11 May 2021 • News JCU Orpheus Island Research Station What is the JCU Orpheus Island Research Station? It’s like studying on a piece of island paradise, located about 125 km north of Townsville.
7 June 2016 • News JCU says new thinking needed on environmental campaigns 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…
4 February 2016 • News JCU works on sugar crop prediction James Cook University scientists are on their way to predicting sugarcane crop size long before harvest—a process that could save farmers money and deliver environmental…
21 January 2016 • News JCU team rate cyclone protection barrier James Cook University researchers have discovered just how much protection locally available plywood provides against cyclone debris. The low-cost timber is commonly secured to window…
11 December 2015 • News James Cook University’s world-class research report card James Cook University has strengthened its research credentials, more than doubling the number of research fields that receive the highest possible rating for research excellence….
1 December 2015 • News New grant expands JCU hookworm treatment A James Cook University scientist and a medical doctor will study a revolutionary treatment for a debilitating illness that affects hundreds of thousands of Australians….
2 November 2015 • News James Cook University wins ARC research funding James Cook University scientists have been awarded more than $1.1 million for ground-breaking research into rare earth compounds, coral reefs and Australia’s succulent plants. The…
9 July 2015 • News JCU researcher developing electric car gadget to drive profits A James Cook University researcher is working on a new device that will let electric car owners sell extra current from their vehicle’s battery to…
19 November 2014 • News JCU researchers say new herbicides a threat to reef Researchers at James Cook University have found new types of weedkiller used on sugar cane farms are in many cases just as harmful, or worse,…