JCU in the News

Each city produces a different type of sewer, and Dr. Elsa Antunes, from James Cook University, investigates environmentally appropriate solutions case-by-case

Researchers have identified substances that trigger allergic reactions in people who consume two of the world’s most popular farmed fish. And they’re calling for new tests to be developed to identify and protect allergy sufferers. Thimo Ruethers from...

James Cook University releases data about the top 20 reptiles under threat of survival.

Researchers have found north Queenslanders are more likely to prepare for a cyclone if they think their planning will make a difference, and it doesn’t cost too much money. And older people who’ve previously experienced cyclones are better at making...

James Cook University is leading a project to develop a safe, effective and low-cost universal malaria vaccine that could protect our troops overseas and save hundreds of thousands of lives worldwide. Professor Louis Schofield, Director of JCU’s...

For the first time, scientists have viewed the deepest regions of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, discovered five undescribed species consisting of black corals and sponges, and recorded Australia's first observation of an extremely rare fish. They...

Construction of JCU’s new $54 million Townsville student accommodation complex is due to start next month, led by Hutchinson Builders. The ‘Hutchies’ Townsville team has won a competitive tender process to build the seven-storey accommodation...

Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO today announced the formation of a new company to take a methane-busting seaweed to market, with $13 million secured from five investors. FutureFeed Pty Ltd will commercialise a livestock feed additive made...

The Queensland government will commit to almost $53 million to expand Cairns Hospital and convert the facility into a university hospital. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says much of the funding will be used to upgrade the emergency department and...

A new study has revealed a worrying decline in one of north Queensland’s most spectacular creatures, the spotted-tailed quoll. James Cook University’s Dr Conrad Hoskin was lead author of the study, published in the Journal of Mammalogy. He said it...