JCU academics, alumni and students reflect on how the field of Engineering has evolved and changed since it was first offered at JCU and consider what's next for an industry that thrives on innovation.
Professional women's basketballer and JCU Bachelor of Education (Primary) Student Majella Carey has the resources she needs to succeed both on and off the court. Discover how flexible learning options, a JCU Elite Athlete Scholarship and the determination to take control of her future empowers her to balance her studies with a sporting career.
Students Indus Fisher and Tomas Cooney have received the prestigious New Colombo Plan Scholarship for 2024, which will take them deep into the Indo-Pacific. While in Fiji and the Maldives, respectively, they will gain internationally relevant skills within marine science
Addu Atoll, Maldives is one of a series of atolls, islands and reefs that comprise the Maldives in the Indian Ocean.
Working in the outback
Alumni Leah Zandonadi is thriving in a career that allows her to take health care off the beaten track. Working at Talk HQ in Townsville, Leah is most often hitting the road and bringing her expertise in speech pathology to destinations like Middlemount and Dysart in Central Queensland.
Leah shares her views during a recent Talk HQ team planning workshop (supplied).
Going beyond basics
As an expert in bioinformatics, Associate Professor Matt Field generally focuses on questions involving tropical diseases and personalised medicine. However, he recently took a detour into dingo DNA research and found information that could ultimately help dog owners have healthier dogs.
Multidisciplinary dialogue and global opportunities are core to the JCU experience. Six students from across JCU experienced this first-hand on a recent venture to French Polynesia. Discover how their immersion in a local Tahitian community improved their language skills, expanded their perspectives and forged enduring connections.
Carbon is key to climate change mitigation, and farmers and scientists like JCU's Dr Adam Canning are teaming up to understand how big of an impact Australian native trees have on the environment.
Learn how JCU Senior Lecturer Dr Alexandra Trollope is equipping Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences students for their studies through creating an interactive virtual learning environment where first-year students can build their microscope skills.