JCU's commitment to increasing the First Nations nurse and midwifery workforce has received a huge boost after welcoming home a trailblazing leader in this area. 👩‍⚕️🎓🏫 Read the fully story here 👉📰 bit.ly/4nH6WQw

Townsville’s 3rd Brigade have regained bragging rights over JCU after edging their rivals five wins to three in the annual “Battle of the Icons” sporting challenge last Friday. 🏆🥇 🏀🏉⚽ Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/4nE5G0o

JCU is partnering with McDonald’s Australia for ‘Archways to Opportunity’, an innovative new program offering Macca’s employees nationwide the opportunity to transform workplace skills into university credits. 📚📖🍔 Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/4qIsvCN

A $7.5 million partnership between North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation and JCU will deliver a five-year program to advance marine science across four ports. Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/47GplH0

🏝️🐟A groundbreaking $3.8 million research project is putting local voices at the centre of decision-making for the future of the Solomon Islands. @jcuofficial.bsky.social Read the full story 👉https://tinyurl.com/3p6d6fak 📸: Bethany Smith

A team of JCU marine researchers are currently aboard CSIRO research vessel (RV) Investigator, looking to discover new species and unlock the secrets of Australia’s deep ocean. 🛳🔎🦑🐡🦐 Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/48PNZr7

Researchers are examining how people who use non-prescribed psychedelics manage risk, as the practice rises sharply worldwide. Full story: shorturl.at/pPMCN

JCU will take on the might of Townsville’s 3rd Brigade this Friday, October 31, with the University looking to defend its overall crown in the annual “Battle of the Icons” Uni vs Army Games. 🏅🏉⚽️🏀🏐 Read the full story here 👉📰http://bit.ly/3JAUcwL

As dengue cases in the Pacific reach their highest levels in a decade, new JCU and AITHM research highlights how human movement and weather patterns contribute to outbreaks in the region. 🦟💉🌫 Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/47rroyv

JCU has continued its incredible streak of being rated 5 out of 5 stars for undergraduate full-time employment in the latest edition of The Good Universities Guide. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/3JrGlIZ

Australia has been identified as a global sanctuary for dugongs, following a major international report warning species are nearing extinction across much of their natural range. @jcuofficial.bsky.social Read more 👉 tinyurl.com/35cszpzt 📸: Vincent Kneefel

Marine scientist and JCU climate change researcher Joshua Lesicar will continue his studies at the prestigious University of Oxford after being named a 2026 Australia-at-Large Rhodes Scholar. 🔬🌊🏅 Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/47D7QIN

A new JCU-led study found face and jaw injuries increased in Queensland, prompting a call for more focus on reducing violence in rural and remote parts of the state. 🤕🥼👨‍⚕️ Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/4hI9UmB

🛢️🌊 🧐 @jcuofficial.bsky.social researchers have invented an AI algorithm that fuses different satellite imagery for high-precision oil spill spotting from space, and it could be crucial to future environmental monitoring. Read the full story 👉 tinyurl.com/4nmytcjc 📸: Keri Jackson from Pixabay

JCU and PNG UoT have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding, paving the way for academic and research collaboration with enormous potential for both nations. 🇵🇬🇦🇺🎓 Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/3KXIIUu

🏝️🐸🦎A remote island at the very northern tip of Australia has been revealed as a tropical refuge for three species new-to-science — a gecko and two frogs — found nowhere else on Earth. @jcuofficial.bsky.social Read full story 📰👉 tinyurl.com/3mt7e4pn 📸:Alexander Davies

💡 Prof Lucas Cernusak, Prof Will Edwards, Dr Yoko Ishida and A/Prof Nick Friedman met with TERN's Director, Dr Beryl Morris, at the balmy FNQ Cairns campus of @jcuofficial.bsky.social, to discuss ideas for the future of TERN's SuperSite #ecosystemmonitoring across Australia.

JCU and the Townsville Fire will continue their longstanding partnership, with JCU set to continue as foundation partner of the four-time Women’s National Basketball League champions. 🏀🔥🤝🖋 Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/48q2eTf

💰🏫🧑‍🎓Students from regional and remote QLD have the chance to receive $30,000 financial support for their studies at @jcuofficial.bsky.social, thanks to the 11th annual QCoal Foundation Scholarship. Read more 👉 bit.ly/4heStd4 📸 2025 recipient, Ms Ashlee Browning, JCU.

🧐 Closing the Gap targets remain challenging to meet. However, new research from @jcuofficial.bsky.social highlights a program that actually works. Find out about the program and why governments should be taking notice. Read the full story 📰👉 tinyurl.com/2zpeu2fs @aunz.theconversation.com

A gold medal in men’s judo from Odysseas Kolovisteas and a stunning cycling haul has helped guide James Cook University to a record seven medals at the recent @unisportAU Nationals on the Gold Coast. 🥇🥈🥉 Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/3J5NiiK

🎉🎉🎉 @jcuofficial.bsky.social PhD candidate Varsha Balu has advanced to the Asia-Pacific 3MT Final! Show your support and register to attend the Final on 15 October! Register here 👉 bit.ly/46KTGFl

🧠🩺🧘The Margaret Roderick Centre for Mental Health Research at @jcuofficial.bsky.social is hosting a series of free events this October designed to share knowledge, build skills, and spark conversations about mental health and wellbeing. Find out more 👉 bit.ly/4mUdzOY

🎭💃🖼️ @jcuofficial.bsky.social has launched a new initiative aimed at ensuring arts and culture in the North no longer take a back seat in government funding and policies. Read full story 👉 tinyurl.com/7hwetzuk

🙆‍♂️🧘😌 @jcuofficial.bsky.social’s annual Mindful Warriors Retreat on Saturday, October 11, will help high-pressure workers and community members unwind, restore and re-centre during Queensland Mental Health Week. Read full story 📰👉 tinyurl.com/ycxts3nf

A new free eBook developed by JCU researchers will help deliver relevant and sustainable solutions to health and health service issues in rural, regional and remote North Queensland. 💊🩸🏥 Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/4mO1TNB

A JCU researcher is examining the challenges faced by women in receiving a diagnosis of endometriosis or adenomyosis – and wants to hear from people in North Queensland who have gone through the process. Full story: shorturl.at/SE7HY

Researchers at James Cook University have discovered that venoms from two species of stonefish possess powerful immunosuppressive properties and could pave the way for the development of new drugs. Full story: shorturl.at/QG6VF

JCU is thrilled to be involved in The Australian Venom Innovation and Discovery (AVID) Initiative. 🐍💉💊 This new national program is building the first large-scale molecular data resource on Australia’s venomous biodiversity. Read more here bioplatforms.com/australian-v...

Researchers say more needs to be done to protect the mental well-being of jurors required to sit through the harrowing evidence presented in some trials. Full story: shorturl.at/kmpTt

🌋🌊🪸🐟 As part of an international team of researchers, @jcuofficial.bsky.social PhD candidate Lucy Southworth is studying what's happening on the seafloor three years after the 2022 eruption of the Tonga underwater volcano. Listen to the full SBS News story 🎧 👉 tinyurl.com/3c8fp5cf

Best of luck to our JCU team that will take on Australia's best at this week's UniSport Nationals on the Gold Coast ⚽🏀🏉 Their story featured in JCU Journal, a fortnightly page in the Townsville Bulletin focused on the achievements of our incredible student athletes. 🧑‍🎓📰👩‍🎓

🦷🪥😁 @jcuofficial.bsky.social Dentistry students delivered smiles and skills to FNQ this month, running oral health workshops for children, seniors and community members as part of the University’s remote outreach initiative Read more 📰 👉 tinyurl.com/mts9ky6n 📸: JCU College of Medicine and Dentistry

Scientists have developed a new computer tool that reveals layers of gene activity that were previously invisible, opening fresh possibilities for understanding health and disease. Full story: shorturl.at/QRYAF

🪸🐠🐟 New research from @jcuofficial.bsky.social reveals that black corals, a species commonly neglected from reef studies, could be the key to buffering coral reef decline. Read more here 📰 👉 tinyurl.com/vvyww9d4 📸Dr Erika Gress

A new publication highlights the extensive impact of unhealthy commodity industries (UCIs) on communities and public health. Full story: shorturl.at/kRil2

JCU researchers are calling for urgent government support to protect the spectacled flying-fox from extinction due to new and escalating threats. 🦇🌴❗ Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/41Vvb5A

More than 250 scientists, policymakers, and reef managers are gathering in Townsville for the Australian Coral Reef Society (ACRS) annual conference. Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/3VQ5gsl

🦈🌊Did you know that ancient sharks were bottom feeders? @jcucase.bsky.social researcher Joel Gayford explains how sharks have shaped our seas since before the time of dinosaurs 🦖. 📰 Read more from @aunz.theconversation.com 👉 tinyurl.com/5e4tjjep

New research from JCU's Jemma Hamley examines the stigma encountered by teenage mothers. Read her full story at The Conversation Australia + NZ here 👇 theconversation.com/when-the-kid...

JCU honoured their standout Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students at the ninth annual Indigenous Student Awards Night in Cairns this week. 🏆🎖 Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/3K2oybg

James Cook University and Southern Gulf NRM have been using satellite-based water monitoring tools to help producers plan for drought, improve water access reliability and boost livestock productivity. Full story: shorturl.at/yfvVD

🏞️💦🧐New @jcuofficial.bsky.social-led research has found that groundwater flowing into rivers, lakes and wetlands may account for up to 70% of methane emitted from surface waters to the atmosphere. Read more here 👉 tinyurl.com/3nw69xdh 📸: Ron Lach, Pexels

Congratulation to WA author Khin Myint who has tonight won this year’s $50,000 Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award for Fragile Creatures: A Memoir. Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/4ghv36j

🌳🦇🧐A new @aunz.theconversation.com article by @jcuofficial.bsky.social Assoc. Prof. Noel D. Preece calls for urgent protection of the spectacled flying fox, arguing it's more than a noisy smelly pest – it's vital for our rainforests. Read the article here 📰👉 tinyurl.com/3uyx5k4c

JCU has welcomed more than 1,700 new students, who are diving into a week of celebrations to mark the beginning of their studies. 🎊🏫🎒 Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/4mY18me

Ahead of the @unisportAU Nationals in a few weeks JCU's team of student athletes are hard at work on the training track, with the featured in the JCU Journal Page of Saturday's Townsville Bulletin🥇🥈🥉 If you've got a great JCU sport story email [email protected]

New research reveals some rainforest tree species use self-cooling strategies to withstand rising temperatures, but others are more at risk. Full story: shorturl.at/piQ5B

A James Cook University researcher is off to the USA after securing a prestigious Queensland-Smithsonian Fellowship to examine rare manuscripts written by rainforest travellers up to 125 years ago. Full story: shorturl.at/hFB2d

A James Cook University researcher says cars that ‘see through each other’s eyes’ by sharing data with neighbouring vehicles will be the next wave of autonomous vehicles. Full story: shorturl.at/b6ujV