One of James Cook University’s top researchers has received Australia’s most prestigious science honour, the fellowship of the Australian Academy of Science. The Academy announced…

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…

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….

30 November 2015 • News

Koala genome reveals its secret

It has long been thought that low levels of koala genetic diversity is a reason for their declining populations and local extinctions, but James Cook…

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…