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The University of the Sunshine Coast has topped Queensland in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings for 2022 (THE), and in one category secured a top-5 global position.
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We are still (proudly) the University of the Sunshine Coast. But our acronym is changing to ‘UniSC’. Visually, we’ve built on our current brand. We are modernising our logo and moving to a brand that puts digital first while injecting a little sunshine across our brand.
When the brain keeps firing
Our PTSD experts are finding ways to spot early signs of the disorder, and new treatments to help manage it. Their work will be at the heart of a new multimillion-dollar national PTSD Centre set to be formed at the Thompson Institute.
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Spider venom could be key to stopping devastating honeybee mite
A University of the Sunshine Coast researcher is investigating whether spider and scorpion venoms have the potential to save Australia’s honeybees from the invasive and deadly varroa mite parasite.
‘Brain fingerprinting’ of adolescents might be able to predict mental health problems down the line
Identifying mental health risk in teenagers means we may be able to intervene before adulthood. Professor Dan Hermens, Professor Jim Lagopoulos and Dr Zack Shan write for The Conversation.