New name for campus

JAMES Cook University’s Thursday Island campus has been gifted a local Indigenous name to acknowledge the role of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the advancement of the university.

The Kaurareg Traditional Owners have given the Thursday Island campus the name Ngulaigau Mudh (pronounced ngoo-lai-gow mud), which means “house of knowledge”.

Indigenous language names were announced last year for JCU’S Townsville, Cairns and Mount Isa campuses, with a naming ceremony also planned for the Mackay campus.