2021

More than 5,600 receive offers to study at USC
14 JanA record number of people have received offers to begin degrees at USC in Semester 1 this year, with interest in studying at the university surging.

Research weeds out problems for Coast beach dunes
14 JanPhD research into the plants and insects of the Sunshine Coast’s beach dunes is identifying more ways to restore and revegetate the iconic environment – without the weeds.

Mackenzie happy to say big brother knows best
14 JanWhile some school leavers have trouble deciding their next move after high school, it has been an easy choice for Mackenzie Biden of Hervey Bay – she is following her brother Thomas into a career as a teacher.

Back to uni helps businesswoman banish COVID déjà vu
12 JanWhile the resurgence of COVID-19 is causing deja vu for many business owners, Fiona Roberts is looking forward to “another amazing year” in 2021.

Driller digs deep for career as doctor
7 JanA former fly in-fly out mines driller who recently graduated from USC with a Psychology degree is taking his career change even further in 2021 after getting into medicine.

Job-ready skills give Accounting graduates the edge
5 JanAs demand for job-ready graduates grows, Accounting students at USC Fraser Coast are proving that gaining workplace experience while completing a degree can quickly add up to career success.

USC Clinical Trials seeks healthy volunteers for malaria study
5 JanUSC Clinical Trials has partnered with the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Brisbane to investigate whether an approved anti-malarial drug can be used more extensively to counter malaria – a disease that claims more than 400,000 lives worldwide each year.