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Animal adventures around the world

JCU Veterinary Science provides students with the skills and experience to launch a career with global potential. From placements in diverse locations to a career in sailing around the world offering emergency care, hear the exciting tales of JCU alumni.

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Formulating the fight against diseases

Whether it’s tracking outbreaks of COVID-19 or monitoring white spot disease on prawn farms, JCU Senior Research Fellow Dr. Michael Meehan says the answers to controlling diseases lay in the numbers.

The wild world of Vet Science

JCU Veterinary Science Student Christine Bye shares the passion she has discovered while doing placements at the Gold Coast and in New Zealand.

Sticky business

Why are geckos such good climbers? JCU PhD Candidate Rishab Pillai is looking to unveil Australian geckos’ sticky secrets.

Diving into new discoveries

From the classroom to the reef

What’s it like to study marine science in Australia? Marissa Hutchings explains what it was like getting her hands wet on Orpheus Island, South Australia and the Galapagos Islands.

Marine science in 3D

The Great Barrier Reef needs to adapt to climate change. Eoghan Aston recreates corals in 3D to find out which stress-resilient corals are best suited as refuges for smaller reef fish.

The secrets of our ancient oceans

Geologist and geochemist Dr. Alex McCoy-West researches when and how the continents emerged out of the oceans to create the liveable planet Earth that we know and inhabit today.

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Buzzing about native bees

Australian native bees play a critical role in pollinating some of Australia’s most unique plants, but many of them may be under stress. Three JCU Science students are tackling some of these threats.

Animal Emergency Service: The good, the bad and the furry

JCU Alumni Dr. Brooke Schampers shares her experience as an Emergency Intern in the wild world of Animal Emergency Services.

Treating paw mental health

JCU Veterinary Emergency Centre and Hospital’s Dr Cat Neve, a fear-free certified vet, shares her top five tips for easing your pet’s anxiety.

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