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Drought
17/09/2019
University Council statement on climate crisis
Read more The Southern Cross University Council has released a statement on the climate crisis, following a meeting last week.
Group of people in Lismore library
17/09/2019
Student achievement awards bring donors and students together
Read more Celebrating student achievement and the generosity of our University community, Southern Cross University hosted a special event at each of its campuses this month to connect and celebrate our scholarship donors and their student recipients. More than 290 people attended the events at the Gold Coast, Lismore and Coffs Harbour.
Boy standing against a window
17/09/2019
Annual psychology conference showcases cutting edge student research
Read more From the psychological attraction of high sugar foods to healthy career aspirations and emotional intelligence in music appreciation, Southern Cross University Psychological Science Honours students will once again be presenting the results of their fascinating research at a public conference in Coffs Harbour.
Craig Pickering Olympian
16/09/2019
Olympian to share secrets of sport performance
Read more Olympic sprinter-turned-bobsleigher Craig Pickering will share insights he gained competing at the highest level when he presents a free public lecture at Southern Cross University next week.
Hayley Foster and her mum Ela
13/09/2019
Bringing Evidence to Action in the fight against domestic violence
Read more Days after she receives a prestigious medal at her Southern Cross University graduation ceremony, Hayley Foster will meet with the Prime Minister to advocate for women in the family law system.
Governor of NSW Margaret Beazley
12/09/2019
NSW Governor Beazley to deliver occasional address at graduation ceremony
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Austin sisters, Anneliese and Nerissa
11/09/2019
Double graduation celebration for the Austin sisters
Read more Doors to previously unexpected adventures are set to open for the Austin sisters of Palm Beach when they graduate from Southern Cross University this week.
Short term holiday letting
09/09/2019
Bane or blessing? Speak up now about short-term holiday letting in your community
Read more Tourist mecca Byron Bay is not alone in dealing with the impacts of short-term holiday letting. With communities along NSW's Mid North and North Coasts grappling with the growth of Airbnb, Stayz and the like, 12 councils and the region’s peak tourism body have partnered with Southern Cross University to give residents a voice in a new survey.
Annette McCormick and Gabriella Wayne
05/09/2019
Career change a major trend for established workers
Read more Gold Coasters are reinventing themselves. Figures from Southern Cross University Gold Coast campus show people in their late 20s to early 40s are returning to study in droves.
Runners
04/09/2019
The ‘runner’s high’: Southern Cross researchers want to know more
Read more Have you ever felt the ‘runner’s high’? A Southern Cross University research team will be at the Coffs Harbour Running Festival this weekend to measure these elated experiences.
The Conversation lock on
02/09/2019
'Lock-on devices' are a symbol of non-violent protest, but they might soon be banned in Queensland
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Farming Together BHERT win
29/08/2019
University’s Farming Together wins 2nd national award in two days
Read more Southern Cross University has won a second coveted engagement award for its game-changing Farming Together Program, a collaborative industry model which helps farmers, fishers and foresters tackle drought and climate change.
AFR winner Industry Engagement
28/08/2019
Southern Cross University wins AFR Higher Education Award for Industry Engagement
Read more An innovative industry program which helped 28,500 primary producers tackle volatile markets, climate change and drought won the Industry Engagement category at last night’s Australian Financial Review Higher Education Awards.
Oslob
27/08/2019
Poor Filipino fishermen are making millions protecting whale sharks
Read more Poor Filipino fishermen are making millions protecting whale sharks
Lorraine Gordon Farming Together
27/08/2019
University's Farming Together cooperative program vying for AFR Higher Education Award
Read more Southern Cross University is a finalist in the prestigious Australian Financial Review Higher Education Awards, with winners to be announced on August 27 at the Hilton Brisbane.
Turtle stock image
26/08/2019
Business Insight: To get ahead you have to stick your neck out
Read more Many years ago, I came across the turtle metaphor, and over the years I have applied it to various business (and life) situations. It came to mind again a few days ago as I pondered the next phase of my life.
Satisfaction survey
22/08/2019
Creating a new measure for satisfaction in the bedroom
Read more They set out with the ambitious task of creating a new and fair measure of sexual satisfaction.
Humpback whale female with calf at Hervey Bay
22/08/2019
Couple’s lifetime work reveals mystery of Hervey Bay’s humpback whales
Read more The only rest-stop on the southern migration of humpback whales is crowded at this time of year as a staggering 12,000 females and young detour into Queensland’s Hervey Bay.
Coffs Harbour Psychologist Jodi Wittenberg
22/08/2019
Coffs Harbour Health and Ageing jobs set to Skyrocket
Read more New research by prominent author and demographer Bernard Salt AM has highlighted Coffs Harbour as one of the fastest-growing regional areas in Australia. And alongside growth, he says, comes jobs.
Mattress
20/08/2019
The business of sleep: Tony Pearson
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Eloise Fryer and Madison Zambelli
19/08/2019
Free assessment helps diabetes volunteers take care of their feet and overall health
Read more Allied health students at Southern Cross University Health Clinic in Bilinga are putting the call out for people with diabetes to sign up to a free podiatry and exercise physiology clinic.
Melissa Lucashenko with Adam Shoemaker
16/08/2019
Too much lip: Melissa Lucashenko in conversation in Lismore
Read more Writer and 2019 Miles Franklin Award winner Melissa Lucashenko will be in conversation in Lismore on August 22 in a special literary event presented by Southern Cross University.
Open Day Gold Coast 2018
15/08/2019
Gold Coast Open Day 2019
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Open Day Lismore 2018
15/08/2019
Lismore Open Day 2019
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Open Day 2018 Coffs Harbour
15/08/2019
Coffs Harbour Open Day 2019
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Emily Imeson Alive in the dead of the night
13/08/2019
Alumnus Emily Imeson awarded Macquarie Group artist prize
Read more Emily Imeson, a Southern Cross University visual arts alumnus, has been awarded the 2019 Macquarie Group Emerging Artist Prize for her painting Alive in the dead of night.
Wendy Coombe and her dog Jack
13/08/2019
Finding a paw-fect match: public seminar on animals that support humans
Read more The bond between people and animals is one that spans millennia. Dogs are known as the friend that’s always there, offering a relationship of non-judgment, unconditional love and loyalty.
Open Day
09/08/2019
Win a $15K scholarship at Southern Cross University Open Day
Read more Southern Cross University is offering one lucky future student the chance to receive a $15,000 scholarship, through registering and attending Open Day this August.
Leah Thiessen
06/08/2019
25 artists to showcase talents at Southern Cross University public exhibition
Read more Southern Cross University has been a hub for artistic development and creativity since it began 25 years ago.
Koala stock image
06/08/2019
New research shows local koalas more active than previously thought
Read more The supposedly sleepy koala is more active than previously thought, according to new research led by Southern Cross University Senior Research Fellow Dr Janette Norman.
John Reid
05/08/2019
Money-cutter makes political statement with his art
Read more John Reid has spent three decades cutting up his savings to highlight human rights abuses uncovered by Amnesty International.
Annique Goldenberg
05/08/2019
Annique Goldenberg one of 25 artists to showcase powerful installation at University celebration
Read more Visual artist Annique Goldenberg will bring the magic and mystery of the Arctic to the halls of Southern Cross University Lismore campus for a special celebration.
Melissa Lucashenko
01/08/2019
Melissa Lucashenko to be announced as University’s inaugural creative arts fellowship recipient
Read more The 2019 Miles Franklin award-winner Melissa Lucashenko will be announced this Friday as the inaugural recipient of the Barry Conyngham Creative Arts Fellowship at Southern Cross University.
Byron Writers Festival
31/07/2019
The write stuff: Southern Cross Uni students report like pros at Byron Writers Festival
Read more Southern Cross University student journalists will return for a ninth year to report news from the frontline of Byron Writers Festival.
Dr Dirk Petersen and Prof Peter Harrison
26/07/2019
Innovation partnership pioneering large-scale global coral restoration
Read more Coral reefs may be the first ecosystem that could vanish from the earth's surface―an ecological and economic disaster, which will put the livelihood of millions of people at risk. SECORE and Professor Peter Harrison, Southern Cross University, are now forming a strategic global partnership to increase the scale and efficiency of sustainable restoration.
Nevo Zisin
25/07/2019
Stellar headliners on Southern Cross Uni stage at Byron Writers Festival
Read more After more than two decades of partnering with the iconic Byron Writers Festival, Southern Cross University has sealed the deal signing another three-year agreement.
Kevin and Amanda Franey
22/07/2019
First alumni look back on 25 years of success
Read more Amanda Franey remembers studying the rigours of law on a Friday night in downtown Lismore when all her friends were out enjoying themselves.
Science Tent Splendour
17/07/2019
Splendour’s science experiment wows festivalgoers
Play video Read more Stimulate your curiosity, not just your ears, when the Science Tent returns to Splendour in the Grass at Byron Bay for the third year running.
Dr Renaud Joannes-Boyau holding cast of Kabwe skull in 2017
16/07/2019
Maternal secrets of our earliest ancestors unlocked
Play video Read more A stunning new research result published today in Nature reveals for the first time the parenting habits of one of our earliest extinct ancestors.
Creative writing student Rebecca Sargeant
15/07/2019
Writing students flourish with work-ready opportunities in regional university
Read more Attending a regional university can create unique study and work opportunities for students in an institution where creativity flourishes.
Tennyson Strong Indigenous Studies graduate
10/07/2019
Leadership and revolution inspire a rewarding career
Read more Southern Cross graduate Tennyson Strong grew up in a small Indigenous community in Armidale. He belongs to two distinct peoples - the Jukembal people on the New England Slopes, and the Gumbanggirri people of the mid-north coast.
Gold Rats first grade runners-up 1987
09/07/2019
Rat pack call-out brings union players back to University heartland
Read more What do former Wallabies Justin Harrison, World Wildlife Fund for Nature CEO Dermot O’Gorman and the All Blacks head strength and conditioning coach Dr Nic Gill have in common? All played rugby in their student days at Southern Cross University.
Moesha Johnson (left) achieves silver at 2019 Summer Universiade
09/07/2019
Southern Cross University swimmer Moesha Johnson claims silver in Italy
Read more Swimming sensation Moesha Johnson has claimed the silver medal in the women’s 1500m freestyle at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Napoli, Italy.
Feet on mirror
04/07/2019
Standing on the shoulders of giants
Read more From the philosophy of chiropractic thought and the neuro-mechanical demands of surfboard paddling to the health literacy and spirituality of cancer patients and innovations in orthotics and footwear design for diabetes sufferers, the enormous range of student research underway in the School of Health and Human Sciences was on show at the Gold Coast campus last week.
Mangrove dead tree stem
04/07/2019
Unexpected consequences from catastrophic mangrove dieback
Read more When swathes of mangrove forests died along a 1000 kilometre stretch of coastline in northern Australia’s Gulf of Carpentaria, there was widespread shock.
The Conversation Gothic image
04/07/2019
Australian Gothic: from Hanging Rock to Nick Cave and Kylie, this genre explores our dark side
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Tracey Clements, David Duverge and Beck Matulis
04/07/2019
Southern Cross University runs off with marathon award
Read more As Southern Cross University runners prepare for the largest Gold Coast Marathon event on record, they do so with the knowledge their efforts are already being rewarded.
Jackson Hills MBA graduate
02/07/2019
A sporting business
Read more As Ash Barty smashed her way onto the international stage to take the title of women’s tennis No.1, media commentators were quick to predict a spike in young players taking up the sport in Australia. Southern Cross MBA graduate Jackson Hills was watching with keen interest.
Comfort food
01/07/2019
Health Check: why do we crave comfort food in winter?
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Hugo Jones
01/07/2019
Mid-year increase in Southern Cross University student intake
Read more Six months is emerging as the new ‘gap year’.
One Tree Island coral slope
25/06/2019
Southern Great Barrier Reef island shows vital signs of life
Read more Large portions of the Great Barrier Reef have experienced devastating coral decline, but there is one island bucking the trend.
Molly Millican in Sydney
25/06/2019
Regional maths teacher gains global recognition
Play video Read more Southern Cross University teaching graduate and Master of Education student Holly Millican today received a prestigious Learning Edge Teaching Practice Award at Google HQ in Sydney.
Emily O'Grady creative writing staff
24/06/2019
Vogel winning author to teach creative writing at Southern Cross Uni
Read more Vogel Literary Award winner Emily O’Grady, author of The Yellow House, will be teaching creative writing at Southern Cross University from July.
20/06/2019
A single Australian tree may be the source of the global macadamia industry
Read more While macadamia is a native Australian plant, most of the world’s cultivated macadamia trees are varieties bred in Hawaii.
Ashleigh Woods Bachelor of Nursing Graduate
19/06/2019
My career was 'born' in primary school
Play video Read more From an early age, Ashleigh Woods knew she wanted to be a nurse and a midwife. Helping a teacher ‘birth’ a baby in front of her primary school class by pulling a doll from a stocking, only cemented the idea in her head. “It was the most awesome thing,” she said.
Richmond River High School at Northern Rivers Science and Engineering Challenge
19/06/2019
Challenge encourages students to STEM up
Read more Robotics whizzes, young Einsteins and bright sparks from across northern NSW are gathering for the 2019 Northern Rivers Science and Engineering Challenge at Southern Cross University, starting today (June 19).
Lesa Hennessey
19/06/2019
University graduates transform their worlds through first-in-family education
Read more When Lesa Hennessey was a child her dream was to be a nurse and work remotely somewhere in Australia.
Nicole Williams
17/06/2019
A global journey for Coffs Harbour graduate speaker
Read more Nicole Williams has been inspiring her peers since she began a nursing degree four years ago.
Future Northern Rivers forum panel
13/06/2019
Big, bold thinking will drive the Northern Rivers forward
Read more A leading demographer has called on the people of the Northern Rivers to be "outrageously ambitious" in crafting the region’s direction for the next half a century.
25th anniversary scholar Isaac Hawkins
11/06/2019
Law and Business a supreme double act for 25th anniversary scholar
Read more To celebrate 25 years in higher education on Australia’s East Coast, Southern Cross University has gifted 25 anniversary scholarships to outstanding first-year students.
Drones Debra Stokes and Andrew Colefax
29/05/2019
Keeping an eye on sharks from the sky – are drones a good idea?
Play video Read more Drones were deployed at NSW beaches more than three years to monitor sharks and develop surveillance procedures in an effort to keep beach-goers safe following a spate of attacks in 2015.
Rose Staff and one of her large-scale light installations
27/05/2019
Southern Cross graduate takes video art to another dimension
Play video Read more It’s pure magic: the classical facade with stern columns and heavy architectural lines transformed into a brilliant moving garden, as shapes of light and colour dip and combine in dazzling, hypnotic patterns, growing into flowers that bloom and burst and transform into a sky of fireworks, a flock of doves, a gargoyle and back into geometrical patterns once more. The colours move across the bodies of the spellbound viewers, drawing them into this extraordinary, magical display. This is the work of Radiance, the name in art of Southern Cross University visual arts graduate and artist, Rose Staff.
25th anniversary scholar Alyssa Burness
23/05/2019
Law and writing a powerful combination for 25th anniversary scholar
Read more When Alyssa Burness found out about the unique combined degree in law and creative writing at Southern Cross University, it was as though the stars had aligned.
Casey Donovan with a Gumbaynggirr dictionary
22/05/2019
Casey Donovan discovers her ancestors bravely fought cinema’s segregation policy
Read more Singer Casey Donovan confronts the shameful racial segregation policy of a small NSW Mid North Coast town when she meets with a Southern Cross University historian in the next episode of the popular ancestry program, Who Do You Think You Are?
Girls soccer football at Southern Cross Football Centre
21/05/2019
Southern Cross hosts state girl’s football championship
Read more Southern Cross University will play host this week to some of the best junior girls football players in NSW as the Primary School Sport Association State Titles come to Lismore.
Simon Rosenbaum psychology exercise science
20/05/2019
Muscle up on mental illness with exercise: Guest lecture series at Coffs campus
Read more With studies showing that exercise has a positive impact on mental health, exercise physiologists are emerging as a provider of a key component of a mental health care plan.
Dungarimba Wandrahn
17/05/2019
Looking, listening, learning
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Dreamland band credit Kate Holmes
16/05/2019
Living the Dream in homegrown theatre production
Read more Big Scrub logger, settler, dairy farmer, Aquarius hippie, alternative thinker, tree-changer, sea-changer. For generations, waves of people have been moving to the Northern Rivers of NSW to follow their dreams and carve out a new life.
Farming Together announcement
15/05/2019
$3 million for University's successful local co-operative program
Read more The successful Farming Together Program based at Southern Cross University will receive $3 million to help co-operatives around the country under a re-elected Coalition government, Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan announced today.
Dungarimba Wandarahn projection on building Credit Katie Holmes
14/05/2019
Bundjalung language and story to light up Lismore Quad
Play video Read more A spectacular, multi-sensory experience of Bundjalung language, history and story will occupy all of Lismore’s cultural precinct for four nights next week (Thursday May 23 – Sunday May 26, 6pm to 9pm). Dungarimba Wandarahn (Lismore place of learning) is a major new Australian work by internationally acclaimed digital artist Craig Walsh commissioned by The Lismore Quad.
Panha Heng with Chancellor Nick Burton Taylor
13/05/2019
A doctorate for international friendship
Read more Long-running international connections with Cambodia have been celebrated through a Southern Cross University PhD candidate.
The Conversation children environment
10/05/2019
Children are our future, and the planet's. Here's how you can teach them to take care of it
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Peter Tucker SCU Gold Rats coach
10/05/2019
A golden anniversary for University’s Gold Rats
Read more Peter Tucker could never have known that his first season as head coach with Lismore Teachers College Rugby Union Club would yield an unlikely premiership.
Lake Eyre Dirk Erler and Bradley Eyre
08/05/2019
A modern-day Eyre’s expedition to measure Lake Eyre basin’s greenhouse gases
Read more With Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre filling with floodwaters, modern-day explorers Bradley Eyre and Dirk Erler headed to central Australia to measure its greenhouse gas emissions in a scientific first.
Thursday Night Live homelessness housing crisis
07/05/2019
Living Without Homes: can we fix the region’s housing crisis?
Read more Living in the lucky country is not so lucky for some. Many Aussies face increasing homelessness, in part caused by rising rents and falling investment in social housing by state and federal governments, yet the major parties are yet to address the issue ahead of the federal election.
Mindfulness at work column
06/05/2019
Business Insight: Strategies to managing stress proving valuable
Read more Article by Southern Cross University final-year occupational therapy student Sophie Edwards
Freight strategy
03/05/2019
Freight strategy launched for Northern Rivers region
Read more Southern Cross University has played a leading role in the development of a regional strategy to improve freight and supply chain services across the Northern Rivers.
The Conversation Nimbin
03/05/2019
Nimbin before and after: local voices on how the 1973 Aquarius Festival changed a town forever
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social media comparison stock image
03/05/2019
Leading psychology researcher says social media comparison affects mental health of users
Read more Social media users are being urged to avoid excessive 'upward comparison' to protect themselves from anxiety, discontent and hopelessness sneaking into their lives.
Iain Reynolds and Bronwyn Barkla
02/05/2019
Greenhouse trial to determine nutritional content and safety of native bush foods
Read more Northern Rivers’ Pocket Herbs - a cutting edge producer of specialist edible plants in the Burringbar Valley - has entered into a research partnership with Southern Cross University to determine the nutritional (and anti-nutritional) content of native bush foods.
Southern Cross University Allied Health students Mia Lefebvre and Kyle Williams
02/05/2019
Online social for the elderly: 70 students to present community projects at Allied Health Conference
Read more Two Southern Cross University Allied Health students have embarked on a collaborative community project to help the elderly combat social isolation.
Tom Mwanza
01/05/2019
A global musical journey for Southern Cross University student
Read more If there’s anyone who understands the journey concept it’s Southern Cross University music student Tom Mwanza.
The Conversation band creative differences
01/05/2019
Why artistic differences in a band can be a good thing
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Uluru Statement for the Heart
30/04/2019
Southern Cross support for Uluru Statement
Read more Southern Cross University has taken the bold step of publicly and passionately committing to the sentiments of the Uluru Statement as milestone on the path to true Reconciliation.
stories to freedom exhibition
24/04/2019
Refugee and migrant women’s stories to freedom showcased in new art exhibition
Read more Starting over in a new country can be an exciting yet terrifying opportunity. In a new art exhibition, opening on Friday April 26, migrant and refugee women reflect on their experiences of making Australia home.
Brett Murphy
23/04/2019
Bringing ANZAC education to the next generation
Read more Before embarking on a teaching career through Southern Cross University, Brett Murphy served more than seven years including three deployments with the Royal Australian Air Force.
Nan Bahr
22/04/2019
Serving Professor a Colonel of wisdom ahead of ANZAC Day
Read more One of Australia’s leading female Army figures has another job: Professor at a University.
Flag of Sri Lanka
21/04/2019
Support for Sri Lankan students
Read more Southern Cross University has offered immediate support to its Sri Lankan students following Sunday’s terror attacks in the island nation.
Allied Health Building Construction
17/04/2019
Construction of Coffs Harbour’s new Allied Health Building well under way
Read more Southern Cross University’s new Allied Health Building is the talk of Coffs Harbour, with construction of the $12m project well under way.
Whale carcass at Yuraygir National Park
16/04/2019
Buried right, whale carcasses shouldn’t attract sharks
Play video Read more The old adage that burying whale carcasses at the beach will attract sharks has been called into question with the release of new research from Southern Cross University.
Founding VC Barry Conyngham with students in 1994
12/04/2019
Founding Vice Chancellor encourages Northern Rivers to embrace its iconic University
Read more When Southern Cross University opened in 1994 it lead the sector with innovative and in-demand courses like tourism, coastal management, popular music and medical crops.
QILT logo
11/04/2019
Latest rankings show Southern Cross leads in psychology, social work
Read more Southern Cross is ranked number one in Australia for psychology, as the only University to rate above 90 per cent, according to the latest national student feedback survey.
Dungarimba Wandrahn
10/04/2019
International artist to light up Lismore Quad with major new work
Read more Dungarimba Wandarahn (Lismore place of learning) by Craig Walsh celebrates Bundjalung language and history in heritage listed site.
Nurse scholarship
09/04/2019
New scholarship to support women’s leadership in nursing and beyond
Read more A brand new scholarship to boost leadership development for women nurses as they take the next step in their careers has been launched today by Chief Executive Women.
Global Wave Ambassador
05/04/2019
Southern Cross University pro surfer named Global Wave Ambassador
Read more Southern Cross student and professional surfer Ellie Brooks has been named the global ambassador for a pinnacle surf conference to be hosted at the University on the Gold Coast in 2020.
Exercise science and psychological science
01/04/2019
Guest lecture series celebrates Coffs campus’ new exercise and psychology degree
Play video Read more To celebrate the launch of a new combined exercise science and psychology degree in Coffs Harbour, Southern Cross University is hosting a guest lecture series in 2019.
Peter Harrison with BBC crew
29/03/2019
Southern Cross reef research a global TV hit
Read more His coral research has been making waves across the globe for decades; now Southern Cross University’s Professor Peter Harrison is featured on BBC UK’s Blue Planet Live this week in a live broadcast from Heron Island on the Great Barrier Reef.
Organ donor registration event at Coffs Council
28/03/2019
Coffs Council leads the way in increasing organ donor registrations among employees
Read more Coffs Harbour City Council is leading the charge among employer groups when it comes to offering employees a choice to register as organ and tissue donors. Yesterday (Wednesday March 27) its staff were given the opportunity to register their donation decisions.
ERA 2018 mechanical engineering
27/03/2019
Southern Cross stars in science, engineering and nursing research
Read more Southern Cross University has affirmed its position as a leading regional research university, the latest Excellence in Research for Australia results show.
Soil test EAL
25/03/2019
Farmers hit paydirt with free soil tests
Read more From Mataranka to Meekatharra and Millmerran, soil-conscious farmers crashed an email system when they rushed for free soil carbon tests offered by Southern Cross University’s Environmental Analysis Laboratory in conjunction with National Regenerative Agriculture Day on February 14.