James Cook University has helped showcase Mackay as an emerging centre for advanced regional medicine, research and healthcare innovation, hosting the first-ever AMAQ Junior Doctors Conference in the Whitsunday region. Read the full story here 📰👉 shorturl.at/7s2Cv

A James Cook University study is challenging the belief that the greatest cost of going to court is losing a case, arguing the legal process itself can leave lasting psychological scars. 👨‍⚖️⚖ Read the full story here 📰👉 shorturl.at/stiks

James Cook University and the Australian Army Cadets have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formally recognise the leadership and skills gained by Cadets as part of their training. 🖊📝🪖 Read the full story here 📰👉 bit.ly/3TlGfY9

James Cook University is opening up two keynote lectures at its mental health symposium to the public this weekend, with leading experts set to explore two important topics. 🗣🧠 Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/3TB1YLE

James Cook University is inviting the community to explore its Cairns Nguma-bada campus (Smithfield) this Friday, July 24, with Open Day offering an inside look at the University's teaching and student experience. Read the full story here 👉📰https://bit.ly/44KcGlq

Analysis of three million toad calls from across Australia gives rare insights into toad breeding behaviour - and offers new hope for halting their advance. @jcu ecology researchers discovered the best conditions for toad calling. tinyurl.com/yc4yeccr

Leading international scientists, policymakers and Indigenous leaders will converge on James Cook University’s Bebegu Yumba campus in Townsville between July 21 to 23, for a global summit on Coastal Resilience and Habitat Restoration. Read the full story here 📰👉 bit.ly/4vxebyd

Researchers at JCU have identified a promising vaccine candidate against hookworm, a neglected tropical disease that affects an estimated 470 million people worldwide. 🪱💉👩‍⚕️ Read the full story here 📰👉 bit.ly/4ynQivA

A James Cook University marine geologist will serve as Chief Scientist on this week’s transit voyage of CSIRO research vessel (RV) Investigator, mapping the seafloor off Australia’s east coast and helping protect the environment and shipping. Full story: shorturl.at/mjpzn

The final shortlist for the prestigious $50,000 Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award in 2026 has been announced, with six literary works left vying for the annual prize from James Cook University’s Foundation for Australian Literary Studies. Read the full story here 📰👉 bit.ly/4yfQehz

From across Australia, 90 students have taken part in James Cook University’s Indigenous Winter School - making new friends, exploring study options, building confidence and discovering they can succeed at university. “... can open doors to new opportunities." More 👉🏽 tinyurl.com/yr9m4k7c

Groundbreaking new modelling has revealed that up to 220,000 Indigenous Australians may have died in a devastating smallpox epidemic that began in Sydney in 1789, shortly after the arrival of the First Fleet. Read the full story here 📰👉https://bit.ly/4fspFOH

Citizen science is booming and could play a much greater role in tackling climate change, reef health, biodiversity and public health challenges by involving members of the public throughout the research process, according to a new study. Full story: shorturl.at/C0jID

A James Cook University researcher is warning that an entrenched culture of perfectionism in medicine is placing both clinicians and patients at risk, driving burnout and undermining safe care. Full story: shorturl.at/O7gmQ

James Cook University’s Daintree Rainforest Observatory (DRO) has welcomed two new team members with the hatching of a couple of osprey chicks. Full story: shorturl.at/nVGMV

Health researchers are calling for urgent action to improve support for nurses working in Australia’s health system, with emotional burnout in nurses’ first year identified as a key driver of early attrition. Full story: shorturl.at/g6L8f

Extreme weather events in North Queensland are playing havoc with roads, dams, rivers and infrastructure, prompting the need for ‘local’ solutions. “As a community, we really need to raise our understanding and ability to manage these impacts.” read more 👉🏼https://tinyurl.com/3pac39ff

New JCU research has shown that AI can be used to help doctors differentiate between healthy people and people with schizophrenia, even when patients are stressed. “We need the AI model to explain why it can, or why it can’t, separate these two groups.” Read more 👉🏼 tinyurl.com/4tbjx3rx

A new study shows AI working with an Australia-wide network of acoustic sensors has enormous potential to track threatened species activity through time and help protect them. Full story: shorturl.at/RTiTQ

A JCU PhD student’s late-night solo survey has led to the first recorded sighting of a microwhip scorpion in the Daintree Rainforest. 🦂 Full story: shorturl.at/0rQCi

A range of incredible books are among a longlist of 14 works selected for the prestigious $50,000 Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award in 2026. 📖 Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/4aAuTFj

@jcuofficial.bsky.social and CQU research finds that guides using humour can encourage children’s critical thinking and active engagement in tourism. “Imitating unusual noises or interacting with worms … Nature is a context where many playful encounters can happen.” tinyurl.com/2c53ns4a

A major analysis of 25 studies across Africa and Asia finds that insecticide-treated nets cut malaria cases by up to 68 per cent – but highlights challenges that threaten their long-term impact.🦟🚨⏰ Read the full story here 📰👉 bit.ly/43EQubV @tandfonline.bsky.social

The JCU-led Pacmossi consortium welcomed over 40 mosquito scientists and Pacific Island health officials gathered to Nadi, Fiji this week, against a backdrop of the Pacific’s most severe dengue season in recent memory. 🦟⚕️👩‍⚕️ Read the full story here shorturl.at/wOoQi

A new study from a James Cook University researcher argues that forensic psychology, long treated by courts as an objective scientific discipline, may in fact be deepening systemic injustice 👩‍⚖️⚖🔎 Read the full story here 📰👉 bit.ly/4xqKMrS

@jcuofficial.bsky.social's leadership are ready to revolutionise degree programs in remote communities, using AI to integrate western and traditional knowledge systems. "... an important example of how JCU can deliver more personalised and responsive education" 👉🏽https://tinyurl.com/44en8xc8

@jcuofficial.bsky.social's Daintree Rainforest Observatory Canopy Crane is home to a growing family of nesting ospreys, with live-streamed video capturing the feathered fish-loving couple’s journey to parenthood. Watch here👉🏽https://tinyurl.com/4y83zw24 Read more👉🏽https://tinyurl.com/39pee6x7

New JCU-led research warns that rising interest in blue carbon projects could pose significant risks to the tenure rights of coastal communities, small-scale fishers and Indigenous Peoples. 🌊🚣🏾‍♀️🎣 Read the full story here 📰👉https://bit.ly/4ok7WMj

Mangrove forests are showing signs of recovery worldwide according to new research from Tulane University, co-authored by Professor Nicholas Murray from JCU's Global Ecology Lab 🌊📈🍀 Read the full story here 📰👉https://bit.ly/49N0p2C

JCU students have returned to their Torres Strait roots to inspire the next generation of regional and First Nations students to consider higher education pathways 🏫🏝 Read the full story here 📰👉 bit.ly/4xqy8t1