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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.
- Author: Hannah Macri
- Date: 17 November 2020
- Study Area: Physiotherapy
For JCU Alumni Geoffrey Henderson, a university degree is about taking what you learn and applying it to any area of your life.
- Author: Hannah Macri
- Date: 7 April 2020
- Study Area: Society and Culture
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.
- Date: 8 May 2020
- Study Area: Medicine
- College: College of Medicine and Dentistry
World Teachers' Day, commemorated each year on 5 October, provides an opportunity to honour the teaching profession.
- Date: 30 September 2019
- Study Area: Teaching and Education
- College: College of Arts, Society and Education
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
- Author: Bianca de Loryn
- Date: 25 June 2020
- Study Area: Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths
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
- Date: 10 May 2019
- Study Area: Physiotherapy; Allied Health and Pharmacy
- College: College of Healthcare Sciences
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
- Author: Hannah Macri
- Date: 14 January 2021
- Study Area: Teaching and Education
A strong curiosity about how the world works and an affinity for numbers have given Bachelor of Engineering student Wilson Bow the keys to the future. However, Wilson is not letting recognition of his outstanding academic achievements sway him;
- Author: Katherine Kokkonen
- Date: 16 April 2020
- Study Area: Engineering
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.
- Author: Hannah Macri
- Date: 2 December 2020
- Study Area: Arts and Social Sciences
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
- Date: 10 April 2019
- Study Area: Biomedical Sciences
- College: College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences
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.
- Date: 9 May 2019
- Study Area: Dentistry
- College: College of Medicine and Dentistry
Working as a dental assistant straight out of school, Kylie Del Solar always knew she would end up a dentist.
- Date: 5 August 2019
- Study Area: Dentistry
- College: College of Medicine and Dentistry
When JCU PhD candidate, Narelle Delle Baite, began creating new media artworks to explore concepts of beauty, femininity, and perception, she never imagined that her pieces would be featured in multiple exhibitions throughout Europe and Australia.
- Author: Hannah Macri
- Date: 27 November 2020
- Study Area: Arts and Social Sciences
Some furry, four-legged personal trainers are helping staff at JCU Vet push the taboo issue of mental health into the spotlight.
- Date: 1 August 2019
- Study Area: Veterinary and Animal Science
- College: College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences
Wyatt Raymond is a professional rugby league referee with his eyes on the NRL and the skills and passion for the game to get him there.
- Date: 3 February 2020
- Study Area: Physiotherapy
- College: College of Healthcare Sciences