Healthy people
Sunshine Coast Health Institute
A world-class teaching and research facility located alongside the new Sunshine Coast University Hospital.
Thompson Institute
Integrating mental health research, clinical services and teaching.
UniSC Clinical Trials
A UniSC-led initiative to enhance clinical capacity in regional Queensland, and to deliver locally relevant research outcomes.
Healthy planet
K'gari Research Station
Explore UniSC's K'gari Research Station on the world's largest sand island. Research, learn, and experience unique ecosystems, wildlife, and culture.
UniSC Milbi Centre
UniSC Milbi Centre leads sea turtle research and rehabilitation, combining science, culture and community to rescue, treat and protect milbi and their habitats.
Research news
New coating could improve safety of medical implants
7 AprA team of scientists from the University of the Sunshine Coast and around the world has developed a promising way to reduce the risks from biodegradable medical implants.
Prawn baby boom could crack new market
18 MarBuild it and they will spawn - the outstanding success of a hatchery custom-built by scientists at the University of the Sunshine Coast could make a native prawn species the next big thing in Australian seafood
Underwater recorders reveal surprising dolphin and whale activity at southern Great Barrier Reef
26 Nov 2025Researchers from the University of the Sunshine Coast have become the first to publish acoustic data that confirms the presence of the elusive dwarf minke whale in the southern Great Barrier Reef.