Giving opportunities
If you would like to discuss the opportunity to support research activities, please contact Kate Evans, Senior Advancement Manager, kevans@usc.edu.au.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
The National PTSD Research Centre pursues solutions for the 1.4 million Australians living with post-traumatic stress disorder. The centre is the first of its kind in Australia, bringing together advanced neuroscience and psychotherapies, to unveil crucial insights into how PTSD and traumatic stress are linked to brain structure and function. Learn more ...
Thompson Institute
The University of the Sunshine Coast's Thompson Institute (TI) is a world-class hub for research, teaching clinical services for Australia's most pressing mental health issues. Philanthropy continues to enable new research and clinics to be conducted at the TI, positively changing the lives of many forever. Learn more ...
Koala research project
Koalas are under even more threats today than ever. Decreasing habitat, injuries and deaths from road accidents and dogs, both wild and domestic, are major threats. However, a major threat is that from two infectious diseases, Chlamydia and the newly found koala retrovirus. Learn more ...
Detection Dogs For Conservation
The team is driven by the vision to rescue high energy dogs and turn their talents towards finding and assisting endangered wildlife. This was never more important than when they were engaged to find injured koalas in the recent bushfires, allowing may of these iconic animals to get life-saving treatment. It bought our DDC team member Bear to attention of Tom Hanks and secured him a Foxtel special! Learn more ...
Sea turtle rehabilitation and research
Support Associate Professor and Marine Biologist, Dr Kathy Townsend's sea turtle rescue and research work and help us establish a much-needed Turtle Rehabilitation Centre at Hervey Bay.
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Carers toolkit can make delirium less frightening and less dire: Study
29 AprA world-first pilot study, involving UniSC, has found an interactive online toolkit could boost carers’ ability to determine whether a loved one was at risk, or was likely to have, delirium
Parents the key to tackling kids’ picky eating: research findings
29 AprFive years of UniSC-led research into the pesky problem of picky eating by children suggests that therapists should focus more on empowering parents to ease family angst at the dinner table
Climate change is causing marine ‘coldwaves’ too, killing wildlife
16 AprThe impacts of a warming ocean are not the only dangers to marine life, with a new global study identifying a growing threat from climate change-induced ‘coldwaves’.
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