Trusted. Trailblazing.
UniSC’s Thompson Institute addresses society’s most pressing mental health issues. We integrate world-class research, clinical services and education under one roof, because it enables fast translation of research breakthroughs into practice. Everything we do is underpinned by neuroscience. This uncovers promising new insights into mental health and how it is linked to our brain structure and function.
Hope for trauma survivors
The National PTSD Research Centre pursues solutions for the 1.4 million Australians living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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.
Our integrated programs
As we research enduring solutions for the future, we simultaneously deliver evidence-based support for communities today. Through integrating research with education, clinical services, and community engagement, we put the latest science into practice.
Research at the Thompson Institute
The unique integration of research areas supports fast translation of research breakthroughs into practice.
Education and training
High-quality education for post-graduate students, higher degree researchers, and the community.
Clinical Services
Mental health services informed by the latest evidence.
Study mental health and neuroscience
Gain a postgraduate qualification in one year
100% online self-paced
Study mental health and neuroscience
Gain a postgraduate qualification in one year
100% online self-paced
Discoveries for a better tomorrow
The future of predicting mental illness: An Australian discovery
Learn how cutting-edge neuroscience might predict whether a young person will develop a mental illness, and what this could mean for the future of mental healthcare.
- Article in The Conversation
- Webinar recording
- Research papers in NeuroImage and in Futures
News
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National PTSD Research Centre launches in Queensland
29 AprUniSC has launched an $18.5 million national hub addressing PTSD, one of Australia’s most pressing mental health issues.
Brain changes could predict mental distress in first year of high school
15 JanBy looking closely at the brain, we may be able to identify which first-year high school students are more prone to psychological distress, new research has found.
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Phone: +61 7 5430 1191
Email: thompsoninstitute@usc.edu.au
Visit: 12 Innovation Parkway, Birtinya, Queensland
Postal address
Thompson Institute (ML59), UniSC
PO Box 5280
SUNSHINE COAST MAIL CENTRE QLD 4560
AUSTRALIA
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