OpenFieldSouthern Cross University's Lismore campus is the foundational main campus of SCU, set across 75 hectares of subtropical rainforest grounds in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales. Renowned for world-leading research in plant science, regenerative agriculture, forestry, geochemistry, and complementary medicine, SCU Lismore hosts state-of-the-art facilities including the Southern Cross Plant Science research centre, the National Marine Science Centre, and comprehensive health simulation laboratories.
Review checked academic pathways and funding options below:
Merit-based financial award providing an ongoing $8,000 AUD annual fee reduction for undergraduate and postgraduate coursework students studying at regional SCU campuses.
Groundbreaking three-year degree developed with the Regenerative Agriculture Alliance, mastering soil biology, carbon farming, holistic grazing systems, and agroecology.
Research-intensive doctoral project investigating plant genome sequencing, secondary metabolite biosynthesis, and climate-resilient crop breeding in the Northern Rivers.
Two-year professional master's credential training forest managers in native silviculture, wildfire behavior analytics, carbon offset forestry, and plantation harvest scheduling.
Accredited master's program qualifying graduates as Accredited Exercise Physiologists (AEP) delivering targeted physical therapies for cardiovascular, metabolic, and musculoskeletal conditions.
Prestigious postdoctoral appointment measuring estuarine greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O), groundwater-surface water interaction, and ocean acidification impacts.
Transformative 4-week field-based intensive unit delivered by Bundjalung elders and scholars, exploring Aboriginal land connection, oral historiography, and cultural intellectual property.
Domestic students benefit from Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) with tuition ranging from $4,500 to $11,500 AUD per year. International student tuition ranges from $28,800 to $35,200 AUD per year. SCU awards Vice Chancellor's Academic Excellence Scholarships offering up to $8,000 AUD per year tuition fee relief to high-achieving international applicants.
Distinguished researchers and laboratory heads at Southern Cross University (Lismore Campus):
Director of the Centre for Coastal Biogeochemistry · Coastal Biogeochemistry, Coral Reef Dissolution, Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling, Aquatic Greenhouse Gases
Director of Southern Cross Plant Science · Crop Genomics, Epigenetics in Plants, Brassica Genetics, Agro-Biodiversity Utilization
Emeritus Professor of Sustainable Forestry · Forest Growth Modeling, Silviculture Dynamics, Sustainable Timber Harvest, Tree Species Competition
Facts reflect official Southern Cross University (Lismore Campus) documentation reviewed 2026-10-15. Degree admissions, scholarship awards, and employment positions are subject to formal university review. OpenField does not charge students application fees.
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