2012 News
December
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21 Dec 2012
Science graduate receives inaugural Prime Minister's award
A University of the Sunshine Coast Science graduate has received the inaugural Prime Minister’s Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Award to support her world-leading eye research in Germany for two years.
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21 Dec 2012
Science lecturer joins Antarctic adventure
A University of the Sunshine Coast academic and long-time global explorer will fly to South Africa just before New Year’s Eve to join a ship bound for Antarctica to assist a dangerous cross-continent expedition described as “the last great polar challenge”.
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21 Dec 2012
USC helps student win American manager role
An American student who made the most of her Study Abroad semester at the University of the Sunshine Coast has worked her way to a top job with an internationally-renowned performance and community service organisation.
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20 Dec 2012
USC appoints two Professors of Law
After a rigorous selection process for its inaugural Professor of Law, the University of the Sunshine Coast has appointed two successful candidates to work as a team.
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17 Dec 2012
Scholarship to help student become paramedic
Cassie Luck, of Mooloolah, has gained a scholarship funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing to pursue a paramedic career through the University of the Sunshine Coast.
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14 Dec 2012
USC engineers to do fieldwork at Noosa
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13 Dec 2012
Chelsea finishes USC Business degree at 18
At an age and time when her friends are finishing school and contemplating whether to study or work next year, Chelsea Wallis has already finished her University of the Sunshine Coast degree.
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13 Dec 2012
Hundreds expected at USC Options Evening
Hundreds of potential students, including those who have yet to apply, are expected to visit the University of the Sunshine Coast’s Sippy Downs campus this Monday 17 December for last-minute advice on enrolling to study in 2013.
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10 Dec 2012
Research to uncover how cells communicate
An investigation into the cell communication of sea sponges, which could lead to a greater understanding of how cells work in humans and other animals, is being conducted by the University of the Sunshine Coast.
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10 Dec 2012
Students ready for Christmas in Tanzania
Twenty University of the Sunshine Coast Nursing Science students will leave for Tanzania on Friday 14 December to help bring smiles to the faces of orphaned children at Christmas.
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10 Dec 2012
USC offers last-minute study advice in Gympie
Potential students wanting to attend the University of the Sunshine Coast’s new Gympie Learning Hub in 2013 can get their questions answered face-to-face at an event in Gympie on Tuesday 18 December.
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7 Dec 2012
Research about seniors wins planning award
A publication by two University of the Sunshine Coast researchers and a local urban design professional examining the needs and wants of seniors in infill developments has won a prestigious statewide Planning Excellence Award.
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6 Dec 2012
Study by USC researcher in good taste
New University of the Sunshine Coast research is sure to find flavour with anyone who’s ever devoured a meal and wondered, “Now why did I eat that?” Canadian dietitian Karen Birkenhead, who came to Australia this year to study a Master of Sports Nutrition at USC, said her research would be based on feedback to a survey open to the public until 17 December. .
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6 Dec 2012
USC offers last-minute study advice for 2013
Hundreds of potential students, including those who have yet to apply, are expected to visit the University of the Sunshine Coast’s Sippy Downs campus on Monday 17 December for last-minute advice on enrolling to study in 2013.
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4 Dec 2012
Research to help induce sex change in lobsters
Research into the manipulation of hormones to change the sex of crustaceans – which could help boost seafood production and provide new controls for invasive crustaceans – has begun at the University of the Sunshine Coast. .
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4 Dec 2012
Research to uncover how cells communicate (1)
An investigation into the cell communication of sea sponges, which could lead to a greater understanding of how cells work in humans and other animals, is being conducted by the University of the Sunshine Coast.
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4 Dec 2012
USC student to receive prestigious PM Award
An Environmental Science student, who left school in Year 9 but turned her life around to study at the University of the Sunshine Coast, will be awarded a prestigious scholarship from Prime Minister Julia Gillard this week.
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3 Dec 2012
USC to host space challenge for students
Rockets will be launched up to 120m into the sky and small quadrotor helicopters navigated around a room during an exciting week-long “2012: A Space Challenge” starting tomorrow (Tuesday 4 November) at the University of the Sunshine Coast.