Hundreds of high school students will get a taste of life as a scientist tomorrow (16 August), as the University of the Sunshine Coast hosts a packed program of events to mark National Science Week.

Researchers from the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland are leading one of three major trials across Australia aimed at reducing the risk of bushfire damage to our built and natural environments.

A high school student from Beachmere has gained a running start to university life after completing two courses through USC’s award-winning Headstart program.

A 2013 University of the Sunshine Coast Nutrition graduate who used her degree to establish a successful health business is delighted to be back at USC, teaching others how to turn sustainable food principles into careers.

An annual guide for Australian universities has rated the University of the Sunshine Coast among the best in the country for the overall experience it provides to students.

A USC researcher has established a laboratory at Bribie Island to explore a potentially lucrative new aquaculture industry off the Queensland coastline – seaweed production.

The Samsung Australian Diamonds netball side is set to shine after fine-tuning their preparations at a training camp hosted by the University of the Sunshine Coast this week.

Imagine a 150kmh road built on high-tech plastic pipes laid between Weipa and Melbourne to enable convoys of self-driving trucks to carry freight direct from the Cape to the city in 24 hours.

A passion for criminal justice and a fascination for fantasy war games have inspired a Mary Valley mother and son to study together at USC.

A USC Law lecturer and Law student playing blues music will be among dozens of USC staff, students and graduates showing their creative side in one of the Sunshine Coast’s largest ever festivals of art and culture.

The Architects of Air’s world-famous Arboria luminarium – a monumental pneumatic walk-in sculpture – will go on display at USC’s main campus at Sippy Downs on Friday 25 August.

USC researchers are helping turn the concept of ‘inclusion’ on its head in a new program that invites able-bodied individuals to try their hands at wheelchair basketball.

USC student Bridgette Wiechelt is helping to coordinate an event mixing slam poetry, light projections, music and wearable art – and broadening her career horizons at the same time.

A University of the Sunshine Coast PhD student has told an international conference how her research identified a gene in the Eastern Spiny Lobster that could be the key to manipulating the sex of the commercially popular crustacean.

A high-achieving USC student from Buderim has been named a finalist in the Law Student of the Year category of the annual Australian Law Awards.

A prescribed burn of a section of the University of the Sunshine Coast’s compensatory habitat site is planned for Wednesday 23 August, weather permitting.

The USC campus at Sippy Downs will be abuzz with colourful community events as it celebrates Diversity Week 2017 from Monday 21 August.

Star swimmers of the USC Spartans squad are set to return to training at the USC Pool this week after an impressive campaign at the FINA World Championships in Hungary.

USC research team is conducting one of the largest studies ever into sudden and unexpected infant deaths in Queensland.

A USC researcher has been awarded a CSIRO Fellowship to explore the use of synthetic biology to develop multicellular organisms capable of detecting toxic spills in aquatic environments.

A stunning collection of visual art by secondary school students from across the North Coast education region (south zone) will open at USC Art Gallery on Thursday 24 August at 6.30pm.

USC has been named one of 35 finalists in the 2017 Green Gown Awards Australasia for its ongoing efforts to make the 100-hectare Sippy Downs campus as sustainable as possible.

Whale and dolphin conservation and the value of eco-tourism will be the key themes as USC presents a series of free public talks in association with the Hervey Bay Ocean Festival.

School students will experience what it’s like to be scientists and roboticists next week as USC stages a range of exciting events to celebrate National Science Week.

With the flu season in full swing this winter, USC’s Clinical Trials Centre is working with doctors at Buddina and Morayfield to conduct a trial of a new rapid detection device for Influenza A and B.

USC has put more runs on the board as a high-performance sporting hub with the completion of a cricket facility worth $267,000.

A USC student who has been able to continue his studies thanks to the generosity of others is encouraging people to dig deep for the University’s annual giving day on Thursday 10 August.

The Governor of Queensland, Paul de Jersey AC, has installed Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston AK, AFC (Ret’d) as the University of the Sunshine Coast’s new Chancellor.

USC students hope to spark a community conversation on Wednesday 9 August when they hold a special forum at USC to hear the voices of local Indigenous people.

The Governor of Queensland, Paul de Jersey AC, will install Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston AK, AFC (Ret’d) as the University of the Sunshine Coast’s new Chancellor at a formal investiture ceremony at USC on Monday 7 August.

A team of USC Nutrition and Dietetics researchers will help fuel the performance of the world’s best student-athletes at the World University Games starting in Taiwan on Saturday 19 August.

A group of USC Fraser Coast students planning careers in tourism will gain valuable insights into the industry from two pioneers of Australian whale watching at a free public lecture.

The University of the Sunshine Coast has today received an Australian Human Rights Commission report into the incidence of sexual assault and sexual harassment at Australian universities.