2017 News

Head and shoulders image of Militsa Antonova
21/12/2017
Checking into a 5-star career
Read more Walking into the lobby of the 5-star Surfers Paradise Marriott hotel, the immaculate Militsa Antonova looks ready to check in and relax – but behind her calm smile, she is really just planning how to make your next holiday better.
Jemma Matthews
07/12/2017
First graduates to step out of new building
Read more The new six-storey building at Southern Cross University Gold Coast campus will host its first graduation tomorrow (Friday, Dec 8) when 421 students are honoured in front of family and friends.
Football player Jamilla Rankin
30/11/2017
Southern Cross University player to train with Liverpool FC
Read more Southern Cross University Football Club has scored a major goal with one of its players being chosen to train with a Liverpool FC side.
Professor Adam Shoemaker
28/11/2017
New Regional Deal outlines bold new vision for the country
Read more A bold plan outlining the path to creating thousands of jobs and delivering improved returns for the Australian Government’s investments in regional communities has been released by Southern Cross University today.
Uncle Larry Kelly and Professor Norm Sheehan. Credit: Elise Derwin
24/11/2017
Southern Cross ‘on the cusp of great things’ as a leader in Indigenous reconciliation
Read more Southern Cross University is embracing the pivotal role of Indigenous Elders in its future.
A colourful Sea Slug
14/11/2017
Search for new nudibranch records in Sydney Sea Slug Census
Read more New records of sea slugs could be discovered this weekend when volunteer scuba divers take to the waters around Sydney for the highly anticipated third annual Sydney Sea Slug Census.
An osteo student and participant in the lung function trial
08/11/2017
Reversing age-related declining lung function
Read more Researchers from Southern Cross University and Macquarie University are conducting a world-first trial that explores a new way to prevent declining lung function.
University of Pattimura MOU signing
04/10/2017
New agreement will expand research and teaching collaborations in East Indonesia
Read more From birds and turtles with stomachs full of plastic to beaches littered with drink containers: the problem of plastic marine waste is not only an eyesore, it’s lethal. Right on our doorstep is Indonesia, the world’s second largest contributor to marine debris.
Southern Cross logo
22/09/2017
Southern Cross supports marriage equality
Read more Southern Cross University has declared its support for marriage equality.
Justin Leigh-Smith
22/09/2017
Graduation a milestone for scientific dreams
Read more When University Medallists Justin Leigh-Smith and Peter Butcherine meet for the first time at their Southern Cross University graduation ceremony tomorrow (Saturday Sept 23) they will share a very similar inspiring story.
Sea Slug
20/09/2017
Gold Coast Sea Slug Census to set new record
Read more The search for ‘nudis’ in the coastal waters of the Gold Coast is on again this weekend (September 23-24) at the second annual Gold Coast Sea Slug Census.
Ellen Riordan
05/09/2017
Northern Rivers’ own Florence Nightingale to be honoured
Read more From modest beginnings as the daughter of a Richmond River dairy farmer, Ellen Riordan was awarded seven medals for her service in the ANZAC Nursing Corps in both World Wars. Now Southern Cross University will honour the local nurse’s legacy with an annual lecture series.
Brendon Hyndman
05/09/2017
‘Invigorate’ playgrounds to increase students' physical activity
Read more A leading Australian expert in Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) based at Southern Cross University says school children are opting not to use outdated outdoor spaces like empty grassed areas, courts and fixed facilities because the play areas have not been updated or modified with new activity options.
04/09/2017
Gnibi hosts Sovereignty of Indigenous Knowledge Symposium
Read more Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers from different nations - including the Bundjalung Nation, the Australian continent and the Pacific - have gathered this week on the NSW North Coast to further develop and articulate the Sovereignty of Indigenous Knowledge.
Good Universities Guide
01/09/2017
Top marks for Southern Cross in Good Universities Guide
Read more Students rate Southern Cross University’s personalised and engaging support as one of the best reasons to study here. That’s been reflected in the latest Good Universities Guide ratings released this week, with the University being awarded top marks in student support.
pilot study into activity-based working
31/08/2017
Australian pilot study into activity-based working announced
Read more Southern Cross University in partnership with the University of Sydney and global interior design firm Cachet Group will undertake a collaborative research project to assess the impact of activity-based working in Australian offices.
Justice Margaret McMurdo (centre)
25/08/2017
Intersection of law and science a highlight of Research Week
Read more Southern Cross University has attracted trailblazing legal minds to Research Week 2017, setting the scene for discussions around the intersection of law and science when the annual event kicks off next week.
21/08/2017
Running hard yards makes for middle distance success
Read more Middle distance runner Simon Rogers will carry the hopes of Southern Cross University and his home country New Zealand on his shoulders when he competes at the World University Games this week.
Southern Cross logo
13/08/2017
Australia's best-kept education secret revealed on the Gold Coast
Read more After years of attracting students via word-of-mouth, Southern Cross University has decided to hold its first Open Days in more than a decade - and the first at its Gold Coast campus; lifting a veil on one of the best-kept secrets in Australian higher education.
Sea cucumbers
10/08/2017
Research boosts selling prices for Pacific Islands' sea cucumbers
Read more The sea cucumber export industry in the Pacific Islands is experiencing improved weekly income, with the potential to significantly improve the lives of thousands of village fishers, thanks to a Southern Cross University research project funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.
Harry Angus
08/08/2017
Music industry who's who headline Careers in Music Symposium
Read more Harry Angus (The Cat Empire and Jackson Jackson) and Emily Lubitz (Tinpan Orange) are the feature panelists at the Careers in Music Symposium being hosted by the Southern Cross University School of Arts and Social Sciences at the Lismore campus on Friday 1 September.
Plan your Open Day now
03/08/2017
Welcome to Open Days at Southern Cross University
Read more See how innovative thinking becomes ground-breaking action when Southern Cross University welcomes the community to Open Days in August.
Southern Cross logo
01/08/2017
Southern Cross responds to National Report on Sexual Assault and Harassment
Read more This morning the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) released its report Change the Course: National Report on Sexual Assault and Harassment at Australian Universities. The report presents the results of the largest-ever national survey of Australian university students on sexual harassment and sexual assault.
Coffs Harbour campus library
27/07/2017
Coffs Harbour Education Campus library upgraded thanks to anonymous benefactor
Read more A substantial bequeath left by a much-loved Coffs Harbour identity has ensured the region’s students have access to a modern learning environment.
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18/07/2017
Bringing science to Splendour in the Grass
Read more Music? Check. Art? Check. Science? Check! Southern Cross University is bringing some of its leading and most exciting scientists and communicators to Splendour in the Grass for the festival's inaugural Science Tent.
Damien Maher
17/07/2017
International estuarine award for Southern Cross University researcher
Read more Ecohydrologist Dr Damien Maher’s passion for the environment, generous teaching style and a high impact, extensive research output makes him popular with colleagues and students at Southern Cross University.
Times Higher Education 2017 Asia Pacific Ranking
05/07/2017
Southern Cross University ranked in Asia-Pacific’s top 100 universities
Read more Southern Cross University’s endeavours in the dynamic Asia-Pacific region are making an impact, with the University coming in at 92 in the Times Higher Education Asia-Pacific University Rankings.
Staff running group, cheekily named 'We Thought They Said Rum'
29/06/2017
Southern Cross University celebrates 10 years of 10km Run at GCAM
Read more When Vice Chancellor Professor Adam Shoemaker fires the Gold Coast Airport Marathon starting pistol for the Southern Cross University 10km Run this weekend, the University will proudly celebrate 10 years of sponsoring the iconic event.
Symon Dworjanyn and Luke Hartsuyker with sea urchins
28/06/2017
Sea urchin research taps into Japanese export market
Read more A ground-breaking sea urchin aquaculture program, developed by researchers at Southern Cross University, will help tap into the lucrative Japanese export market, worth around $US200 million a year.
'Looking Up' by Jasmine Hollins
22/06/2017
Photography a developing passion for comp winner
Read more Jasmine Hollins was already thrilled about her upcoming student exchange to North Carolina in the US, and winning the 2017 Southern Cross University Engineering Photo Competition has made it even better.
Cassie Aguot with her daughter Aguil
19/06/2017
“I’m a local”: Lismore’s Refugee Week initiative aims to change perceptions
Read more When does a refugee start to identify as a local? A series of posters explores that question in a new Lismore-based initiative for national Refugee Week (June 19 to 25), led by the St Vincent de Paul Society and Southern Cross University.
The mandible Irhoud 11
08/06/2017
The first of our kind: scientists discover the oldest Homo sapiens fossils at Jebel Irhoud, Morocco
Read more New finds from the archaeological site of Jebel Irhoud in Morocco push back the origins of our species by 100,000 years and show that by about 300,000 years ago important changes in our biology and behaviour had taken place across most of Africa. Once again, state-of-the art techniques by Southern Cross University researchers has played a key role in direct-dating the human remains.
Researcher Jackie Webb
31/05/2017
Floods drive groundwater flow in low-lying Tweed Valley cane fields
Read more Flood events, such as the recent ex-cyclone Debbie that delivered record breaking rainfall in areas of northern NSW, have been discovered to drive large groundwater discharge out of drained floodplains.
Session 2 enrolments now open
30/05/2017
Session 2 entry now open
Read more Mid-year enrolments are now open at Southern Cross University, making it the perfect time to consider how a university degree could enrich your life.
Oceane Branson
25/05/2017
Gold Coast graduation a global gathering
Read more Oceane Branson travelled the world during her degree, but the 22-year-old Southern Cross University business student is proud to have her feet planted on Gold Coast soil for graduation tomorrow.
Gold Coast campus
19/05/2017
Southern Cross Uni hosts Small Business Summit
Read more Southern Cross University will host the annual Small Business Association of Australia’s Summit at the Gold Coast campus on 30-31 May, with an unprecedented collaboration of key stakeholders, Government and business owners.
Michael Bryant
16/05/2017
New research on 'weather' to trust your apps
Read more How much do you trust your phone? More specifically, how much do you trust the apps on your phone?
Ena Williams broke new ground in the 1940s in Lismore as the first Aboriginal trainee nurse at the city's hospital. At the hospital Ena became lifelong friends with another trainee, an Englishwoman named Diane.
12/05/2017
Nursing and midwifery symposium honours Lismore nurse
Read more The courage of a woman, who in the 1940s became the first Aboriginal trainee at Lismore Hospital, is being recognised by naming the Nursing and Midwifery Symposium in her honour.
Dr Renaud Joannes-Boyau holding one of Homo naledi's teeth from the Rising Star cave system, before undertaking US-ESR direct dating of the fossil in the GARG laboratories at Southern Cross University.
09/05/2017
SCU part of collaborative first to date South Africa’s ‘young’ hominid fossil, Homo naledi
Read more The age of a hominid fossil found in South Africa, which has been dated using state-of-the art techniques by Southern Cross University researchers, has led to an ‘astounding’ new look at human evolution.
Litoria pearsoniana, photo credit: David Newell
09/05/2017
Frogs are calling: restored waterways show results for amphibians
Read more Native frogs appear to be thriving in restored waterways around Rocky Creek Dam, on the NSW North Coast, after Landcare members and Southern Cross University researchers used automated recording devices to capture a diversity of amphibian calls.
A member of the research team testing groundwater in the Richmond River catchment.
03/05/2017
Baseline coal seam gas data established for Richmond River in NSW North Coast
Read more Southern Cross University researchers have established baseline coal seam gas datasets for the Richmond River catchment on the NSW North Coast. In the process the team found no large methane seeps in water as has been observed near active CSG fields in Queensland.
Shelley Watts
28/04/2017
‘You want to make your parents proud’
Read more Shelley Watts has represented Australia at the highest level, but the Commonwealth Games boxing gold medallist says graduating with two degrees from Southern Cross University tomorrow (Saturday April 29) in Sydney is the achievement her family is most looking forward to.
Hannah Sheppard-Brennand collecting sea urchins
28/04/2017
Terrifying self-defence strategy in a Sea Urchin discovered
Read more When under attack, the collector sea urchin has the ability to release hundreds of miniature independent ‘jaws with teeth’ that can latch on to predators and release venom.
Matthew Hoare
24/04/2017
From serving in Afghanistan to surfing the Gold Coast
Read more For army veteran Matthew Hoare, Anzac Day is about remembering our fallen soldiers, while also supporting those who have returned home.
Knee joint
19/04/2017
Study tests the right dose for osteoarthritis treatment
Read more Southern Cross University’s NatMed-Research Unit is looking for volunteers to participate in a research study to determine the right dose of a marine oil supplement on osteoarthritis of the knee.
2017 Top 200 Young Universities
06/04/2017
University named in top 150 young universities
Read more Southern Cross University has been named among the top 150 universities in the world under 50 years old, by the Times Higher Education Young University Rankings.
04/04/2017
Premier thanks volunteers at Southern Cross University
Read more With the Northern Rivers flood recovery effort now in full swing, volunteers were given a special thank you by the NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian during a visit to Southern Cross University’s Lismore campus.
Evacuation centre Lismore campus
03/04/2017
Southern Cross University opens its doors to local businesses in need
Read more As attention turns to the recovery and rebuilding from last week's devastating storms in the Northern Rivers region, Southern Cross University is proudly doing its part.
Jenny Dowell
23/03/2017
Graduates making a difference in their fields of endeavour
Read more Four women making outstanding contributions in their fields of endeavour will receive awards at the Southern Cross University graduations this weekend (Saturday March 25), including the former Mayor of Lismore City Jenny Dowell who will be recognised with the award of Honorary Doctor of the University.
VAST program coordinator Mathew Alexanderson untangling a green sea turtle.
20/03/2017
Students run volunteer program to save sea turtles
Read more A new international volunteer program to enhance marine conservation on the island of Bangkaru, home to the largest nesting site for green sea turtles in western Indonesia, has been established by a group of Southern Cross University students.
Close the gap
13/03/2017
Southern Cross University supports Close the Gap
Read more Southern Cross University will host Close the Gap Day events across the Coffs Harbour, Lismore and Gold Coast campuses on Thursday March 16 to support action to achieve Indigenous health equality by 2030.
Flinders Ranges colonial shopfront
09/03/2017
Colonial ruins in the Flinders Ranges rich with memory and untold stories
Read more Colonial memories, untold mission stories, and insights into the passage of time: new perspectives on the Flinders Ranges and the ghost town of Beltana are explored in UNSETTLED, a multimedia exhibition opening at the State Library of South Australia on March 24. Test
Arial view of the great barrier reef near Heron Island with a diagram overlay
07/03/2017
Chemical release from coral reefs may influence our climate
Read more Coral reefs at Heron Island in the Great Barrier Reef have been shown to emit a gas that helps in the formation of clouds that affect rainfall
Markas Jacobsen - Indigenous health student
06/03/2017
Indigenous health student wins prestigious national scholarship
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Head Shot of SCU Vice Chancellor Professor Adam Shoemaker
01/03/2017
Southern Cross University supports national Indigenous Strategy
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28/02/2017
New Mayor’s Student Ambassadors to promote the Gold Coast
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Shark drone
13/02/2017
How drones can help fight the war on shark attacks
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Dr Sally Robinson presenting to a crowd
13/02/2017
Young people with disability and support workers share their working relationship in new photo research
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Forest science researcher Dr Mervyn Shepherd with local industry representatives at the Southern Cross Plant Science tea tree trial site on the Lismore campus.
09/02/2017
$2.2 million research project to grow tea tree industry
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07/02/2017
Uni students help save elephants
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Vice Chancellor Professor Adam Shoemaker (right) with (clockwise) Dr Hanabeth Luke, Dr Rebecca Olive and Dr Rob Garbutt, and Professor Andrew McAuley, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Education).
02/02/2017
Inspiring lecturers: teaching awards for academics who are enhancing the student learning experience
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