James Cook University
@jcuofficial.bsky.social
James Cook University is Australia's leading tropical research university, with campuses in Townsville, Cairns and Singapore.
CRICOS Provider Code: 00117J.
CRICOS Provider Code: 00117J.
🌱💧JCU: James Cook University, Australia researchers say it’s time to look deeper – literally – as groundwater may determine whether coastal wetlands lock away carbon or leak it back into the atmosphere.
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📸: Kate Waddington
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📸: Kate Waddington
November 18, 2025 at 10:31 PM
🌱💧JCU: James Cook University, Australia researchers say it’s time to look deeper – literally – as groundwater may determine whether coastal wetlands lock away carbon or leak it back into the atmosphere.
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📸: Kate Waddington
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📸: Kate Waddington
🐨🦘🔉New research from @jcuofficial.bsky.social combining artificial intelligence (AI) with acoustic monitoring to track mammal populations across eastern Australia is a game-changing step for animal conservation.
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📸: Lucca Amorim
🎥: Sebastian Hoefer
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📸: Lucca Amorim
🎥: Sebastian Hoefer
November 17, 2025 at 11:11 PM
🐨🦘🔉New research from @jcuofficial.bsky.social combining artificial intelligence (AI) with acoustic monitoring to track mammal populations across eastern Australia is a game-changing step for animal conservation.
Read more 👉 tinyurl.com/3yvpvmju
📸: Lucca Amorim
🎥: Sebastian Hoefer
Read more 👉 tinyurl.com/3yvpvmju
📸: Lucca Amorim
🎥: Sebastian Hoefer
This week JCU have joined forces with Pacific health representatives from 16 countries in Honiara, Solomon Islands, for the 2025 Pacific Mosquito Surveillance Strengthening for Impact (Pacmossi) practical workshop. 🦟🇸🇧🇦🇺
Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/47PW8cZ
Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/47PW8cZ
November 11, 2025 at 11:37 PM
This week JCU have joined forces with Pacific health representatives from 16 countries in Honiara, Solomon Islands, for the 2025 Pacific Mosquito Surveillance Strengthening for Impact (Pacmossi) practical workshop. 🦟🇸🇧🇦🇺
Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/47PW8cZ
Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/47PW8cZ
Townsville’s 3rd Brigade have regained bragging rights over JCU after edging their rivals five wins to three in the annual “Battle of the Icons” sporting challenge last Friday. 🏆🥇 🏀🏉⚽
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November 6, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Townsville’s 3rd Brigade have regained bragging rights over JCU after edging their rivals five wins to three in the annual “Battle of the Icons” sporting challenge last Friday. 🏆🥇 🏀🏉⚽
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JCU is partnering with McDonald’s Australia for ‘Archways to Opportunity’, an innovative new program offering Macca’s employees nationwide the opportunity to transform workplace skills into university credits. 📚📖🍔
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November 5, 2025 at 6:34 AM
JCU is partnering with McDonald’s Australia for ‘Archways to Opportunity’, an innovative new program offering Macca’s employees nationwide the opportunity to transform workplace skills into university credits. 📚📖🍔
Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/4qIsvCN
Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/4qIsvCN
🏝️🐟A groundbreaking $3.8 million research project is putting local voices at the centre of decision-making for the future of the Solomon Islands.
@jcuofficial.bsky.social
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📸: Bethany Smith
@jcuofficial.bsky.social
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📸: Bethany Smith
November 4, 2025 at 10:23 PM
🏝️🐟A groundbreaking $3.8 million research project is putting local voices at the centre of decision-making for the future of the Solomon Islands.
@jcuofficial.bsky.social
Read the full story 👉https://tinyurl.com/3p6d6fak
📸: Bethany Smith
@jcuofficial.bsky.social
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📸: Bethany Smith
JCU will take on the might of Townsville’s 3rd Brigade this Friday, October 31, with the University looking to defend its overall crown in the annual “Battle of the Icons” Uni vs Army Games. 🏅🏉⚽️🏀🏐
Read the full story here 👉📰http://bit.ly/3JAUcwL
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October 29, 2025 at 10:32 PM
JCU will take on the might of Townsville’s 3rd Brigade this Friday, October 31, with the University looking to defend its overall crown in the annual “Battle of the Icons” Uni vs Army Games. 🏅🏉⚽️🏀🏐
Read the full story here 👉📰http://bit.ly/3JAUcwL
Read the full story here 👉📰http://bit.ly/3JAUcwL
🏝️🐸🦎A remote island at the very northern tip of Australia has been revealed as a tropical refuge for three species new-to-science — a gecko and two frogs — found nowhere else on Earth. @jcuofficial.bsky.social
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📸:Alexander Davies
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📸:Alexander Davies
October 17, 2025 at 12:07 AM
🏝️🐸🦎A remote island at the very northern tip of Australia has been revealed as a tropical refuge for three species new-to-science — a gecko and two frogs — found nowhere else on Earth. @jcuofficial.bsky.social
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📸:Alexander Davies
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📸:Alexander Davies
JCU and the Townsville Fire will continue their longstanding partnership, with JCU set to continue as foundation partner of the four-time Women’s National Basketball League champions. 🏀🔥🤝🖋
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October 15, 2025 at 10:26 PM
JCU and the Townsville Fire will continue their longstanding partnership, with JCU set to continue as foundation partner of the four-time Women’s National Basketball League champions. 🏀🔥🤝🖋
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Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/48q2eTf
💰🏫🧑🎓Students from regional and remote QLD have the chance to receive $30,000 financial support for their studies at @jcuofficial.bsky.social, thanks to the 11th annual QCoal Foundation Scholarship.
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📸 2025 recipient, Ms Ashlee Browning, JCU.
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📸 2025 recipient, Ms Ashlee Browning, JCU.
October 13, 2025 at 10:10 PM
💰🏫🧑🎓Students from regional and remote QLD have the chance to receive $30,000 financial support for their studies at @jcuofficial.bsky.social, thanks to the 11th annual QCoal Foundation Scholarship.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/4heStd4
📸 2025 recipient, Ms Ashlee Browning, JCU.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/4heStd4
📸 2025 recipient, Ms Ashlee Browning, JCU.
🎉🎉🎉 @jcuofficial.bsky.social PhD candidate Varsha Balu has advanced to the Asia-Pacific 3MT Final!
Show your support and register to attend the Final on 15 October!
Register here 👉 bit.ly/46KTGFl
Show your support and register to attend the Final on 15 October!
Register here 👉 bit.ly/46KTGFl
October 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
🎉🎉🎉 @jcuofficial.bsky.social PhD candidate Varsha Balu has advanced to the Asia-Pacific 3MT Final!
Show your support and register to attend the Final on 15 October!
Register here 👉 bit.ly/46KTGFl
Show your support and register to attend the Final on 15 October!
Register here 👉 bit.ly/46KTGFl
🎭💃🖼️ @jcuofficial.bsky.social has launched a new initiative aimed at ensuring arts and culture in the North no longer take a back seat in government funding and policies.
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October 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
🎭💃🖼️ @jcuofficial.bsky.social has launched a new initiative aimed at ensuring arts and culture in the North no longer take a back seat in government funding and policies.
Read full story 👉 tinyurl.com/7hwetzuk
Read full story 👉 tinyurl.com/7hwetzuk
A JCU researcher is examining the challenges faced by women in receiving a diagnosis of endometriosis or adenomyosis – and wants to hear from people in North Queensland who have gone through the process.
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Full story: shorturl.at/SE7HY
October 2, 2025 at 10:35 PM
A JCU researcher is examining the challenges faced by women in receiving a diagnosis of endometriosis or adenomyosis – and wants to hear from people in North Queensland who have gone through the process.
Full story: shorturl.at/SE7HY
Full story: shorturl.at/SE7HY
Best of luck to our JCU team that will take on Australia's best at this week's UniSport Nationals on the Gold Coast ⚽🏀🏉
Their story featured in JCU Journal, a fortnightly page in the Townsville Bulletin focused on the achievements of our incredible student athletes. 🧑🎓📰👩🎓
Their story featured in JCU Journal, a fortnightly page in the Townsville Bulletin focused on the achievements of our incredible student athletes. 🧑🎓📰👩🎓
September 29, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Best of luck to our JCU team that will take on Australia's best at this week's UniSport Nationals on the Gold Coast ⚽🏀🏉
Their story featured in JCU Journal, a fortnightly page in the Townsville Bulletin focused on the achievements of our incredible student athletes. 🧑🎓📰👩🎓
Their story featured in JCU Journal, a fortnightly page in the Townsville Bulletin focused on the achievements of our incredible student athletes. 🧑🎓📰👩🎓
JCU has welcomed more than 1,700 new students, who are diving into a week of celebrations to mark the beginning of their studies. 🎊🏫🎒
Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/4mY18me
Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/4mY18me
September 8, 2025 at 3:50 AM
JCU has welcomed more than 1,700 new students, who are diving into a week of celebrations to mark the beginning of their studies. 🎊🏫🎒
Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/4mY18me
Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/4mY18me
Ahead of the @unisportAU Nationals in a few weeks JCU's team of student athletes are hard at work on the training track, with the featured in the JCU Journal Page of Saturday's Townsville Bulletin🥇🥈🥉
If you've got a great JCU sport story email rohan.oneil@jcu.edu.au
If you've got a great JCU sport story email rohan.oneil@jcu.edu.au
September 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Ahead of the @unisportAU Nationals in a few weeks JCU's team of student athletes are hard at work on the training track, with the featured in the JCU Journal Page of Saturday's Townsville Bulletin🥇🥈🥉
If you've got a great JCU sport story email rohan.oneil@jcu.edu.au
If you've got a great JCU sport story email rohan.oneil@jcu.edu.au
🏆🥇🎉Congratulations to @jcucase.bsky.social Alumni Relations Coordinator, Alex Salvador, for receiving the Highly Commended Award for Lifetime Achievement at the Multicultural Queensland Awards in Logan.
Find out more about the awards and recipients here 👉
tinyurl.com/mr45re9b
Find out more about the awards and recipients here 👉
tinyurl.com/mr45re9b
September 1, 2025 at 2:37 AM
🏆🥇🎉Congratulations to @jcucase.bsky.social Alumni Relations Coordinator, Alex Salvador, for receiving the Highly Commended Award for Lifetime Achievement at the Multicultural Queensland Awards in Logan.
Find out more about the awards and recipients here 👉
tinyurl.com/mr45re9b
Find out more about the awards and recipients here 👉
tinyurl.com/mr45re9b
🦈🏝️🪸 New @jcucase.bsky.social research shows that baby blacktip reef sharks use warm waters to boost their escape performance from adult sharks, barracudas and other predators.
Read more here 👉📰 tinyurl.com/bj9h9dku
🎥: Dr José Trujillo, University of Otago and Bonefish & Tarpon
📸: Victor Huertas.
Read more here 👉📰 tinyurl.com/bj9h9dku
🎥: Dr José Trujillo, University of Otago and Bonefish & Tarpon
📸: Victor Huertas.
August 26, 2025 at 11:03 PM
🦈🏝️🪸 New @jcucase.bsky.social research shows that baby blacktip reef sharks use warm waters to boost their escape performance from adult sharks, barracudas and other predators.
Read more here 👉📰 tinyurl.com/bj9h9dku
🎥: Dr José Trujillo, University of Otago and Bonefish & Tarpon
📸: Victor Huertas.
Read more here 👉📰 tinyurl.com/bj9h9dku
🎥: Dr José Trujillo, University of Otago and Bonefish & Tarpon
📸: Victor Huertas.
Competitive jump roper and JCU medical student Abbey George recently competed in the 2025 World Jump Rope Championship Series in Japan. 🦘🇯🇵🇦🇺
Her story featured in JCU Journal, a page that runs fortnightly in the Saturday edition of the Townsville Bulletin 📰👩🎓👨🎓
Her story featured in JCU Journal, a page that runs fortnightly in the Saturday edition of the Townsville Bulletin 📰👩🎓👨🎓
August 25, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Competitive jump roper and JCU medical student Abbey George recently competed in the 2025 World Jump Rope Championship Series in Japan. 🦘🇯🇵🇦🇺
Her story featured in JCU Journal, a page that runs fortnightly in the Saturday edition of the Townsville Bulletin 📰👩🎓👨🎓
Her story featured in JCU Journal, a page that runs fortnightly in the Saturday edition of the Townsville Bulletin 📰👩🎓👨🎓
🎉Double congrats 🎉 to @jcuofficial.bsky.social CSE PhD candidate Varsha Vivek Balu who won the 🏆 People’s Choice Awards and the overall 🏆Winner of the 3MT competition this week.
Her research: using advanced 'omics' approaches to detect early pathogens in aquaculture farming. 🎣
Her research: using advanced 'omics' approaches to detect early pathogens in aquaculture farming. 🎣
August 22, 2025 at 4:28 AM
🎉Double congrats 🎉 to @jcuofficial.bsky.social CSE PhD candidate Varsha Vivek Balu who won the 🏆 People’s Choice Awards and the overall 🏆Winner of the 3MT competition this week.
Her research: using advanced 'omics' approaches to detect early pathogens in aquaculture farming. 🎣
Her research: using advanced 'omics' approaches to detect early pathogens in aquaculture farming. 🎣
🎉Congratulations to @jcuofficial.bsky.social CSE PhD candidate Anna Wilson who won the Runner Up 🏆 at this week’s Three-Minute Thesis competition.
Her research: identifying and selecting high-performing strains of red seaweed for a feed additive that reduces methane production 🐄.
Her research: identifying and selecting high-performing strains of red seaweed for a feed additive that reduces methane production 🐄.
August 22, 2025 at 4:27 AM
🎉Congratulations to @jcuofficial.bsky.social CSE PhD candidate Anna Wilson who won the Runner Up 🏆 at this week’s Three-Minute Thesis competition.
Her research: identifying and selecting high-performing strains of red seaweed for a feed additive that reduces methane production 🐄.
Her research: identifying and selecting high-performing strains of red seaweed for a feed additive that reduces methane production 🐄.
Antarctica is at risk of abrupt and potentially irreversible changes to the continent’s ice, ocean and ecosystems. This could have profound implications for Australia and beyond, unless urgent action is taken to curb global carbon emissions.
Full story: shorturl.at/hVTuk
Full story: shorturl.at/hVTuk
August 20, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Antarctica is at risk of abrupt and potentially irreversible changes to the continent’s ice, ocean and ecosystems. This could have profound implications for Australia and beyond, unless urgent action is taken to curb global carbon emissions.
Full story: shorturl.at/hVTuk
Full story: shorturl.at/hVTuk
JCU dentistry students distributed over 500 oral care kits as well as important oral health messages to kids in Cairns for national Dental Health Week. 😁👨🎓🦷
Around 40 JCU Dentistry students took part in the outreach program at childcare centres, schools and libraries. 🏫👩🏼🏫
Around 40 JCU Dentistry students took part in the outreach program at childcare centres, schools and libraries. 🏫👩🏼🏫
August 19, 2025 at 4:11 AM
JCU dentistry students distributed over 500 oral care kits as well as important oral health messages to kids in Cairns for national Dental Health Week. 😁👨🎓🦷
Around 40 JCU Dentistry students took part in the outreach program at childcare centres, schools and libraries. 🏫👩🏼🏫
Around 40 JCU Dentistry students took part in the outreach program at childcare centres, schools and libraries. 🏫👩🏼🏫
🦈🪸🐠 @jcuofficial.bsky.social @physiologyfish.bsky.social
was featured in Cosmos last week. Read to discover how snorkelling as a child inspired her to become the now-renowned fish physiologist specialising in oxygen transport.
Read here: 👉 tinyurl.com/mrtccjun
📸: Gerald Schömbs, Unsplash.
was featured in Cosmos last week. Read to discover how snorkelling as a child inspired her to become the now-renowned fish physiologist specialising in oxygen transport.
Read here: 👉 tinyurl.com/mrtccjun
📸: Gerald Schömbs, Unsplash.
August 17, 2025 at 11:04 PM
🦈🪸🐠 @jcuofficial.bsky.social @physiologyfish.bsky.social
was featured in Cosmos last week. Read to discover how snorkelling as a child inspired her to become the now-renowned fish physiologist specialising in oxygen transport.
Read here: 👉 tinyurl.com/mrtccjun
📸: Gerald Schömbs, Unsplash.
was featured in Cosmos last week. Read to discover how snorkelling as a child inspired her to become the now-renowned fish physiologist specialising in oxygen transport.
Read here: 👉 tinyurl.com/mrtccjun
📸: Gerald Schömbs, Unsplash.
JCU's Central Queensland Centre for Rural and Remote Health, (CQCRRH) Emerald has been awarded nearly a million dollars to help improve bowel cancer screening in rural, remote, and Indigenous communities across Central Queensland.
Full story: shorturl.at/XhiN7
Full story: shorturl.at/XhiN7
August 15, 2025 at 4:11 AM
JCU's Central Queensland Centre for Rural and Remote Health, (CQCRRH) Emerald has been awarded nearly a million dollars to help improve bowel cancer screening in rural, remote, and Indigenous communities across Central Queensland.
Full story: shorturl.at/XhiN7
Full story: shorturl.at/XhiN7