World-class research JCU’s own canopy crane in the World Heritage Daintree Rainforest.JCU’s proximity to the Great Barrier Reef means students have easy access to a diversity of marine and coastal ecosystems. Study at a university known for its world-leading research, knowledge infrastructure, partnerships and research findings. JCU is committed to creating a brighter future for life in the tropics • GeologyUnrivalled access to environmental sitesJCU research sites world-wide through discoveries that make a difference.• Human Geography JCU campuses and research hubs are on the doorstep of some of the Study and research in JCU’s innovative research facilities But don’t just take our word for it. Excellence in Research for Australia • Human Movement and Sports Scienceworld’s most spectacular environments, including:across Northern Queensland. (ERA) rated 83% of JCU’s research fields as world-class or above.• Immunology • Inorganic Chemistry• The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park JCU Cairns Institute JCU received the highest possible rating, well above world standard, in • The rainforests of the Wet Tropics jcu.edu.au/cairnsinstitute the research areas of ecological applications, ecology, environmental • Law science and management, fisheries sciences, geology, medical • Linguistics• The savannahs of Cape York PeninsulaJCU Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine microbiology, organic chemistry and plant biology. Every field of • The deserts of the arid outback.aithm.jcu.edu.au research in medical and health sciences was rated world-class or above.• Materials Engineering • Medical Biochemistry and MetabolomicsThese living laboratories provide JCU staff and students with unlimited JCU Daintree Rainforest Observatory JCU received a rating of world-class or above in the following research areas:opportunities. Governments and global businesses consider JCU’s jcu.edu.au/dro • Medical Microbiologyresearch as central to the future of the tropics. • Anthropology• Microbiology JCU Orpheus Island Research Station • Applied MathematicsJCU has strong links with rural, remote and Indigenous communities jcu.edu.au/oirs • Neurosciencesin the Asia Pacific region. Many local, national and international • Archaeology• Nursing JCU Marine and Aquaculture Research Facility • Biochemistry and Cell Biologyresearch organisations and industry groups collaborate with JCU. These jcu.edu.au/marf • Oncology and Carcinogenesislinkages help ensure our courses are research-rich and reflect the • Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology• Organic Chemistrylatest innovations. Many of our staff and students are co-located with ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies • Classical Physics• Physical Chemistry and Environmental Geoscienceresearchers from partner institutions.coralcoe.org.au • Clinical Sciences• Plant Biology Australian Institute of Marine Science - AIMS@JCU • Criminology• Public Health and Health Services aims.jcu.edu.au • Ecological Applications• Sociology JCU eResearch Centre • Ecology • Specialist Studies in Education eresearch.jcu.edu.au • Electrical and Electronic Engineering• Technology JCU Advanced Analytical Centre • Environmental Science and Management• Tourism jcu.edu.au/aac • Evolutionary Biology• Veterinary Sciences JCU Fletcherview Research Centre • Fisheries Science• Zoology. jcu.edu.au/fletcherview • Geochemistry 24 | jcu.edu.auCRICOS Provider Code 00117J CRICOS Provider Code 00117J jcu.edu.au | 25