National narratives have great influence on the experiences and positions of Indigenous peoples. Discover how Dr Ailie McDowall encourages her students to explore how every Australian can learn from both historical and contemporary narratives to support brighter Indigenous futures.
Creative approaches to safety can vastly improve the quality of life in vulnerable communities. Discover how JCU Student Rosanna Karmichael has drawn on social innovation concepts to develop a creative tool that assists parents and caregivers in keeping children safe as they explore the world.
From Hong Kong Disneyland to the Australian Public Service, a career in project management has taken JCU Associate Professor Carmen Reaiche across disciplines and around the globe. As Carmen shares a snapshot of her career, she explains that a project manager is not just a jack of all trades, but a professional valued in every industry.
JCU Associate Professor Carmen Reaiche on site for the Townsville Port Expansion Project.
Reimagining the future
Teachers are the driving force in delivering education around the globe. They are leaders, they are learners, and they are at the forefront of building a better future. JCU Education’s Associate Professor Helen Boon and Dr Tanya Doyle share their insights into the vital role that teachers play in our communities.
Equality in climate research today creates a sustainable tomorrow. JCU Associate Professor Hilary Whitehouse is one of many women working to improve environmental and sustainability outcomes for future generations. Her work emphasises educating and empowering women to value action over rhetoric when seeking solutions to climate change.
In recent years, people have been unable to travel as much as they were able to in pre-pandemic times. As JCU lecturer Denis Tolkach found, however, this didn’t mean people stopped enjoying travel experiences. His research investigates why airlines started to offer flights to nowhere, with passengers boarding a plane to land and arrive in the same destination.
A remote island country like Fiji is dependent on tourists arriving by airplane.
A breath of fresh air
JCU Singapore’s Professor Eddy Ng is a visiting academic from Canada who helps early career researchers develop their skills and investigates diversity in the Australian workplace. Ed shares why it makes a huge difference that skilled migrants are encouraged to integrate and not to assimilate.
JCU Lecturer Dr Roger Osborne has spent his career exploring the history and culture of writing, publishing, novels, magazines, and stories as they exist in different countries, different formats, and different eras. Roger shares a new way to look at books.