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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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Research & Academic

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

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Health

The Conversation: Can you eat too much tinned tuna?

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Research & Academic

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

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Naturopathy

Clinical trial explores potential to improve outcomes for aggressive brain cancer

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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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Science, Environment & Marine

Regional marine science gets a bigger role in NSW research network

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Science, Environment & Marine

The Conversation: New museum find shows nature can’t stop inventing seahorses

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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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Health

Emergency alert test may make disaster-affected communities anxious

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Science, Environment & Marine

From a farming family in India to tackling a global food-security challenge

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Indigenous Knowledge

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

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Indigenous Knowledge

The Conversation: ‘We learn off one another and we follow through’: weaving fishing nets with the Aunties

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Science, Environment & Marine

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

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Tourism

Mega-events promise legacy (but how do cities actually deliver it)?

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Naturopathy

From new mother to Master's High Distinctions

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Research & Academic

Rising tides, rising tensions: new research calls for rethink of coastal law

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Health

Clinical trial for delirium assessment designed to support carers and nursing staff

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Education and Teaching

Early childhood researchers tackle the sector's biggest questions

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University News

Meet the graduates shaping tomorrow

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Health

PhD research helping elite sprinters chase gold ahead of Brisbane 2032

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Education and Teaching

Nature play lessons set to align with Victorian school curriculum

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Research & Academic

The Conversation: Demolishing homes after climate disasters can be devastating. Here’s how we reused precious materials

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Education and Teaching

GenAI is now in our childcare centres. But there isn’t any guidance

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Science, Environment & Marine

Southern Cross plays key role in organic horticulture sector’s landmark national research strategy

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University News

Celebrating the class of 2026 at Sydney Graduation Ceremonies

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University News

Women leaders unite to strengthen the future of healthcare

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University News

Southern Cross University and KLE Academy launch joint research hub in India

SCU-KLE Research and Education Hub launch in India
Science, Environment & Marine

New co-designed project to monitor Gumbaynggirr estuary health and coastal resources

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Science, Environment & Marine

The Conversation: Thousands of sheep and cows die in trucks and saleyards every year. They need better protection

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Science, Environment & Marine

Genes without borders: coral babies can travel vast distances across the Pacific Ocean

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Law

The Conversation: The government has blocked funding to 13 research projects for security reasons. What happens now?

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University News

Forging an integrative health research alliance with India

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Science, Environment & Marine

No more hump day: new research shows treats and training are better for live camel transport

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Health

$2.46m NHMRC grant boosts national program helping Indigenous mums quit smoking

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Research & Academic

Opinion: The research security dilemma

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Partnerships

Why SMART goals might not be that smart

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Health

The hidden cost of sitting still

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Tourism

The Conversation: Many tourism hotspots are ‘de‑marketing’ – with mixed success. We researched the smartest ways to do it

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Research & Academic

From Assam to Australia: A PhD journey and a global adventure

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Research & Academic

Fulbright Scholar creates a buzz at Southern Cross University

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Health

The Conversation: Which nut butter is healthiest – peanut, almond or cashew?

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Health

Australian-first brain cancer study to test hyperbaric oxygen therapy during active treatment

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Research & Academic

Top complementary medicines researcher joins Southern Cross University

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Science, Environment & Marine

The Conversation: Is Australia’s scorched earth baiting program actually paving the way for fire ant invasion?

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Science, Environment & Marine

Australia’s current fire ant eradication methods may be helping the invader spread

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Research & Academic

Southern Cross University appoints two senior leaders to strengthen academic and research strategy

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Education and Teaching

The invisible problem: Smart glasses, child safety and the new ban in early childhood education

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Science, Environment & Marine

Historic sawfish specimens reveal conservation insights

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Business

The Conversation: In ancient Mesopotamia, what was a ziggurat?

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Research & Academic

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

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Research & Academic

The Conversation: Humanity’s oldest known cave art has been discovered in Sulawesi

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Education and Teaching

The Conversation: The 6-7 craze offered a brief window into the hidden world of children

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Science, Environment & Marine

Scientists find microbes enhance benefits of trees by removing greenhouse gases

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Science, Environment & Marine

The Conversation: We discovered microbes in bark ‘eat’ climate gases. This will change the way we think about trees

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Health

The Conversation: Why does mint make water taste so cold? A scientist explains

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Health

What is ‘oatzempic’? Does it actually work for weight loss?

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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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