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January

Research to save tiny bats from housing crisis
31 Jan

Tiny insect-eating bats that weigh less than a tablespoon of butter but munch several times their body weight in mosquitoes, moths and pest insects every night are facing their own South East Queensland housing crisis.

New funding for research centre as sea turtles battle mystery disease
25 Jan

Marine research in the Fraser Coast has received a major funding boost from the Federal Government, as UniSC scientists examine a potential link between the habitat health and a mystery shell-wasting disease in the region’s endangered sea turtles.

Using science to help save Sunshine Coast koalas
23 Jan

UniSC's Detection Dogs for Conservation are working with groups across the Sunshine Coast to save the region's koalas.

Avoid inflammatory food to help save ageing muscles: new research
23 Jan

If you’re aged over 65 and having trouble unscrewing a jar or climbing a staircase, you may want to check your diet for inflammatory foods.

Mould alert for Queensland as high humidity lingers
22 Jan

Watch out for fuzzy food and discoloured bread - with recent high humidity, mould and fungi could be forming in your pantry right now, says UniSC microbiologist Dr Ipek Kurtböke.

Vines strangle forests in warm temperatures, threaten planet’s cooling ‘carbon sink’: Global study
19 Jan

As earth records its hottest year ever, a global research collaboration has found warmer temperatures are a key driver in woody vines taking over the world’s forests – threatening their vital role in helping cool the atmosphere by storing carbon.

One third of small businesses end up in dispute with digital marketing providers
18 Jan

Digital marketing can be vital to the success of a small business yet one-in-three end up in a dispute with their provider, according to new research by the University of the Sunshine Coast.

Screen media graduate transforms passion into producer success
18 Jan

Claudio Cellie first fell in love at the age of 14...with the magical world of film and TV, so studying creative industries in screen and media was a no-brainer; now, he’s found his perfect place in film – in production – where the foundation of every film starts, grows, and ends.

UniSC launches 'Inclusive Digital Design for Business' course to foster accessibility and inclusion in the digital age
16 Jan

Digital communications are inescapable in our modern lives, but people with mobility, sensory, sociocultural, demographic, or neurological differences face barriers in accessing the digital communications, such as websites, others take for granted; UniSC's newly launched 'Inclusive Digital Design for Business' course aims to change that.

Brain changes could predict mental distress in first year of high school
15 Jan

By looking closely at the brain, we may be able to identify which first-year high school students are more prone to psychological distress, new research has found.

Beyond backpacks: Tips for teachers heading back to school
11 Jan

The holidays are ending, and retailers are starting to roll out their 'Back to School' sales; but it's not only kids who are getting ready for the new school year...

Dogs are incredible – if unlikely – allies in conservation
8 Jan

Dogs have been working with people for centuries.

UniSC researchers collect ‘the love language’ of crocodiles
2 Jan

Using video and acoustic recording equipment installed in Australia Zoo’s crocodile habitats, UniSC researchers have been collecting the ‘love language’ of Australia’s apex predators.

The world is your oyster, when oysters are your world
13 Dec 2023

From a PHD at the University of the Sunshine Coast, to hatcheries and First Nations’ farms in America, Canada and New Zealand – oysters have taken Dr Samantha Nowland around the world.