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18/01/2021
Meditation for domestic violence treatment the focus of new study: seeking participants
Read more Comparing the effects of relaxation methods and facilitated support groups for women affected by domestic violence is the focus of a new study lead by the National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine.
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14/01/2021
SWIFF’s red carpet rolls out at Coffs Harbour campus
Read more Coffs Harbour campus will be a major venue for an international film festival this April, thanks to a partnership between the University and the Screenwave International Film Festival.
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13/01/2021
How the seed of an idea turned into a research harvest
Read more While we all agree planting trees is good for the environment, one Southern Cross University researcher has spent more than half his life finding out just how beneficial it really is.
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11/01/2021
Battlegrounds: highly skilled Black African professionals on racial microaggressions at work
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04/01/2021
Want to exercise more? Try setting an open goal for your New Year’s resolution
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21/12/2020
Pursue your music career with award-winning industry professionals at Southern Cross University
Read more Southern Cross University music students not only get to perform at major Australian music festivals and collaborate with like-minded creatives, but their mentorship experience from industry-leading professionals is second-to-none.
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21/12/2020
Southern Cross University delays staff return to campus
Read more Southern Cross University has delayed its staff returning to campus next year due to the latest COVID-19 surge.
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20/12/2020
Southern Cross team bags national award for collaboration
Read more Collaboration with industry partners and other universities is a recipe for success – just ask the staff of the Southern Cross University Careers and Employability service. They were part of a team recently awarded the National Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services Award for Excellence in Collaboration.
18/12/2020
Planning to set new goals in 2021? Read this first.
Read more After a year like no other, many people are already planning ahead for their 2021 New Year’s resolution.
18/12/2020
Brewing up business success with a Southern Cross University MBA
Read more As Australia’s most internationally-awarded brewery, Burleigh Brewing employs more than 60 staff to produce their wide range of high-quality craft beers. Burleigh Brewing Chief Operating Officer and Southern Cross University MBA graduate Scott Lyall has helped the iconic Gold Coast business almost double its sales in the past three years.
18/12/2020
Return of the staycation! A summer holiday like no other
Read more Many Aussies have had their holiday plans changed dramatically this year, but Southern Cross University tourism expert adjunct Professor Kevin Markwell predicts where punters will choose to holiday locally this year, and how to make the most of it!
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17/12/2020
First Coral IVF babies on the Great Barrier Reef thriving
Read more Despite the most widespread bleaching event ever recorded, Southern Cross University researchers have found more than 60 coral colonies, born through the first Coral IVF trial on the Reef in 2016, thriving and likely to spawn next year.
17/12/2020
How to keep up your exercise routine over the holiday period
Read more Southern Cross University senior lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science Dr Chris Stevens gives expert advice on how to prioritise your exercise routine over the festive season.
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16/12/2020
Research at the National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine kicks off with a bang
Read more It is safe to say that 2020 has been a huge year for everyone. If navigating a global pandemic wasn’t enough, the National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine officially launched with three major leadership positions.
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14/12/2020
Shining a light on naturopaths leading the way forward
Read more In celebration of naturopaths and complementary medicine practitioners around the world, the National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine featured a series, ‘Shining a Light’, that told stories of trail-blazers who are doing fascinating work in their field. The series showcases the valuable contribution that naturopathy and complementary medicine plays in healthcare.
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11/12/2020
Art/science collaboration wins Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize
Read more The multimedia work Open Air has won collaborating artists Grayson Cooke of Southern Cross University and Emma Walker the 2020 Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize.
Cassandra Diamond, Bachelor of Education honours graduate
08/12/2020
Supporting First Nations women in STEM earns award for Southern Cross Education graduate
Read more Creating opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to succeed in STEM has earned an Education Honours graduate a CSIRO award.
07/12/2020
Options Day event a must for those wanting to lock in 2021 study
Read more Whether you’re finishing school or have been out of the classroom for a few years now, Southern Cross University has the perfect virtual event to help you achieve your study and career goals.
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07/12/2020
Southern Cross PHD researcher brings together the latest shark surveillance technology
Read more After four years of intense research and development we now know more about the behaviour of sharks than ever before.
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04/12/2020
Tokophobia is an extreme fear of childbirth. Here's how to recognise and treat it
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Dr Desirée Kozlowski Psychology lecturer at Southern Cross University
04/12/2020
Finding meaning at Christmas time
Read more When Psychology lecturer, researcher and pleasure expert Dr Desirée Kozlowski asked her Twitter audience ‘what is important to talk about on the topic of Christmas’ they came back with a range of responses.
Reef Live reporters Dean Miller, Madison Stewart and Lucas Handley
04/12/2020
Experience ‘underwater galaxies’ being born with Southern Cross marine graduate
Read more Scientifically it’s known as mass coral spawning. Yet to witness it ‘is like watching galaxies being born right before your eyes’, says Southern Cross University graduate Lucas Handley. 
03/12/2020
Students step into world of film and media
Read more As a flight attendant and cabin crew manager, Danica Ainsworth spent nine years travelling the world and creating short films in her spare time.
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01/12/2020
Front row seats for birth of new corals livestreamed from Reef
Read more The ground-breaking work of the Southern Cross University marine scientist who first discovered the dazzling coral sex phenomenon will be shared with Australian audiences on ABC TV’s Reef Live this weekend.
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30/11/2020
Skin checks reveal dark side of sun exposure for surfers, swimmers, SUPs
Read more Surfers, swimmers and stand-up paddle boarders get melanoma at six times the rate of the general population, according to an Australian-first Southern Cross University study.
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27/11/2020
$4.1m in Southern Cross scholarships up for grabs
Read more Those looking to pursue higher education in 2021 are being encouraged to apply for one of almost 400 scholarships now on offer at Southern Cross University.
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27/11/2020
Southern Cross University students shine in virtual awards ceremony
Read more While classes may have gone online in 2020, Southern Cross University students were as community-minded and dedicated as ever, with stand-out students being honoured in a virtual ceremony.
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24/11/2020
New study seeks input from naturopaths on educational needs and preferences
Read more In a pioneering research initiative for the naturopathic profession in Australia, researchers are investigating the educational needs and preferences of naturopaths through an online survey.
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23/11/2020
Survey reveals how regional carers are faring under the NDIS
Read more A Southern Cross University report has identified the new challenges carers face as they have adapted to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) being rolled out in regional New South Wales.
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20/11/2020
Parliamentary Friends of Regenerative Agriculture Group launches on National Ag Day
Read more The Parliamentary Friends of Regenerative Agriculture Group, which aims to garner cross-partisan government support for large-scale adoption of regenerative agriculture, will be officially launched today on National Agriculture Day.
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20/11/2020
Let it happen or make it happen? There's more than one way to get in the zone
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19/11/2020
Staff input taken on board in shaping Southern Cross future
Read more Southern Cross University is progressing with major reform proposals to reinvigorate the institution as it maps its way out of the COVID-19 induced crisis.
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19/11/2020
Southern Cross ranks in top 10 Australian unis for undergraduate employment: new report
Read more Graduates from three regional universities including Southern Cross bucked the trend of a COVID-induced labour market downturn in 2019-2020, according to new national data on employment outcomes.
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18/11/2020
Sound advice for school leavers wanting to find a pathway to university
Read more If Year 12 school leavers have little idea of what they wish to pursue at university, or for some reason things don’t quite line up for their first choice, they shouldn’t be concerned.
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17/11/2020
Whitsundays tourism industry onboard to deliver new life to damaged reefs
Read more The Whitsundays is piloting a tourism-led restoration of the Great Barrier Reef, working alongside Southern Cross University and the Australian Institute of Marine Science to scale-up Coral IVF.
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16/11/2020
ARC Discovery funding for methane frontier research at Southern Cross University
Read more A ground-breaking project aimed at exploring the role trees play in releasing methane from soils to the atmosphere has received $364,850 in Australian Research Council Discovery funding.
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16/11/2020
Hidden studies from the Soviet Union: PhD student uncovers body of evidence
Read more During the time of the Soviet Union, a targeted research directive on the popular adaptogenic herb Eleutherococcus – also known as Siberian ginseng – was undertaken in the USSR, that until recently has been kept largely hidden from the global scientific community.
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13/11/2020
New study set to enhance understanding of tea tree oil and boost industry development
Read more Tea tree is an Australian native plant well known around the world for its antimicrobial properties. Yet a lack of accessible information related to its safety, efficacy and applications has led researchers at Southern Cross University to commence a new study further investigating the medicinal plant.
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12/11/2020
Engineering the materials of the future
Read more Have you ever wanted to build space ships, design industrial machines or work on biomechanics breakthroughs?
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10/11/2020
Academic stars shine at Southern Cross University
Read more From wound technology for astronauts to tracing the origins of humanity, a group of Southern Cross University academics has been recognised for their outstanding work.
09/11/2020
Gold Coast music bubble set to expand in 2021
Read more As the Gold Coast’s only university to offer a music degree, Southern Cross University has made a seismic impact since launching its music course in partnership with Coomera TAFE one year ago.
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09/11/2020
Not a day passes without thinking about race: what African migrants told us about parenting in Australia
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Scuba diver emerging from the ocean surrounded by coral reef
08/11/2020
How science is delivering millions of healthy coral babies onto damaged reefs
Read more It has been described as the biggest orgasm in the world. A spectacular natural phenomenon of corals spawning in a massive and coordinated frenzy, much like a giant underwater fireworks display.
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05/11/2020
Inaugural naturopathic courses deliver important step in contemporary healthcare education
Read more In a first for Australian higher education, and an exciting development for the profession, the National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine has launched its groundbreaking postgraduate naturopathic medicine courses.
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04/11/2020
Landscape artist awarded Brett Whiteley art scholarship
Read more The vivid and expressive landscapes of plein air painter Emily Imeson, a Southern Cross University graduate, have captured the attention of Australia’s art world.
A group of young soccer players standing alongside two adults
04/11/2020
Kicking goals in life: new research project to explore power of football in the community
Read more Not every aspiring footballer will be the next Sam Kerr or Tim Cahill, yet a community outreach football academy is producing youngsters who aim to be ‘best on ground’ in life.
NAIDOC Week 8-15 November 2020
03/11/2020
Always Was, Always Will Be. – It’s all about NAIDOC week
Read more Southern Cross University’s Indigenous Events Coordinating Committee is proud to support NAIDOC organisers in celebrating and acknowledging a history that dates back thousands of generations.
Amy Cutter-Mackenzie-Knowles
30/10/2020
Changing the face of education
Read more Today we celebrate World Teacher's Day Queensland by profiling our Dean of Education, Professor Amy Cutter-Mackenzie-Knowles. #thankqldteachers
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30/10/2020
Impacts of WFH for women with endometriosis: seeking participants for online survey
Read more How women are managing endometriosis while working from home due to workplace changes during the COVID-19 pandemic is the focus of a new online survey led by the National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine.
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29/10/2020
Southern Cross University’s science degrees ranked in the top 5% of all global universities
Read more The global university ranking index, Times Higher Education (THE), has listed Southern Cross University as world-ranked in seven different subject areas.