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Scholarship and bursary recipients shine with academic recognition at graduation
17 Apr

Students from the University of the Sunshine Coast’s Moreton Bay campus, who received the City of Moreton Bay Scholarship or Study Bursary, have graduated with top academic recognition

Blood pressure: New study predicts how climate change will jeopardise blood supply
17 Apr

Climate change will impact the health of blood donors worldwide and increases in disease and natural disasters may trigger a rise in the need for blood, according to a new analysis published in The Lancet Planetary Health

Moreton Bay graduate Lynda Aldridge dressed in her regalia
Outdoors teacher Lynda’s now a university medallist – Scout’s honour!
16 Apr

After a decade guiding Scouts through nature, Lynda Aldridge went on to finish her double degree with top honours and her dream teaching job. 

Preschoolers building with toys
Students are neither left nor right brained: how some early childhood educators get this ‘neuromyth’ and others wrong
16 Apr

Many teachers and parents know neuroscience, the study of how the brain functions and develops, is important for children’s education. Our new study shows there are some widespread neuromyths among early childhood educators. What are the myths? And what does the evidence say?

UniSC in global collaboration to find world-first solutions for disease and health disorders
11 Apr

UniSC has formalised a global clinical trials collaboration to lead potential world-first trials and contribute to breakthrough medical treatments and therapies

‘Deep listening’ research project aims to improve educational outcomes for Indigenous students
11 Apr

The University of the Sunshine Coast will share in almost $170,000 in Queensland Government Education Horizon Grants to identify and evaluate factors associated with boosting school attendance and achievements for First Nations students

Your pathway to a rewarding nursing career
10 Apr

Nurses and carers are often with people when they are at vulnerable moments in their lives – it is a rewarding, meaningful profession that is in high demand.

‘Feels like a new lease of life’: Graduate, 61, earns Chancellor’s honour as UniSC reaches 40,000 graduates
8 Apr

As UniSC reaches a major milestone – 40,000 graduates and counting – a 61-year-old is celebrating an achievement of her own

Disaster Informatics – How Digital Technology is Transforming Disaster Management
8 Apr

Technology is revolutionising disaster management by shifting from reactive to predictive strategies thanks to tools like satellites, ground sensors, geo-visualisation, and open data, which are improving early warnings, response times, and community resilience. 

Next-gen innovation to 'take flight' with new high-tech labs
8 Apr

Five new specialist labs – including a final assembly hub for electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles – will anchor a flagship Innovation Precinct at the University of the Sunshine Coast

The wave whisperer
4 Apr

How Peruvian longboarder Javier Leon carved an Aussie academic career with sand in his toes – and the next generation on his mind

UniSC’s new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visual identity
4 Apr

Kabi Kabi artist Lyndon Davis was commissioned to create a vibrant artwork reflecting UniSC’s connection to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures across it's Queensland campus locations.

Struggling with maths? Let animals be the teacher, says new paper
2 Apr

Helping students relate to maths is a challenge for primary schools through to universities, but a solution be found in patterns made by animals in beach sand and the bark of Australia’s Scribbly Gum trees, according to University of the Sunshine Coast academics

UniSC begins clinical trial of potential world-first human vaccine to prevent chlamydia
2 Apr

UniSC Clinical Trials has begun investigating a potential world-first human chlamydia vaccine to protect against infection and reinfection. 

From an avalanche to the Arctic: How Dr Adrian McCallum became an engineer
2 Apr

A tragic avalanche, a failed job interview and a letter from one of the world’s greatest explorers, were events that changed the course of Dr Adrian McCallum’s life.