An OP2 student from Gympie with an interest in the science of food and diet-related diseases will begin a degree in Nutrition at USC.

After almost 30 years working in hospitality, including roles at prestigious international hotels and world-famous events, Hervey Bay’s Peter Soares is soaking up the mental challenges of tertiary study as he completes a Commerce degree at USC.

USC Engineering students will be designing bridges and shelters with a difference this semester – the structures will be built specially for cute, cuddly sun bears.

The doubling of enrolments within 12 months has given USC Fraser Coast plenty of reason to celebrate as the University marks its first year in the region on Wednesday 1 February.

A USC graduate is helping to break stories for a major online newspaper in the Indonesian megacity of Jakarta.

For USC student Jak Hardy, being named the Sunshine Coast’s Young Citizen of the Year isn’t just an award – it’s an opportunity.

A University of the Sunshine Coast student is taking on a damaging pest that is threatening the biodiversity of Fraser Island.

Research led by University of the Sunshine Coast Professor Michael Kimlin has found the incidence of a type of testicular cancer in Australian and American men is linked to how far they live away from the Equator.

After more than 20 years in the armed forces, a former Petty Officer Boatswain’s Mate has swapped the decks of a navy ship for the nursing labs of USC.

A USC graduate is helping people get up close and personal with the giants of the ocean in her job at Whale One cruises at Mooloolaba.

For USC student and yachtsman David Turton, science and the sea go hand in hand.

USC is continuing to expand rapidly, with a record number of people receiving offers to begin degrees at the University in Semester 1.

The number of first-time students at USC Fraser Coast is likely to more than double this year with 250 people receiving offers to begin study programs at the campus in Semester 1.

Local interest in studying at USC Gympie continues to grow, with the number of people receiving offers to begin degrees at the campus rising by 33 percent within a year.

More than 70 switched-on Year 12 students from across the region will take part in Study Skills Masterclasses at USC next week to learn how to study smarter rather than harder.

The Welsh national swimming team has set up camp at the USC pool at Sippy Downs to become familiar with the venue it will call home ahead of next year’s Commonwealth Games.

Science is fusing with art in a collaboration between USC and regional artists to display the outstanding beauty and ecology of World Heritage-listed Fraser Island.

A ‘Lab of Awesome’ filled with artificial intelligence robots, virtual reality games and augmented reality tools will give 60 Gympie youths an insight into careers of the future.

Imagery from flying drones will be used in USC’s Environmental Science degree this year as students learn the latest methods of mapping the physical geography of the local area, from underwater seagrass banks to farmland.

Internationally-renowned author and educator Shelley Davidow will this year guide USC students aspiring to be professional writers or Steiner Education teachers.

USC will provide a special information event on Tuesday 17 January for all those thinking about studying at the University’s Sippy Downs campus in 2017.

A Sandgate mother of seven who left university 26 years ago during her first pregnancy will soon graduate alongside her eldest child at USC Sunshine Coast.

A Buderim-based occupational therapist who recently graduated with a Master of Science from USC is campaigning for office workers to make “stop slouching” their New Year’s resolution.