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Why choose CDU?

  • 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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Tags to track and preserve Mary River turtles

Researchers from Charles Darwin University (CDU) are trying to find a solution to help recover the Mary River turtle population by tracking their movements with an acoustic device.

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  • Indigenous students get ranger ready

    Remote Indigenous communities are learning valuable and useful skills as they are upskilled to become rangers through a course providing meaningful employment, training and career pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.

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  • Students gain research expertise in Central Australia

    Equipping students with the skills and confidence to conduct research in the Territory is the aim of a week-long research intensive being undertaken by university students, thanks to Charles Darwin University.  

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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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