The University of the Sunshine Coast will introduce a physiotherapy degree next year to help meet surging demand for the health professionals across Australia, particularly in regional and rural areas.

The Australian government has released voluntary artificial intelligence (AI) safety standards, alongside a proposals paper calling for greater regulation of the use of the fast-growing technology in high-risk situations.

Australia is well-positioned to respond to the findings of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, say leaders at the University of the Sunshine Coast.

More than 10,000 members of the community are now trained in suicide prevention and mental health awareness skills, thanks to initiatives from the University of the Sunshine Coast’s Thompson Institute.

When most of us think about politics, we think of different views as sitting on a spectrum.

Adolescent females subjected to appearance-related cyberbullying are more likely to feel ashamed of their bodies, a desire to change their appearance and suffer eating disorder symptoms, according to new UniSC research.

Scottish-born Laura Wess is studying a Master of Teaching at the University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC), supported by the Queensland Government’s ‘Turn to Teaching Internship Program’; while she didn’t set out to be a teacher, it was her love for languages and commitment to making a difference in rural communities that led her down the surprising path to teaching.

A University of the Sunshine Coast entomologist helping Queensland children find new insect species in their school grounds to add to a global database is celebrating the project’s win in last night’s 2024 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.

The University of the Sunshine Coast is focusing on animals in danger of disappearing forever and quirky species that deserve the limelight, as part of National Threatened Species Day.

The Paris Olympics have been and gone but memories of the athletes’ achievements will live on - now we have another opportunity for inspiration through the Paralympic Games.

Kristin Papworth thought her life’s course was set — until a conversation with her terminally ill mother changed everything; compelled by her mum’s wish that she fulfill her ambition and become a teacher, Kristin found the strength to pursue an improbable dream and fulfill a final promise.

From a ‘game-changing’ koala chlamydia vaccine to a trial of a needle-free flu vaccine, the University of the Sunshine Coast’s success in research and bioinnovation has been recognised in the Life Sciences Queensland GENE Awards.

From the buzz of radio studios in Fiji to the corridors of aged care homes in Australia, Joselyn Singh’s transition from journalism to nursing came from a deep desire to care for others in their most vulnerable moments; in the same way she and her baby were cared for, when his 26-day-old life hung in the balance.

A University of the Sunshine Coast study will seek to understand the split-second ‘mental shortcuts’ the brain makes that influence a person to speed, and what might deter them.

Researchers at the University of the Sunshine Coast are trialling a new investigational treatment for knee pain in one knee due to osteoarthritis.

Australian athletes preparing to compete at the Paris Paralympic Games face a vastly different path to the pinnacle of their competition.

More than 200 Sunshine Coast seniors have brushed up on their driving knowledge and skills at a free Seniors Road Safety Forum hosted by the University of the Sunshine Coast this morning.

If asked to name the biggest video game company in the world, you might think of icons such as Nintendo – the famed creator of Mario, Pokémon and the Legend of Zelda – or maybe PlayStation, the brand associated with mega hits such as Final Fantasy and Uncharted.

For Australian breaker Rachael “Raygun” Gunn, the 2024 Paris Olympics were marred by an outpouring of online trolling.

Finding a suitable location for their home-based start-up was always the plan for Peter and Von Hosking – but a toddler wandering into a sales pitch hastened the move.

Research by two University of the Sunshine Coast academics and novelists has identified a key element of fiction-writing that cannot be replicated by generative artificial intelligence – human creativity.

Australia’s video games development industry urgently needs better marketing to tap into the $3.9 billion spent nationally on buying games, according to new UniSC research.

How you perceive the quality of your sleep might be just as crucial for your physical and mental health as the number of hours you spend sleeping.

After trekking 580km across an ice sheet, exploring a cold war radar station, collecting data for scientists around the globe and rubbing shoulders with billionaires on a research boat, Dr Adrian McCallum is back at the University of the Sunshine Coast.

The global video game industry has been suffering.

A University of the Sunshine Coast neuroscientist who is finding ways to reduce the risk of dementia in older people through lifestyle changes has been named a Queensland Young Tall Poppy.

Paris 2024 might go down in history as the most meme-d sporting event ever.