Why choose CDU?
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Top Australian university for employment outcomes
According to The Good Universities Guide 2025 CDU ranks as a leader for graduate employment outcomes
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100% flexible study options that suit you
With over 30 years of experience in online and distance education, we know how to support your flexible learning
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Top university for first-in-family study
The Good Universities Guide 2024 ranks CDU as a top 5 university in providing first-generation university education
Why choose CDU?
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Top Australian university for employment outcomes
According to The Good Universities Guide 2025 CDU ranks as a leader for graduate employment outcomes
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Kick-start your career by graduating job ready
With ample opportunities for industry networking, work placements and professional development, CDU students graduate career confident and job ready
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Top university for first-in-family study
The Good Universities Guide 2024 ranks CDU as a top 5 university in providing first-generation university education
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Scholarships
CDU is committed to providing opportunities to students through our scholarship program. Scholarships are sponsored by individuals, businesses, government, community groups and the university to assist students with the financial burden of studying.
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Our locations
From our Darwin, Casuarina and Palmerston locations down to Alice Springs and Sydney, find out what our campuses and centres have available to you.
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Student life
Whether you are looking for flexible study to juggle work and family, or want to get involved with clubs and societies, there's something for everyone at CDU.
Student life
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News
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‘Go a step further’: Students and Chancellor celebrate a new page at 2025 Graduation
The Charles Darwin University (CDU) graduations this week will not just be a new experience for hundreds of graduates; it will also be a new experience for the person handing them their degrees.
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CDU unveils first look at new $30.8 million health teaching and training facility
Charles Darwin University (CDU) has previewed its new health teaching and training facility, the $30.8 million Centre for Better Health Futures.
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Alice Springs resident is vying for a spot on international team
A beauty student who learnt her trade in the red centre is one step away from taking on the worlds’ best in a competition in China after being named as a member of the Skillaroos.
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Danala | Education and Community Precinct
The campus is the home of the CDU Library, CDU Art Gallery, NT Library, and Territory FM; and features learning and teaching areas, open plan workspaces, a grand staircase, and an interactive theatre room.
The campus is also less than a 20-minute drive to the Darwin International airport, and to the nearest shopping centre at Casuarina Square.
Education and Community Precinct
Research and Innovation
We are a research-intensive university with a commitment to building collaborative, co-designed research support. Concentrated within the central unit of Research and Innovation, we provide high-quality support and administration of research and consultancy projects, from conception to completion.
Research and Innovation