Cyclones are a constant threat in Northern Australia’s summer months. JCU researcher Chrystopher Spicer writes about cyclones in literature in his new book Cyclone Country, and he tells us why the red flag above the Cairns post office was so important during cyclone season.

JCU is Australia’s leading tropical research university and one of the best tropical universities in the world to conduct research in ecology, environment, plant and animal science, geoscience, and marine science.

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James Cook University’s standing as a world leader in environmental sciences has been re-affirmed with JCU ranked No.1 in the world for marine biology.

So, you’d like to work while studying in Australia? Meet Sydney J, a JCU marine science student, originally from Texas. As an international student in…

James Cook University staff and students will have the opportunity to study in the Galapagos Islands, under a new agreement.

A new range of career-focused initiatives will give Griffith University graduates a sharp competitive edge to improve their job prospects. Griffith aims to include real-life…

Visitors and residents along Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef can play a starring role as citizen scientists to build a brighter future for ‘Nemo’ clownfish and…

James Cook University researchers are fine-tuning better ways to motivate people to look after the environment. They say that current social marketing techniques have little…