Explore career options with free university skills course
21 Dec 2018A free USC course is offering adults the chance to start the New Year by upgrading their academic skills, exploring pathways to higher education and mapping out new career plans
Lecturer keeps spirit of giving alive in home village
20 Dec 2018In a classic case of paying it forward, a USC academic born to poor illiterate parents in Nepal is helping a young boy from his village achieve his dream of becoming a doctor
Student keen to inspire others with Indo-Pacific experience
19 Dec 2018A Business Honours student who recently studied and worked in Indonesia thanks to an Australian Government grants scheme has been appointed USC’s ambassador for the New Colombo Plan
USC celebrates milestone for Moreton Bay campus
19 Dec 2018Construction of the foundation building of the USC Moreton Bay campus at Petrie has reached a significant milestone, with ground floor concrete slabs being poured across the site
Free USC course to build skills and aspirations
17 Dec 2018A free USC course will offer Gympie and Fraser Coast adults the chance to start the New Year by upgrading their academic skills, exploring pathways to higher education and mapping out new career plans
Elite USC coach gives powerlift to intern training
17 Dec 2018The lead strength and conditioning coach for Sunshine Coast Lightning has embarked on a project to ensure the nation’s next generation of strength and conditioning coaches have the right training to be at the peak of their game
Topical experts for the summer break
14 Dec 2018Experts from the University of the Sunshine Coast are available for interview on various summertime topics (with appropriate notice) during the holiday season
Natalya’s early USC offer puts end to OP stress
13 Dec 2018While hundreds of Gympie school leavers nervously wait for university offers and the release of OP scores this Saturday, it is a different vibe for a group of 19 students from Gympie State High School
Boost for USC in search for epilepsy treatment
13 Dec 2018Epilepsy research led by the University of the Sunshine Coast has had a $600,000 boost to investigate new treatments for severe seizures that affect children
No room for OP worries in Brennah’s plans
13 Dec 2018Maryborough school leaver Brennah Goodall is not stressing about the release this Saturday of her OP score – she’s already on her way to becoming a clinical psychologist
Early USC offer is music to Jamison’s ears
13 Dec 2018There is no nervous wait for aspiring Sunshine Coast singer and songwriter Jamison Kehl ahead of the release of OP scores this Saturday
‘Tis the season to take stock of our mental health
12 Dec 2018Researchers from USC’s Sunshine Coast Mind and Neuroscience Thompson Institute have launched a survey to understand knowledge and opinions of people on the Sunshine Coast around mental health and suicide prevention, and their experiences with accessing help
Early bird Lateesha escapes OP worries
12 Dec 2018There is no stressed-filled lead-up to the release of Year 12 results OP on Saturday for Caboolture State High School’s Lateesha McGrath
Swimming guru is UniSport Coach of the Year
12 Dec 2018USC Spartans para swimming head coach Nathan Doyle has tipped his hat to his late mentor Jan Cameron after being named the Unisport Australia Coach of the Year for 2018
$2.7 million for USC sea cucumber research
11 Dec 2018A $2.7 million research project to boost stocks of a high-value sea cucumber has been awarded to the University of the Sunshine Coast
Campfire connections to continue online
11 Dec 2018Social media has fostered lasting connections for Aboriginal and Torres Strait students who attended the University of the Sunshine Coast’s Buranga Camp
‘Sweet spots’ the key to habitat restoration success
10 Dec 2018Habitat restoration projects around the world need to be placed more strategically to be successful, researchers from the University of the Sunshine Coast have found
Green light for students to go global
10 Dec 2018Two USC students will take their studies in Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander health and ocean current energy across the Pacific Ocean, after receiving scholarships to study globally
Rebuilding environment in a humanitarian crisis
10 Dec 2018A USC forestry researcher has been called on to help prevent an environmental calamity occurring as a result of the world’s largest refugee crisis along the Myanmar border of Bangladesh
Floods, cyclones bring sickness threat to babies
7 Dec 2018As Queensland prepares for possible flooding with the first cyclone of the season, a study into the health of babies and toddlers following natural disasters has revealed formula-fed infants face a much higher risk of sickness
Champions inducted into Sports Hall of Fame
7 Dec 2018Boxing great Brad Hore and world lifesaving champion Jenny Parry have been inducted into the Sunshine Coast Sports Hall of Fame at USC
Community light trail a celebration of solar
6 Dec 2018USC Sunshine Coast will celebrate its plans to become a solar-powered campus with an ethereal and interactive light trail for the whole community to enjoy during December
USC’s 1996 Society earns national award
5 Dec 2018USC’s “bold” move last year to form a philanthropic club to provide greater financial stability to pursue its ambitious goals has earned national recognition
$380,000 to track chlamydia’s true extent
5 Dec 2018Koalas are not the only Australian animal suffering from chlamydia and Dr Martina Jelocnik from USC is on a mission to uncover the full extent of the problem
Research students focus on global food issues
3 Dec 2018Producing food in a sustainable way for the world’s increasing population is high on the agenda for University of the Sunshine Coast PhD students Camila Ribeiro and Natalia Souza
Claudia’s artistic flair inspires creative career
29 Nov 2018New USC graduate Claudia Oberholzer of Dalby has turned a keen eye for design into a career and is using her creativity to promote a home-town business to international markets
USC to host national quidditch championship
29 Nov 2018Quidditch players from across the muggle community have been summoned to the grounds of USC to determine who will be awarded the coveted Australian National Quidditch Champions trophy on the weekend of 8-9 December
USC teams win national Govhack awards
29 Nov 2018Two teams of USC Engineering students have earned national 2018 GovHack awards after developing projects that respectively assist people in finding free exercise facilities and develop better industry-based project opportunities for Honours students
Start-up boost for Indigenous small business ideas
28 Nov 2018Indigenous people aspiring to own and operate their own small business can apply to be part of a landmark franchise project launched by USC’s Business School
Myles lines up an exciting global future
28 Nov 2018From representing Australia at an international summit to conducting global market research into nanotechnology, it has been a whirlwind year for USC Fraser Coast student Myles Kreis