Editing James Cook University (section)

{{Short description|Public university in North Queensland, Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2015}}
{{Infobox university
 | name                   = James Cook University
 | image_name             = James Cook University Armorial Ensigns.png
 | image_upright          = .8
 | caption                = [[Coat of arms]]<ref name="Arms and Motto"/>
 | latin_name             = 
 | motto                  = {{langx|la|Crescente Luce}}<ref name="Arms and Motto">{{Cite web |date=8 July 2020 |title=James Cook University's Motto and Coat of Arms |url=https://www.jcu.edu.au/about-jcu/james-cook-university-logo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725180935/https://www.jcu.edu.au/about-jcu/james-cook-university-logo |archive-date=25 July 2024 |access-date=4 September 2024 |website=James Cook University |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Townsville]], [[Queensland]]}}</ref>
 | motto_lang             = lat
 | mottoeng               = "Light ever increasing"<ref name="Arms and Motto"/>
 | established            = 1961 (university college)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brief history of JCU (1957-2008) |url=https://www.jcu.edu.au/about-jcu/history/brief-history-of-jcu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504010515/https://www.jcu.edu.au/about-jcu/history/brief-history-of-jcu |archive-date=4 May 2018 |access-date=5 September 2024 |website=James Cook University |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Townsville]], [[Queensland]]}}</ref>{{br}}1970 (university status)<ref name="Timeline">{{Cite web |date=4 July 2024 |title=Timeline - Celebrating 50 Years |url=https://www.jcu.edu.au/celebrating-50-years/timeline |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722000830/https://www.jcu.edu.au/celebrating-50-years/timeline |archive-date=22 July 2024 |access-date=4 September 2024 |website=James Cook University |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Townsville]], [[Queensland]]}}</ref>
 | free_label             = Named after
 | free                   = [[James Cook]]<ref name="Arms and Motto"/>
 | former_names           = {{ubl |University College of Townsville<ref name="Timeline"/>{{br}}(1961–1970) |James Cook University of North Queensland<ref name="Timeline"/>{{br}}(1970–1998) }}
 | type                   = [[Public university|Public]] [[research university]]
 | chancellor             = Ngaire Brown<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 August 2024 |title=The Chancellor |url=https://www.jcu.edu.au/governance/the-chancellor |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518132719/https://www.jcu.edu.au/governance/the-chancellor |archive-date=18 May 2024 |access-date=4 September 2024 |website=James Cook University |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Townsville]], [[Queensland]]}}</ref>
 | vice_chancellor        = Simon Biggs<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 June 2022 |title=Biography |url=https://www.jcu.edu.au/office-of-the-vice-chancellor-and-president/biography |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722000716/https://www.jcu.edu.au/office-of-the-vice-chancellor-and-president/biography |archive-date=22 July 2024 |access-date=4 September 2024 |website=James Cook University |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Townsville]], [[Queensland]]}}</ref>
 | address                = 1 James Cook Drive
 | city                   = [[Townsville]]
 | state                  = [[Queensland]]
 | postalcode             = 4814
 | country                = [[Australia]] and [[Singapore]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 August 2024 |title=Campus Contact Information |url=https://www.jcu.edu.au/about-jcu/contact-us/campus-contacts |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722000734/https://www.jcu.edu.au/about-jcu/contact-us/campus-contacts |archive-date=22 July 2024 |access-date=4 September 2024 |website=James Cook University |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Townsville]], [[Queensland]]}}</ref>
 | campus                 = [[Urban area|Urban]], [[Verdant universities|parkland]] and [[Rural area|regional]] with multiple sites
 | total_staff            = 
 | students               = 21,207 (2023)<ref name="AnnualReport2023">{{Cite web |date=February 2024 |title=2023 Annual Report |url=https://www.jcu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/2142600/2023-JCU-Annual-Report_FINAL.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815234541/https://www.jcu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/2142600/2023-JCU-Annual-Report_FINAL.pdf |archive-date=15 August 2024 |archive-format=PDF |access-date=5 September 2024 |website=James Cook University |page=40 |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Townsville]], [[Queensland]]}}</ref>
 | undergrad              = 13,098 (2021)<!--Needs update and source.-->{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}
 | postgrad               = 5,193 (2021)<!--Needs update and source.-->{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}
 | doctoral               = <!--Needs data.-->
 | other                  = <!--Needs data.-->
 | faculty                = <!--Needs data.-->
 | administrative_staff   = <!--Needs data.-->
 | coor                   = {{Coord|19|19|40|S|146|45|30|E|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|display=title,inline}}
 | colours                = <span style="background:#176fc1; border:1px; color:#fff; padding:2px 16px;">Blue</span>&nbsp;<span style="background:#e7b20f; border:1px; color:#000; padding:2px 16px;">Gold</span><ref name="Arms and Motto"/>
 | sporting_affiliations  = {{hlist |[[UniSport]] |[[Australian Institute of Sport#Elite Athlete Education Network|EAEN]] }}
 | sports_nickname        = 
 | accreditation          = [[TEQSA]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=James Cook University |url=https://www.teqsa.gov.au/provider/james-cook-university |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240410180516/https://www.teqsa.gov.au/provider/james-cook-university |archive-date=10 April 2024 |access-date=4 September 2024 |website=[[Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency]] |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]]}}</ref>
 | affiliation            = 
 | academic_affiliation   = [[Innovative Research Universities]] (IRU)
 | endowment              = 
 | budget                 = {{AUD}}648 [[million]] (2023)<ref name="AnnualReport2023"/>
 | logo_size              = 200px
 | website                = [https://www.jcu.edu.au/ jcu.edu.au]
 | footnotes              = 
 | mascot                 = James<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 September 2016 |title=JCU: James Cook University, Australia |url=https://www.facebook.com/jamescookuniversity/photos/james-our-jcutownsville-mascot-is-getting-keen-for-tonights-nrlfinals-at-1300-sm/10154700184711178/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904225708/https://www.facebook.com/jamescookuniversity/photos/james-our-jcutownsville-mascot-is-getting-keen-for-tonights-nrlfinals-at-1300-sm/10154700184711178/ |archive-date=4 September 2024 |access-date=4 September 2024 |website=[[Facebook]] |publisher=James Cook University |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Townsville]], [[Queensland]]}}</ref>{{br}}Koalion<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Annual Report 2022 |url=https://www.jcu.edu.sg/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/2065447/JCUS-Annual-Report-2022-final.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240516153903/https://www.jcu.edu.sg/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/2065447/JCUS-Annual-Report-2022-final.pdf |archive-date=16 May 2024 |access-date=4 September 2024 |website=[[James Cook University Singapore]] |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Singapore]]}}</ref>
 | logo                   = Logotype of James Cook University.svg
}}

'''James Cook University''' ('''JCU''') is a [[public university]] in [[North Queensland]], Australia. The second oldest university in [[Queensland]], JCU is a teaching and research institution. The university's main campuses are located in the tropical cities of [[Cairns]] and [[Townsville]], and one in the [[city state]] of [[Singapore]]. JCU also has study centres in [[Mount Isa]], [[Mackay, Queensland|Mackay]], [[Thursday Island]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-11-08|title=Tropical research centre opens on Thursday Island|url=https://www.jcu.edu.au/news/releases/2018/november/tropical-research-centre-opens-on-thursday-island|access-date=2021-04-07|website=James Cook University|language=en-AU|archive-date=17 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917044244/https://www.jcu.edu.au/news/releases/2018/november/tropical-research-centre-opens-on-thursday-island|url-status=live}}</ref> and Rockhampton.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-08-23|title=JCU expands to Rockhampton|url=https://www.jcu.edu.au/news/releases/2016/august/jcu-expands-to-rockhampton|access-date=2021-04-07|website=James Cook University|language=en-AU|archive-date=29 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029134013/https://www.jcu.edu.au/news/releases/2016/august/jcu-expands-to-rockhampton|url-status=live}}</ref> A [[Brisbane]] campus, operated by Russo Higher Education, delivers undergraduate and postgraduate courses to international students. The university's main fields of research include environmental sciences, biological sciences, mathematical sciences, earth sciences, agricultural and veterinary sciences, technology and medical and health sciences.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-08|title=Study Areas|url=https://www.jcu.edu.au/courses-and-study|access-date=2021-04-07|website=James Cook University|language=en-AU|archive-date=12 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412224033/https://www.jcu.edu.au/courses-and-study|url-status=live}}</ref>