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A university first: Southern Cross brings Clinical hypnosis into higher education

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Science, Environment & Marine

Historic sawfish specimens reveal conservation insights

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Information Technology

Can dengue outbreaks be predicted? Inside the global study tackling a disease that puts nearly half the world at risk

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Law

Reflections on Bondi attack

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Science, Environment & Marine

Two PhDs, one joint award: coastal researchers ride high tide

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Information Technology

Inside the Westpac strategy using diverse local talent to slash tech costs

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Education and Teaching

Academic leader’s rare mix: teaching with courage, listening with heart

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Education and Teaching

Faculty of Education Awards recognise student and staff excellence

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Student Life, Groups & Sports

2025 UniSport Nationals: Southern Cross University soars with record-breaking results

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Student Life, Groups & Sports

Southern Cross University celebrates exceptional students at excellence awards

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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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Flood-resilient rebuild restores Lismore student housing after 2022 disaster

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Research & Academic

World’s oldest rock art offers clues to early human migration to Australia

Image of 67,800 year old hand stencil found on the island of Sulawesi

Rankings

Southern Cross lifts in THE Business & Economics subject ranking

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Science, Environment & Marine

Scientists find microbes enhance benefits of trees by removing greenhouse gases

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Law

Georgina Dimopoulos secures 2026 DECRA to advance family law research

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University News

Southern Cross University streamlines credit recognition across 300+ vocational pathways

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Science, Environment & Marine

New ‘larval seedbox’ technology to drive coral restoration on the Great Barrier Reef

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Events

Powering up healthy gaming at Gold Coast national youth esports championships

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Information Technology

Southern Cross University brings global pattern recognition and AI experts together to tackle real-world challenges

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Health

Groundbreaking research to tackle climate-related PTSD in Northern Rivers seeks participants

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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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