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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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Empowering students through self-defence

From self-defence classes to workshops on sexual health, a group founded by students is helping Territory students feel safer, as part of a new Women’s Collective at Charles Darwin University (CDU).

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  • Education academic shares insights into influence of digital technology

    Dr Jon Mason, Associate Professor in Education at the College of Indigenous Futures, Education and the Arts, has recently shared his insights into the impact of digital technology on education through an international publication.

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  • Celebrating international students at Kindness Festival

    Charles Darwin University (CDU) sponsored the Kindness Festival held at Darwin Waterfront on Saturday, 31 July to celebrate the Northern Territory’s international students and multicultural community.

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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 Charles Darwin University Alumni Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of the University’s alumni and the finalists for the 2021 awards have been announced.

Congratulations to all the finalists. The winners of each award category will be announced on Thursday, 21 October 2021 at CDU Alumni Awards Night @ Darwin Convention Centre.

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