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Melbourne graduates shine bright

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Health

Centre for Children & Young People co-scientific lead for international child abuse and neglect congress

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Southern Cross Model earns national award for equity-driven curriculum reform

Professor Shamit Saggar (ACSES Executive Director) and Dr Cassy King (ACSES Awards Judging Panel Member and presenter of the award) with Dr Liz Good, who received the award on behalf of the Southern Cross University team.

Education and Teaching

From Au Pair to passionate educator

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Events

Record turnout makes Open Day 2026 our biggest yet

2026 Open Day event on the Gold Coast campus

University News

Nominations are now open for the 2026 Student Excellence Awards

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Partnerships

30 years of connecting big ideas with community impact at Byron Writers Festival

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Partnerships

Southern Cross University and GC50 partner to champion community health

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Research & Academic

Researchers seek opinions from Australia’s grain growers on definitions of regenerative agriculture

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Education and Teaching

The little things are often the big things: what I learnt in three decades of research

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Research & Academic

WATCH: Cloud brightening research aims to protect corals from bleaching

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Research & Academic

WATCH: New discovery shows oyster blood proteins improve antibiotic effectiveness

Sydney rock Oysters from aquaculture in Richmond River, NSW. credit Kirsten Benkendorff

Science, Environment & Marine

Growing Australia's coffee industry

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Research & Academic

Curriculum innovation is key to delivering Australia’s university equity ambitions

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Naturopathy

Clinical trial explores potential to improve outcomes for aggressive brain cancer

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Science, Environment & Marine

Bioreactors achieving 99% efficiency but whole-farm action matters

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Health

OT student helps bring joy and connection to long-stay patients at Macksville District Hospital

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University News

Southern Cross University to lead $4 million national coffee research program

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Indigenous Knowledge

Indigenous Australians want to use cultural medicines more often, but access remains difficult

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Business

University and bank join forces to grow Northern Rivers emerging business talent

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Health

Emergency alert test may make disaster-affected communities anxious

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Indigenous Knowledge

Unravelling Colonial threads: stories and connection emerge from weaving a fishing net

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Science, Environment & Marine

Small but mighty dung beetles take a big bite out of farm methane

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AI boost for new circular economy project

Southern Cross University is leading an innovative project to skill up graduates as Australia transitions to an AI-boosted circular economy. The AI-powered digital transformation for the smart circular economy project is funded by a $730,000 grant from the CSIRO’s Next Generation Graduates Program.

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Southern Cross alumna receives national recognition for Tweed-based osteopathy clinic

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Education and Teaching

How do we tackle bullying beyond the school gates?

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Harvest to Health

Coffee: The science behind the perfect sip

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