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 • Geology Unrivalled access to environmental sites JCU research sites world-wide through discoveries that make a difference. • Human Geography But don’t just take our word for it. Excellence in Research for Australia • Human Movement and Sports Science JCU campuses and research hubs are on the doorstep of some of the Study and research in JCU’s innovative research facilities (ERA) rated 83% of JCU’s research fields as world-class or above. world’s most spectacular environments, including: across Northern Queensland. • Immunology • The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park JCU Cairns Institute JCU received the highest possible rating, well above world standard, in • Inorganic Chemistry • 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 Peninsula JCU Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine microbiology, organic chemistry and plant biology. Every field of • Materials Engineering • The deserts of the arid outback. aithm.jcu.edu.au research in medical and health sciences was rated world-class or above. These 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: • Medical Biochemistry and Metabolomics opportunities. Governments and global businesses consider JCU’s jcu.edu.au/dro • Anthropology • Medical Microbiology research as central to the future of the tropics. • Microbiology JCU Orpheus Island Research Station • Applied Mathematics • Neurosciences JCU has strong links with rural, remote and Indigenous communities jcu.edu.au/oirs • Archaeology in the Asia Pacific region. Many local, national and international JCU Marine and Aquaculture Research Facility • Biochemistry and Cell Biology • Nursing research organisations and industry groups collaborate with JCU. These jcu.edu.au/marf • Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology • Oncology and Carcinogenesis linkages help ensure our courses are research-rich and reflect the • Organic Chemistry latest 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 Geoscience researchers 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.au CRICOS Provider Code 00117J CRICOS Provider Code 00117J jcu.edu.au | 25