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10/09/2026

📣JCU STUDENT PHYSIOTHERAPY CONFERENCE 2026 | SHAPING THE FUTURE: Contemporary Issues for Physiotherapists.

Join us for the JCU Student Physiotherapy Conference 2026, showcasing final-year student presentations on emerging and clinically relevant topics shaping the future of physiotherapy.

📅 Friday, 18 September 2026
⏰ 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 JCU Townsville – Bebegu Yumba Campus
🏢 Nursing Building (Building 25), Rooms 001 & 002
🔎 Explore current research
💬 Engage in discussion
🤝 Connect and network
💡 Be inspired

Presentations will cover a diverse range of physiotherapy areas, including:
🧠 Neurological
🏃 Musculoskeletal
🫁 Acute & Cardiorespiratory
♀️♂️ Women’s, Men’s & Pelvic Health
🩺 Specialist Areas
📍 Rural & Remote
💼 Professional Issues
👶👵 Paediatrics & Geriatrics
🍽️ Full catering provided

Whether you're a student, academic or healthcare professional, come along to hear about current evidence, connect with the physiotherapy community and explore the issues shaping our profession.

🎟️ RSVP now using the QR code on the conference poster!

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25/06/2026

📢 Attention Students! 📚
S1 YourJCU Surveys are now OPEN! 📝✨
Check your JCU email from [email protected] for your personalised survey link!
Or access your survey through your personalised YourJCU Survey Portal.
🔒 Your responses are CONFIDENTIAL.
Survey Reports will be published after subject results are released! 🎓📊
🗓️ Survey closes: Today!

12/03/2026

Are you in Townsville and need a mid-week pick-me-up? Come hang out with us at the LC tent and fill up with some free food and good vibes. Wednesday 18th 10am-11.30am in the Library Student Kitchen

30/10/2025

🔥 Beat the heat 🔥

Join us at JCU: James Cook University, Australia's free public seminar: "Managing Heat Stress Risk During Activity Across the Human Lifespan"!

📅 19 November 2025
🕕 6:00 – 7:30pm
📍 JCU Townsville, Bebegu Yumba campus, Douglas or Online.
💡 Hear from Professor Ollie Jay on evidence-based strategies to manage heat stress across sport, school, work and everyday life.
🔗 All welcome (students, staff, community).

Click the link to register now and secure your spot!
👉 https://www.jcu.edu.au/events/2025/november/managing-heat-stress-risk-during-activity-across-the-human-lifespan

08/09/2025

👁 Eye Health in Regional, Rural, and Remote Australia: A Pilot Study

JCU: James Cook University, Australia, in partnership with the North Queensland Eye Foundation, is conducting research into the barriers and enablers to accessing eye health services in regional, rural, and remote communities.

📣 Have you received or provided eye health services in these areas in the past 3 years?

If so, you’re invited to take part in this important study. Your experiences will help shape future policy and practice to improve how eye health services are delivered across Australia.

📊 This pilot study will help inform a larger research project aiming to improve access to eye care where it’s needed most.

👉 For more information or to get involved, please contact:
Dr Jenny Kelly (Co-investigator & Project Manager)
📧 [email protected]

24/07/2025

Check out the action from JCU: James Cook University, Australia Townsville Open Day! 💙🎓

Across two big days, the College of Healthcare Sciences showcased where a career in Allied Health can take you. From future nurses and midwives to aspiring physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech pathologists and more - it was fantastic to see so much passion for healthcare and hands-on learning!

Couldn’t make it to Townsville? Cairns Open Day is on tomorrow! Come along, explore your options and discover how you can make a difference in health. 🩺

10/03/2025

In honour of International Women’s Day, JCU Nursing Lecturer Tracy Gardiner delivered an insightful and informative message to our aspiring healthcare professionals! 🩺💡

At the JCU Careers in Health Breakfast, local high school students had to opportunity to tune in over breakfast about the vast variety of healthcare professions and where a career in health at JCU can take you!

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Celebrating Women in Health on International Women’s Day 💜

This week, we had the pleasure of engaging with students from across the Cairns region at the JCU Careers in Health Breakfast, hosted in partnership with the Business Liaison Association. The event provided an invaluable opportunity for students to hear from JCU alumni and health professionals, gaining insights into the diverse career pathways within the health sector. A special thank you to all our Careers in Health panellists and JCU alumni.

Today we take a moment to acknowledge and celebrate the incredible women shaping the future of healthcare that were part of our health panel.

👩‍⚕️ Dr Beth Edwards – GP Registrar Mt Sheridan Medical Practice
🗣️ Rachael Di Bella – Director, Co-Owner, and Principal Speech Pathologist at Small Sprouts Therapy
🏥 Andrea Mann – Assistant Director of Nursing, Southern Primary Health Care Centres (Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service)

Your dedication, leadership, and contributions continue to make a profound impact on our communities. Thank you for inspiring the next generation of healthcare professionals!

12/02/2025

Health Workforce Queensland | GROW Rural North Queensland 2025 Cohort Applications Opening Soon! 🏜️

​Does the idea of starting a unique rural health journey with 25 multidisciplinary health students appeal to you? 🩺

GROW Rural North Queensland is an end-to-end rural health workforce solution program, open to first-year medical, nursing, midwifery, dentistry and allied health students studying in Queensland. The GROW Rural program provides a structured pathway into rural employment for a multidisciplinary cohort of health students who are integrated into FNQ communities and health care settings from first year through to graduation and beyond.

​If you’re wondering what your health career road map could look like, GROW Rural is your first step. 🗺️

For further information and to register for an information session, visit: https://www.healthworkforce.com.au/health-students/grow-rural/grow-rural-north-queensland?utm_source=website&utm_medium=media_kit&utm_campaign=2025_growrural_northqueensland

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10/12/2024

This morning we welcomed our JCU Nursing Graduates of 2024 back onto the Cairns Smithfield campus for one last celebration. 🎂🎓

The JCU Nursing Badging Ceremony is a traditional celebration of achievement where each graduate receives their own James Cook University Nursing badge and signifies the next step for graduates.🏅🩺

This year’s cohort is named in honour of the remarkable Australian Nurse, Joyce Tweddell, “Tweedie”.

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11/10/2024

As we acknowledge Queensland Mental Health Week, discover how you can practice mindfulness and combat stress by joining the Mindful Warriors Full Day Retreat at JCU! 🧘🧠

To find out more about this event and to register your spot, be sure to check out the event page or click this link: https://www.jcu.edu.au/events/2024/october/mindful-warriors-full-day-retreat-a-veteran-community-to-combat-stress?fbclid=IwY2xjawF1YRxleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHeVyf3Qt0KvfFh50a7qJXB_8INWiRRG1kWUeRMuJ0Yr5jdrKs_s6Cu8ilQ_aem_1wT8SLbytHaxude9Pkypww

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