on prawn farms, Michael says the answers to fighting these infectious foes lay in the numbers.

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This is Uni... but not as you know it

Top 15 Universities in Australia1
Top 100 Universities in the world for UN Sustainable Development Goals3
Top 250 Universities in the world2
1,2 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2021, 3 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2021

50 years of JCU

Explore JCU’s rich history, which begins in North Queensland and stretches around the globe.

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$5m grant to turbocharge aquaculture research in the north

The farming of fast-growing, highly efficient aquaculture species that are able to resist impacts of costly diseases will soon become a reality, with James Cook University and partners awarded $4.9 million from the Australian Research Council through their Industrial Transformation Research Program.

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Measuring conservation in a way that counts

A new study raises questions on whether current conservation science and policy for protected areas could be saving more biodiversity—with political and economic expediency often to the fore.

Science superstars shine in Tall Poppy Awards

A commitment to advancing emergency medicine on the battlefield and exploring the links between sleep and health has seen two JCU scientists take out top honours at a major event.

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What is a book?

JCU Lecturer Dr Roger Osborne leads us on an exploration of books, literature, history and reading. Discover how reading can help us to better understand ourselves and those around us.

People and Societies

A voice to lead

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of that role to our global societies. While the media heralds our nurses as heroes and angels for the work they have performed during the epidemic, JCU Academic Head of Nursing and Midwifery, Professor Caryn West, tells us why nurses are much more than we may think.

Health and Medicine

It's all connected

From the importance of critical thinking to the interconnection of social theories and experiences, JCU's Dr Hollie Baxter gives us a look into what it’s like to explore the inner mind from the outer world.

People and Societies

It ain't easy being lean

A collaboration of researchers sought to answer the question: can the exercise you choose to undertake influence the food you choose to intake? Find out how several research sessions show which types of exercise can improve your diet choices.

Health and Medicine

Finding your path

JCU graduates Natalie Moloney and Tate Harris each work to provide their clients with the knowledge and confidence to pursue their passions. Find out how Tate helps school leavers find a pathway to uni while Natalie works to reignite the careers of stay-at-home mums.

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10 Highly cited researchers1
83% Of JCU research fields ranked world class or higher2
$827 million Economic impact in Queensland3
1 Web of Science 2020, 2 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) 2018, 3 JCU Impact Report 2018

Honouring an icon

The late Eddie Koiki Mabo has received an Honorary Doctorate in recognition of his outstanding service and distinguished public campaign to improve the rights and wellbeing of his people. Chancellor Bill Tweddell was with Dr Mabo's daughter, Gail, who accepted the doctorate on behalf of her late father.

Eddie Koiki Mabo receives Honorary Doctorate from JCU

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    The place you choose to prepare for your future should be as unique as you are. As you study with James Cook University, you partner with a university that has been shaped by history, embraces where it is and allows you to explore, discover, grow through research and teaching that makes a difference.

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    Throughout your journey with the second-oldest university in Queensland, you will see the value of experience lived out in front of you. Embracing the lessons of history and leveraging the insights of generations, JCU is the best university in Queensland for reducing inequalities* and a leading university in Australia.

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