News and events

3 August 2010
Lasers to be used in study of river system
Lasers will be used as part of a 12-month study of the Mary River aimed at generating a clearer understanding of how rising sea levels will affect the catchment.

3 August 2010
Scientists paint harbour pink
A research project tracking the flow of waste from sewerage outlets saw seawater in Darwin Harbour turn pink recently.

3 August 2010
Future astronauts learn how to keep fit in zero gravity
Keeping fit in space, space travel and space colonisation were on the syllabus at this year’s Northern Territory Space School (NTSS) for secondary students.

12 July 2010
GIS pioneer tackles Daly River troubles
A woman who came to the Northern Territory after a chance meeting in Pakistan with an Australian academic is gaining an international reputation for her research work based in the Daly River.

5 July 2010
Long service awards for staff
Long-serving members of staff at Charles Darwin University have been recognised at a special ceremony.

5 July 2010
Students thrust into humanitarian 'disaster'
The wide open spaces of a Territory station await the arrival of 10,000 traumatised, desperate refugees and you have just two weeks to create a place of safety and security.

5 July 2010
A beautiful mind inspires Fran
A burning desire to improve the lives of Indigenous Australians and an enquiring mind have led Francesca Bennett on one of the most rewarding journeys of her life.