A brighter future for life in the tropics, worldwide.

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A brighter future for life in the tropics, worldwide

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About JCU

Founded 1970, named after famous British explorerMulti-campus university with offerings in Australia and SingaporeComprehensive university – over 300 coursesDiverse student body, over 18,000 studentsRanked in Top 5% of universities world-wide Ranked in Top 500 World Universities / Top 100 Asia Pacific Universities(Shanghai Jiao Tong, 2011)

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www.jcu.edu.au/international

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Campus Locations

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JCU Degrees

Level of Study Bachelor Masters (Coursework or Research) PhD’s Study abroad (semester/year)

JCU’s academic groups Arts, Education and Social Sciences Law, Business and Creative Arts Medicine, Health and Molecular

Sciences Science and Engineering

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Research at JCU

Australia’s leading research university specialising in

Tropical studies Environmental studies Earth studies Tourism Public health Marine sciences

Research Stations and Facilities Cyclone Structural Testing Centre Kirrama Field Station Orpheus Island Research Station Paluma Field Station Research Vessel James Kirby

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Creating a brighter futurewww.jcu.edu.au

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A network of seven Australian Universities

Operating in over 35 locations across Australia

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Charles Darwin UniversityFlinders UniversityGriffith UniversityJames Cook UniversityLa Trobe UniversityMurdoch UniversityThe University of Newcastle

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Teaching over 150,000 students each year, including 34,000 international students from more than 120 countries

Creating opportunities through collaboration and partnership

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We undertake high quality cross-disciplinary research of national and international standing

Our research is recognised for its impact and relevance to critical national and international challenges

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Each member has their individual areas of research expertise.

Our combined research strengths include:• Climate change, energy, water and the environment• Social inclusion, Indigenous research,• Health; and • Biomedical applications of molecular science