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  • Top 100 university globally for quality education

    According to the Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2021

  • #2 for employment and starting salaries

    The Good Universities Guide 2021 ranks CDU as a leader for graduate employment and starting salaries outcomes

  • 30 years' experience in distance and online education

    We have what it takes to support flexible study

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Bright future for historic Boab tree

The historic Boab tree on the site of Charles Darwin University’s city campus will be protected and become a key feature of the new campus into the future.

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  • CDU climbs higher in global impact ranking

    Charles Darwin University  has ranked in the top 100 universities in the world in six areas of the 2021 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings.

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  • New study highlights tourism operators were not strategically prepared to respond to economic impacts of COVID-19

    A new Charles Darwin University study aimed at highlighting the impacts of COVID-19 on global tour operators has revealed that many operators lack strategic plans or activities for dealing with crisis events.

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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.

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CDU Alumni Awards

CDU takes great pride in the achievements our alumni are making in their world. Their accomplishments benefit both society and the University, advancing the common good and inspiring others. The annual Alumni Awards acknowledge and celebrate these achievements by our outstanding alumni in their professional field or community service activities.

Do you know an impressive CDU graduate? Nominations are now open for the 2021 CDU Alumni Awards.

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