Latest News

University News

Flood-resilient rebuild restores Lismore student housing after 2022 disaster

A flooded street with unit blocks and cars underwater
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

Woman in red shirt smiling with arms crossed in front of yellow building with Southern Cross University written on the roof
Science, Environment & Marine

Scientists find microbes enhance benefits of trees by removing greenhouse gases

Trees sitting in water in a tropical wetland environment
Law

Georgina Dimopoulos secures 2026 DECRA to advance family law research

A woman standing on a campus looking at the camera
University News

Southern Cross University streamlines credit recognition across 300+ vocational pathways

Students walking up a staircase on the Gold Coast campus
Science, Environment & Marine

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

A clear box releasing a red dye, placed on the ocean floor surrounded by coral reef
Events

Powering up healthy gaming at Gold Coast national youth esports championships

Boys playing playstation 5 game
Information Technology

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

white brain illustration
Health

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

HEART logo
Health

New national research to reimagine belonging for children in kinship care

Grandfather with a grey beard minding a grandchild
Research & Academic

Southern Cross projects across two Faculties set to advance bold ideas, improve lives and foster collaboration

Teenagers jumping against sunset sky
Law

Family Law 4 Kids aims to make parental separation easier for children

A logo saying Family Law 4 Kids
Science, Environment & Marine

Ancient lead exposure shaped evolution of human brain over millions of years

a smelter adjacent to a waterway
Harvest to Health

Global experts to gather in Ballina for international natural products event

A woman standing at a lectern
ZeroWaste

Year 10 students re-imagine plastics in STEM collaboration

A group of school students and researcher in engineering lab
Health

Beyond childhood: new research seeks autistic voices to rethink support into adulthood

Back of head of someone with curly blonde hair wearing a backpack
Catchments, Coasts and Communities

Extinction is forever, yet scientists offer hope to a tiny, endangered mountain frog

A blue gloved hand holds a tiny frog
Health

Esports is booming – but are parents the hidden coaches of a new generation?

Twos sets of hands holding PlayStation 4 controllers with tv with sports game in background
Health

Free mental health support at Southern Cross University Health and Wellbeing Clinic

SCU Health Clinic on the Gold Coast campus
Research & Academic

Southern Cross University researchers to play pivotal role in new ARC Archaeology Training Centre

Overhanging rock formation
Health

New Tweed Valley Hospital provides healthy ground for placements and research

Aerial photograph of a hospital precinct, large illuminated buildings at dusk
University News

Living Lab Northern Rivers recognised for redefining community-led recovery

Three people standing in front of a banner
Health

Overcoming barriers to cervical screening for First Nations women: Southern Cross Uni to lead $2.5m project

A black and white image of the belly of a pregnant women with male partner touching her belly
Science, Environment & Marine

Southern Cross University research dates oldest human presence on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island

People working at an excavations at Calio in southern Sulawesi, Indonesia
Science, Environment & Marine

Hot water nest injection successfully kills fire ant nests in SE Qld

Fire ants eating crops
Catchments, Coasts and Communities

Clarence River Survey calls for citizen scientists to give the river a ‘health check’

A steep valley with large boulders and a river running through it
Law

Southern Cross Mock Trials inspire the next generation of legal minds

Ballina Coast High School team, co-winners of the Lismore mock trial held on 1 May 2025.
Health

World-class athletics track coming to Lismore campus thanks to major grant boost

A group of people on a sports oval looking at the camera
Health

New study invites mothers to share insights on perinatal well-being

Newborn baby's hand resting on adult hand
Naturopathy

Managing anxiety in adults with autism: clinical trial recruiting now

A brick facade with signage saying Clinical Trials Centre
Harvest to Health

Sex expression research looks to boost hempseed yields and supercharge production

Two men examine a hemp plant in a hothouse
Science, Environment & Marine

Collaborative effort to restore mangroves in Boambee Creek

Dead mangroves
Health

SISTABIRTH Indigenous maternity project partners unveiled

A group of women in front of a pandanus tree, with one of them holding a baby
University News

Statement from the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Tyrone Carlin

Corner of a modern building surrounded by rainforest
Health

PhD graduate Allyson Wilson honoured for research that’s changing mental health policy and practice

PhD graduates Dr Allyson Wilson and Dr Rodney Peadon at Coffs Harbour campus
Partnerships

New season of sponsorship with SCU Marlins

A group of people standing in front of a banner with the words SCU Marlins
Health

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

A hand moving through a wheat field
Health

Ready for a fresh start in the 2nd half of 2025? Join a free, 1-to-1 physical activity program with Southern Cross Uni

Close-up showing the legs and sneakers of three people walking
Law

New research finds financial abuse can be perpetrated in unmonitored ways

pink pig coin bank on brown wooden table eating coins
ZeroWaste

New project to drive circular economy transition further in NSW Northern Rivers

Two men and a woman looking at the camera
Catchments, Coasts and Communities

First-ever DNA mapping of NSW estuaries provides new tool for fisheries management and species recovery

Two people on a boat on a river
Research & Academic

Major first in organic horticultural research to unlock growth opportunities

Fruit and vegetables marked Certified Organic Produce in a shop
Science, Environment & Marine

Bidhiinja: restoring our oyster reefs opens at Solitary Islands Aquarium

Multiple leaf oysters sitting in the sediment on the edge of a waterway
Science, Environment & Marine

Southern Cross researchers secure ‘dream job’ at Lizard Island

A man and woman sitting on rocks with the ocean and an island in the background
University News

Southern Cross University re-appoints Vice-Chancellor Professor Tyrone Carlin

A man in a business suit and open shirt standing outside in a garden.
Science, Environment & Marine

Forest in sync: spruce trees communicate during a solar eclipse

A tree trunk in a forest with wires and devices attached
Naturopathy

Could bush medicine in Medicare spell better health for First Peoples?

Woman with arm tattoos in a bush setting
Science, Environment & Marine

Modelling as a tool for predicting coral reef futures

Close up of a pink branching corals
Science, Environment & Marine

Diving into study: Todd Thimios’ global career in marine science

Todd Thimios underwater
Campus & Study Modes

Southern Cross welcomes largest ever cohort

New students Rubi Grogan and Jayla Bartlett with Dean of Health Julie Jomeen
Science, Environment & Marine

Meet the ‘mini beasts’ of regenerative farming

Beetles in a specimen jar
Load more Showing 52 of 604