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Celebrating our 2026 Alumni Impact Award winners

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Southern Cross University and Changchun University of Technology open joint institute in China

Southern Cross University and Changchun University of Technology representatives at the joint institute launch in China

Education and Teaching

Six-year research program delivers disaster resilience school curriculum

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Scholarships

Students take their learning global in Indonesia

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Research & Academic

From climate resilience to AI innovation, researchers RISE to the challenge

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Health

Partnership offers new horizons for health careers on Norfolk Island

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University News

Research excellence takes the stage at Lismore graduation

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University News

Regional Leaders Academy grows Northern Rivers talent pipeline

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Naturopathy

Graduate research shows promise for fibromyalgia relief with medicinal cannabis

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Health

Jasmine jumps from skipping world records to graduation

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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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Education and Teaching

Do NSW classrooms need a ‘digital detox’? New research challenges common assumptions

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University News

Ready, set, go! Construction starts on world class athletics facility for Lismore

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Reefs and Oceans

45 years beneath the surface: Peter Harrison and the race to give coral reefs a future

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Education and Teaching

Living in a media world: helping kids learn to question, create and make sense of it all

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Research & Academic

Can we produce low-cost omega-3s without relying on fish? Southern Cross University research backed by a world-renowned foundation

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Health

Calls for better support on Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day

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Health

SISTAQUIT collaboration helping disadvantaged mothers in Germany quit smoking

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Research & Academic

Can universities still prove students are learning when AI can do the assignment?

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Science, Environment & Marine

Hard to crack, harder to grow: Southern Cross and Jeju tackle Korea’s macadamia and coffee challenge

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Science, Environment & Marine

Centenarian ‘earthworm of the sea’ at risk of overfishing

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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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