Trusted. Trailblazing.
UniSC’s Thompson Institute addresses society’s most pressing mental health issues. We integrate world-class research, clinical programs and education under one roof, to translate the latest science into programs that benefit society. Everything we do is underpinned by neuroscience. This uncovers promising new insights into mental health and how it is linked to our brain structure and function.
National PTSD Research Centre
Hope for trauma survivors. We pursue solutions for the 1.4 million Australians living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The centre is the first of its kind in Australia, bringing together advanced neuroscience and psychotherapies, to unveil crucial insights into how PTSD and traumatic stress are linked to brain structure and function.
Our integrated programs
As we research enduring solutions for the future, we simultaneously deliver evidence-based support for communities today. Through integrating research with education, clinical services, and community engagement, we put the latest science into practice.
Research
Our research addresses pressing mental health and brain health issues:
Tertiary education
Translating the latest science into high-quality education and training
- Post-graduate programs in Mental Health and Neuroscience
- Higher degree research, including PhD candidacies
Community and industry training
Translating the latest science into high-quality education and training
- Employee wellbeing sessions
- Industry training in suicide prevention and trauma impacts
- Brain Science for Wellbeing webinars
- Community training and information sessions
Clinical programs
Our clinical programs investigate promising treatments and translate science into services that benefit the community.
Study mental health and neuroscience
Gain a postgraduate qualification in one year
100% online self-paced
Study mental health and neuroscience
Gain a postgraduate qualification in one year
100% online self-paced
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Your lifestyle could be affecting your brain’s ‘brake system’ and putting you at a higher risk of dementia
8 AugResearchers from the University of the Sunshine Coast’s Thompson Institute believe lifestyle risk factors may be leaving chemical warning signs of decline in your brain – long before any symptoms of dementia play out.
Study shows how body image bullying affects teenage girls' brains
16 JulUniversity of the Sunshine Coast researchers have shown, for the first time in Australia, what happens in the brain of adolescent girls when they see someone being subjected to body image-related cyberbullying (BRC)
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General enquiries
- Phone: +61 7 5430 1191
- Email: thompsoninstitute@usc.edu.au
- Visit: 12 Innovation Parkway, Birtinya, Queensland
Clinical trial enquiries
Postal address
Thompson Institute (ML59), UniSC
PO Box 5280
Sunshine Coast Mail Centre Queensland 4560
Australia
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