Editing James Cook University (section)

===Academics and staff===

* [[Alexandra Aikhenvald]] (1957–), linguist, member of the Australian Academy of the Humanities
* [[Robert M. W. Dixon]] (1939–), professor of linguistics at the Cairns Institute and member of the Australian Academy of the Humanities
* [[Terry Hughes (biologist)|Terry Hughes]] (1956–), professor of marine biology, member of the Australian Academy of Science
* [[Betsy Rivers Jackes|Betsy Jackes]] (1935–), adjunct professor, botanist, former dean
* [[Rhondda Jones]] (1945–), former professor of zoology, deputy vice-chancellor, and member of the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE)
* [[George Kneipp]] (1922–1993), chancellor (1974–1993)
* [[William F. Laurance]] (1957–), biologist, recipient of the Australian Laureate Fellowship, and member of the American Association of the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
* [[Leonard Francis Lindoy]], chemist, professor emeritus and member of the Australian Academy of Science
* [[Eddie Mabo]] (1936–1992), First Nations community leader and human rights activist, was employed at JCU as a gardener/groundsman between 1967 and 1971<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.racismnoway.com.au/teaching-resources/factsheets/54.html|title=Edward Koiki Mabo 1936 – 1992|website=www.racismnoway.com.au|access-date=6 March 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160728074453/http://www.racismnoway.com.au/teaching-resources/factsheets/54.html|archive-date=28 July 2016}}</ref>
* [[Christopher Margules]], adjunct professor, College of Science and Engineering