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July

Hear songs and stories of whales and help save our turtles
17 Jul

UniSC invites the Fraser Coast community to show support for endangered sea turtles and visiting humpback whales at ‘Creating Waves.’

Mechanic shifts gear to space robotics career
17 Jul

From tyre fitting at the family business to studying mechatronics at UniSC to building lunar simulation robots at CSIRO, Michael Tedge’s new career is taking him to the moon and back.

History shows people love an art forgery
17 Jul

Critics are calling MONA ‘childish’ for its Picasso prank, but history shows how much the public loves an art fake.

How an episode of Home Delivery led to a home run for Zane's career as a software engineer
16 Jul

An episode of Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery set Zane's life on a path that would see him working for one of Australia's biggest tech companies.

Ambition Q&A with UniSC graduate Roz Kelly, ‘country kid’ turned celebrity sports broadcaster
16 Jul

When Australians tune into the 24/7 television coverage of the Paris Olympics from 26 July to 11 August, they’ll also be watching a University of the Sunshine Coast graduate at the top of her own game.

Winners of the best field trip
University ‘not just a fairy tale’: High school students experience epic field trip
12 Jul

From the world’s largest sand island to watching major sports matches – five Year 12 students have experienced the trip of a lifetime with University of the Sunshine Coast.

Treatment that could lower blood pressure to be trialled
9 Jul

A potential treatment for lowering blood pressure is set to be trialled at the University of the Sunshine Coast, as numbers of Australians with hypertension continues to rise.

Ancient skeletons prove little interbreeding in modern dingoes
9 Jul

DNA sourced from dingo bones predating the arrival of Europeans in Australia shows that modern dingoes retain much of their ancient genetic makeup, with little interbreeding with domestic dogs.

When life gives you a wheelchair, find a basketball court
8 Jul

Steven Elliott was an active, sports-mad, 13-year-old schoolboy when a sudness illness left him paralysed; rather than falling into despair and thinking 'why me?', Steven made a conscious choice to make the very best of the hand he'd been dealt.

Driverless cars struggle to track objects while moving. So why don’t our eyes?
4 Jul

New research may have turned more than 100 years of thinking about the way our brains process visual information on its head.

What Aussie teenagers told us about not watching local TV
3 Jul

A new study by UniSC investigates how, why and to what extent Australian teenagers aged 13 to 19 engage with long-form TV drama and movies in their daily lives, including Australian stories.

Paramedic riding on a legacy of courage
3 Jul

Paramedic and adventurer Emma Williams left school at 15 to join the workforce, but despite career success, Emma felt driven by her grandparents’ incredible legacy to pursue higher education, their key to get out of working in slavery; now, she is doing all she can to ensure their sacrifices are honoured and their courage paid forward.

Criminology Myth Busters: Discerning Fact From Fiction
3 Jul

Criminology is shrouded in myths and mythology alike – Dr Emily Moir lifts the veil on this often misunderstood area of research and knowledge.

How AI is helping UniSC students stop hackers
1 Jul

Dr Dennis Desmond is taking his students on an interactive journey of hacking, cybersecurity and corporate espionage - and he's using artificial intelligence to help him.

Words count: Research recommends refining the way media reports suicide
1 Jul

It is time to use more precise terminology and change the way stories on mental illness and suicide are framed, according to research by the University of the Sunshine Coast that offers a new global framework for media.

Tackling it all
1 Jul

Balancing being the fullback for the Brisbane Broncos NRLW with work and academic pursuits at uni is not for the faint of heart; But it’s Hayley Maddick's love of sport, a desire to use her brain, and her joy at helping to pave the way for future female athletes that keeps her going.