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Families play an important role as a unit that supports societal opportunities and development. For this family, the opportunity to study at James Cook University has been an integral rite of passage that has educated multiple generations and

When Stephanie O’Brien’s father suffered a stroke that hindered his mobility, his doctors said he would be on a long road to recovery. However, the hard work and dedication of his physiotherapists saw him walking in just a few weeks.

For JCU Alumni Geoffrey Henderson, a university degree is about taking what you learn and applying it to any area of your life.

Third-year JCU Medicine student Madeleine Brown shares her adventure in Saskatchewan, Canada, where she travelled for placement as part of the Lynn Kratcha Bursary.

World Teachers' Day, commemorated each year on 5 October, provides an opportunity to honour the teaching profession.

Studying at the old JCU campus in Townsville in the early 1970s was an adventure in more than one way. JCU’s first PhD graduate in geology, Aubrey Paverd, explains what it was like to live and study in cyclone country without air conditioning and

When JCU Alumni Alex Myhill started studying Advanced Science at university, he was just 15 years old. Now, at 20 years old, Alex has been awarded a Gates Scholarship and will begin studying his PhD at the University of Cambridge in the United

Mason Rowley had options to go to towns like Charters Towers or Ingham for his fourth-year physiotherapy placement, but a desire to have a taste of true outback life drew Mason to a small, well-known town nine hours south west of Townsville by the

When JCU alumni Sarah Del Favero first began studying Education at JCU, she wasn’t sure it was meant for her. After falling in love with teaching and discovering a passion for helping kids learn, Sarah’s work in the classroom has earned her a

JCU Cairns graduates have gathered at the Cairns Performing Arts Centre to walk the stage and toss their caps. The opportunity to celebrate their achievements was much anticipated after ceremonies were postponed in March 2020 due to COVID-19

In her seven years as a physiotherapist, Rachel Pennisi has seen the many sides of Queensland: she worked in a rural community like Gayndah, in an outer-regional town like Ingham and in the busy Townsville University Hospital. In this interview,

How do you capture a legacy in a single moment? This was a question faced by JCU graduate Jane Hawkins when she was commissioned to create a sculpture of Johnathan Thurston for Townsville’s new Queensland Country Bank Stadium.

The summer break might seem like the perfect time to hit the beach, but for Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences student Lauren Taylor, those long hot months were put to use at the Comparative Genomics Centre. Lauren describes what it is like to be at

From pulling teeth out to treating more children in a day than he’d seen in five years, JCU fifth year dentistry student Connor Smith got more than he bargained for when he completed an overseas placement in Cambodia.

Working as a dental assistant straight out of school, Kylie Del Solar always knew she would end up a dentist.