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CASE’s first research seminar for 2026 is on 4 February, from 12.30 till 1.30pm.
Dr Tanya Doyle and Dr Kelsey Lowrie will present on ‘Strengthening models of Education and Health service integration for wellbeing in learning communities in North Queensland’. Join via zoom tinyurl.com/4y4anaxs

YouTube video by JCU: James Cook University, Australia New Colombo Plan trip to Thailand

A four-week field trip to Thailand was an awe-inspiring experience for JCU Arts, Social Sciences and Social Work students.

Highlights included a rural village homestay and visits to heritage and archaeological sites.

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JCU PhD candidate Janine Evans has published new historical research highlighting the outstanding achievements of Australia’s pioneering female botanical artists from the 19th and 20th centuries: Marian Ellis Rowan (1848-1922) and Vera Scarth-Johnson (1912-1999).
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YouTube video by Florence BOULARD Thank you 2025 JCU and 3rd Brigade Partnership in Language and Cultural training. Short courses.

Thank you to 3rd Brigade for your continued partnership with CASE #JCU. Honoured to play a small part in preparing soldiers deploying overseas.

This year, we delivered Japanese, Pacific French & Tok Pisin language and cultural training to another 100 women and men.

Dive into a literary life in Australia’s Wet Tropics with this podcast featuring CASE Research Officer for the Roderick Centre for Australian Literature and Creative Writing (RALC) Dr Elizabeth Smyth. Play: tinyurl.com/3wk6akpx.

Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work University of Toronto field instructors were recently invited to attend a talk by Professor Ines Zuchowski, CASE’s Associate Dean, Research.
Associate Professor Zuchowski shared insights on working with students in field education in Australia.

JCU Inspiration on Tap To mark World Teachers' Day, Inspiration on Tap is shining a light on the power of evidence and mindset in transforming education.

To mark World Teachers' Day this week Inspiration on Tap is shining a light on the power of mindset in transforming education. Join CASE’s Dr Tanya Doyle, Dr Kelsey Lowrie and Dr Grace Jefferson as they explore the powerful impact teachers have in shaping young lives. Click below to register now.

It was a big day for Social Work at JCU today with a celebration of field work held at JCU's Townsville Bebegu Yumba campus.
More than 100 students, liaison officers, field educators, task supervisors and host agencies gathered to hear students speak about their placement journeys and network.

YouTube video by JCU: James Cook University, Australia Discover JCU's Graduate Certificate of Career Development

Meet Ryan Catholic College's careers advisor, Nicole Stott-Whiting, and hear how studying JCU's Graduate Certificate of Career Development has enhanced her practice.

Learn more about this CICA-endorsed course at: www.jcu.edu.au/courses/graduate-certificate-of-career-development

Students from JCU's Master of Global Development recently went on an unforgettable field trip to Mossman, where the community is transitioning from a century-old sugar industry to a green, sustainable economy built on ecotourism, high-end horticulture, and innovative green technology.

Congratulations to Winton State School's Campbell Evans on winning the Excellence in Beginning to Teach Qld TEACHX Awards.

Campbell graduated JCU with a Bachelor of Education degree in 2021. As Head of Department (Primary), his leadership has been instrumental in implementing literacy programs.

YouTube video by JCU: James Cook University, Australia Countdown to Townsville by-election

Townsville voters will select their next mayor at a by-election on November 15, with nominations opening today.

Press play below to hear JCU’s Dr Liam Moore (Lecturer, International Politics and Policy) chat with the ABC North Queensland Breakfast show about the upcoming postal vote.

YouTube video by JCU: James Cook University, Australia 2025 Trailblazer Award - Tamara Loehr

Meet JCU’s 2025 Outstanding Alumni Awards winner (Trailblazer Award) Tamara Loehr.

Tamara completed a Bachelor of Arts at JCU in 1997 and is now an award-winning entrepreneur, impact investor, and co-CEO of Enterprise Growth Systems, where she helps mid-sized companies scale with purpose.

YouTube video by JCU: James Cook University, Australia Stories Accumulate Like Time: First Nations Speculative Fiction

Have a listen to this Public Seminar by Dr Mykaela Saunders, University of Sydney, supported by JCU’s Roderick Centre for Australian Literature and Creative Writing.
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Dr Elizabeth Smyth's new article celebrates the university-educated woman farmer in John Naish’s 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘔𝘦𝘯 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘍𝘦𝘢𝘳 (1963).
Dr Smyth argues that this forgotten novel reshapes the genre of the Australian farm novel and expands traditional representations of women and class.
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Congratulations to the Townsville Museum for its recent 40-year anniversary celebrations, attended by CASE's Dr Claire Brennan (second from right), a lecturer in history at JCU.

Debut author Khin Myint wins 2025 Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award First time author Khin Myint has won this year’s $50,000 Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award for Fragile Creatures: A Memoir.

Congratulations to first time author Khin Myint, who has won this year’s $50,000 Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award for Fragile Creatures: A Memoir.

What overseas examples tell us about recognising the skills of migrants and refugees Tailored support, streamlined recognition, and global examples show how migrant skills can boost Australia’s economy.

Research conducted by Dr Doris Asante and Associate Professor Anna Boucher for Settlement Services International on migrant deskilling has been used by the organisation in developing their policy recommendations to government.
Read below the Mandarin article summarising the research findings.

And that’s a wrap for Social Sciences Week, with celebrations including a focus on the 50th Anniversary of Papua New Guinea Independence at the Cairns Nguma-bada campus.

With thanks to the Australian Academy of Social Sciences for supporting these events with a grant.

USA Fellowship to help understand rainforest stories A James Cook University researcher is off to the USA after securing a prestigious Queensland-Smithsonian Fellowship to examine rare manuscripts written by rainforest travellers up to 125 years ago.

Congratulations to Dr Elizabeth Smyth, a writer and researcher at JCU’s Roderick Centre for Australian Literature and Creative Writing in Cairns.
She is off to the USA after securing a prestigious Queensland-Smithsonian Fellowship to examine rare manuscripts written by rainforest travellers.

CASE’s Dr Sujin Kim (Lecturer, Career Development) is currently in Indonesia, where she delivered guest lectures for undergraduate and postgraduate psychology students at Diponegoro University (UNDIP).
The trip is supported by UNDIP under their Postdoctoral Research Fellow Program.

Master of Social Work students Angel, Tishma and Paul have been visiting from the De Paul Institute in Kerala (JCU’s international student exchange partner in India). Thanks to the New Colombo Plan, the trio have been hosted in Cairns by CASE Social Work students who travelled to Kerala last year.

YouTube video by JCU: James Cook University, Australia Book Week 2025

Today JCU welcomed over 150 high school students to its Townsville campus to celebrate Book Week @JCU.
The students took workshops with young adult and fantasy author Isobelle Carmody and got to see where a passion for storytelling can take you!
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CASE's Dr Wili Suluma and Dr Greg Burnett have a new joint publication out - 'The Boarding School Education of Remote Aboriginal Students: What are the Expected Outcomes?'
Read it now int the Australian and International Journal of Rural Education: doi.org/10.47381/aij...

Looking for some great winter reads? Dip into the shortlist for the $50,000 Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award, announced today by The Foundation for Australian Literary Studies.

The five authors are: Garry Disher, Jane Godwin, Gail Jones, Leah Kaminsky and Khin Myint.

Don't miss the 2025 Colin Roderick Memorial Lecture!

Emily Maguire will present lectures that explore the work of receptivity — the porous state through which ideas are seeded and developed.

Cairns, 29 July: tinyurl.com/2e4bkb94
Townsville, 31 July: tinyurl.com/39med297

JCU recently hosted the visit of his Excellency Mr Pierre Andre Imbert, Ambassador of France to Australia. He was accompanied by Mr Alain Etchegaray Honorary Consul of France in Brisbane and Mr Thomas Jerejian, Counsellor to the Ambassador to discuss JCU activities in the Francophone islands.

Living in the middle of the edge: an insight into ancient subsistence practices in Myanmar - Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences The origins of agriculture have been a focal point of interest in Southeast Asia because of the profound influence domestication of cereal crops had on the ancient inhabitants of the region. Historica...

Congratulations to CASE's Dr Anna Willis (Bioarchaeologist) who has just had a paper published open access in Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences with her colleagues based on her DECRA research.