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Many of us are now adapting to studying online from home. For those of us with families, there are extra challenges that might lead to a few ripping-our-hair-out moments. Save yourself the stress – and the bald patches – by applying some of

People all over the world are engaging in self-isolation. This means adapting to operating from home. Don’t panic! We have some tips that can keep you crushing it during the COVID-19 crisis.

Boring. Indecipherable. Irrelevant. Three words that secondary and tertiary educators the world over battle as soon as they set their stage in fair Verona and get halfway through the name of the world’s most famous playwright and poet.

With his journey from stage to school to study and back paved with dramatic theatre, JCU Honours Student Todd Barty is taking a creative look at Australian Gothic and Magical Realism in theatre.

Senior tourism lecturer Dr Denis Tolkach tells us more about what ‘Flights to Nowhere’ are, why some people do stupid things when on holiday and how difficult it is to produce travel research videos for YouTube.

From volunteering in Madagascar to studying a Master of Public Health – Master of Global Development in North Queensland, JCU International Student Risa Tsuchiya shares how she experienced building connections across continents.

The move to online education for many school students around the country has presented a number of equity and logistical challenges for teachers, parents, and children. For International Literacy Day, JCU Associate Professor of Education Jennifer

Hip-hop and Shakespeare. The comparisons have been made before, but the connection goes deeper than you might realise.

Dr Jessica Oliva, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at JCU, tells us how cat and dog owners have weathered the COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020, and how pets coped when their owners could suddenly go out again after the lockdowns eased.

In Papua New Guinea, the most linguistically diverse area of the world, only a few of its approximately 900 languages are likely to survive into the next century.

Courtney Hawkins, who studied a Bachelor of Education (Primary) at JCU and is now a Year Six teacher at Pimpama State School, shares with us her journey to teaching and supporting students in the classroom.

Every year on 12 July, we celebrate Malala Day in recognition of the fight to make education accessible to all. But Malala, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize says that “Malala Day is not my day. Today is the day of every woman, every boy and every

The cancellation of travel plans and the introduction of restrictions due to COVID-19 has left the tourism and hospitality industry grappling with rapidly changing circumstances.

Ten years ago, James Cook University’s Vice Chancellor and President, Professor Sandra Harding AO initiated a data analysis project to answer the question: Is life in the Tropics getting better? Soon, the project was supported by university and

Every year, thousands of African women migrate with their families to Australia in pursuit of a better life. Starting their own small businesses can be a way for them to overcome employment and education challenges and build a brighter future.