Sunshine Coast Health Institute
A world-class teaching and research facility located alongside the new Sunshine Coast University Hospital
Thompson Institute
Integrating mental health research, clinical services and teaching
USC Clinical Trials
A UniSC-led initiative to enhance clinical capacity in regional Queensland, and to deliver locally relevant research outcomes
K'gari Research and Learning Centre
A research and learning centre on the World Heritage-listed K'gari
Research news

Spring 2023: a chance to undo beach erosion
12 SepDrier El Nino conditions this spring may give South East Queensland beaches a chance to replenish after three years of wet weather damage, according to scientists recording the cycle with cutting-edge drone mapping techniques.

Global plastic pollution crisis: The Galápagos Islands under threat
13 MarIt is one of most pristine and protected places in the world, but new research has revealed the alarming extent of plastic pollution in the Galápagos archipelago and the harm it poses to the rare and endangered animals who live there.

Parasitic wasp among new insect species found in Qld
8 MarA Sunshine Coast school will help taxonomists name a wasp species new to western science after its students caught the insect as part of a tri-state project to uncover more of Australia’s biodiversity, says UniSC entomologist Dr Andy Howe.