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  • Top 100 university for research and community impact

    According to the Times Higher Education university Impact Rankings 2020

  • #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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Elite Australian sports psychologist to feature at CDU youth event

One of Australia’s leading sports psychologists, responsible for mentoring some of Australia’s most famous athletes, will be the keynote speaker at the Charles Darwin University’s Youth Futures Workshop next week.

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  • A farewell to migrating shorebirds and their champion

    It’s the time of year when thousands of migratory shorebirds take off from Top End coasts and fly north – some as far as the Arctic Circle.

    They will return around October, but one of their strongest advocates, Dr Amanda Lilleyman, is also leaving Darwin.

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  • Study finds cultural inclusion key for remote Indigenous students

    A Charles Darwin University study has sought to examine the policy reasons why Aboriginal students in remote Northern Territory schools are underperforming under a western education model and framework.

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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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