Ancient skeletons reveal new insights into modern dingoes
DNA from ancient bones show modern dingoes are more closely related to their ancestors than domestic dogs.
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Water security research to assist coastal communities to relocate in the Pacific
19 JulSecuring the future of sustainable water supply of Pacific coastal communities relocating due to rising sea levels is the focus of new ACIAR-funded research.
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Q&A with graduate Roz Kelly: ‘country kid’ turned celebrity broadcaster
18 JulWhen 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.
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Hear songs and stories of whales and help save our turtles
17 JulUniSC invites the Fraser Coast community to show support for endangered sea turtles and visiting humpback whales at ‘Creating Waves.’
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White-tail spider: flesh-eating monster or misunderstood arachnid?
17 JulWhite-tail spiders have re-entered the news time and time again, accompanied with gory photos of open wounds, necrosis (death of tissues of the body), and heavily ulcerated skin.
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Mechanic shifts gear to space robotics career
17 JulFrom 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.
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History shows people love an art forgery
17 JulCritics are calling MONA ‘childish’ for its Picasso prank, but history shows how much the public loves an art fake.
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How an episode of Home Delivery led to a home run for Zane's career as a software engineer
16 JulAn 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.
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University ‘not just a fairy tale’: High school students experience epic field trip
12 JulFrom 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.
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Treatment that could lower blood pressure to be trialled
9 JulA 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.
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Ancient skeletons prove little interbreeding in modern dingoes
9 JulDNA 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.
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When life gives you a wheelchair, find a basketball court
8 JulSteven 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.
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Mental health workshop: What to say when they're not okay
5 JulA science-backed mental health workshop, offered by the University of the Sunshine Coast, will cover the skills needed to ask the right questions and provide support to people who might be struggling.
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Driverless cars struggle to track objects while moving. So why don’t our eyes?
4 JulNew research may have turned more than 100 years of thinking about the way our brains process visual information on its head.
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What Aussie teenagers told us about not watching local TV
3 JulA 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.
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Paramedic riding on a legacy of courage
3 JulParamedic 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.
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Criminology Myth Busters: Discerning Fact From Fiction
3 JulCriminology is shrouded in myths and mythology alike – Dr Emily Moir lifts the veil on this often misunderstood area of research and knowledge.
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How AI is helping UniSC students stop hackers
1 JulDr 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.
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Words count: Research recommends refining the way media reports suicide
1 JulIt 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.
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Tackling it all
1 JulBalancing 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.
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Debris hotspots map predicts dangers for threatened marine life
27 JunA new study has identified the most likely cause of ocean rubbish hotspots in Australia and the risk to four endangered species – green sea turtles, dugongs, Australian sea lions and flesh-footed shearwaters
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Hearing voices is common. Virtual reality might help us meet and ‘treat’ them
26 JunHearing voices is common and can be distressing; virtual reality might help us meet and ‘treat’ them', according to research co-authored by Dr Rachel Brand, published in The Conversation.
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Comms student’s Olympic-sized leap into gold medal internship
24 JunCharlee McKinnon, a communications student at UniSC, is one of three First Nations students selected for a paid internship with the Brisbane 2032 Games brand and emblems design team; Charlee’s driving force is the pride in her heritage, a buried history she didn’t know existed until her early teenage years.
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Why have Australia’s espionage authors been renditioned to a literary black site?
21 JunInternationally, spy novels are surfing a 40-year wave of commercial success, writes UniSC PhD candidate David Rymer.
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UniSC Spartans bid adieu for Paris
19 JunThree University of the Sunshine Coast Spartans swimmers are bound for Paris today, as they prepare to represent Australia in the pool at the 2024 Olympic Games.
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UniSC Clinical Trials set for $11.5m SEQ expansion
18 JunThe University of the Sunshine Coast is set to double its clinical trials capacity on the Sunshine Coast and at Moreton Bay, in a $11.5 million expansion project.
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‘Don’t stand up in a hammock’: Stories from rural teachers changing attitudes
13 JunAs Australia struggles with teacher shortages outside of major cities, how can more early career teachers be convinced to go to hard-to-staff places? University of the Sunshine Coast initiatives are helping to make a difference
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UniSC tops Queensland for global impact on climate action and zero hunger
12 JunThe University of the Sunshine Coast has topped Queensland in a major global ranking that measures impact on sustainability standards set by the United Nations.
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Research develops new tool to treat deadly superbug
11 JunWorld-leading software that can both detect and predict antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in one of nature’s toughest and deadliest superbugs has been developed by a University of the Sunshine Coast-led research team.
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High-tech roo collars aim to prevent road accidents
10 JunIn an effort to prevent road crashes between vehicles and wildlife, UniSC researchers are tracking roos with custom-made high-tech collars “to a degree of biomechanical accuracy not seen before” to better predict their hopping movements in different habitats.
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Global lessons across our largest ocean
7 JunUniSC research here and in the Galápagos is answering some of the world’s most pressing environmental issues, with a focus on rare and threatened marine life found at opposite ends of the ocean.
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