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  • CDU is ranked =1st for graduate salary and 2nd for graduate employment in Australia

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  • A Rising Star in the 'Class of 2030'

    Times Higher Education identifies CDU as one of an elite global group of ‘rising stars’ - a new generation of challenger universities rising in world rankings.

  • A leader in Indigenous education

    Each year CDU teaches over 4,000 Indigenous students in over 150 locations across the NT.

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Pro-Vice Chancellor Indigenous Leadership Professor Reuben Bolt

Indigenous advocate, scholar joins CDU

An Indigenous academic who is dedicated to supporting Indigenous people to pursue education and bring about change, has joined Charles Darwin University as the Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous Leadership.

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  • CDU expert helps steer wildlife recovery after bushfires

    Charles Darwin University Professor of Conservation Biology John Woinarski has joined an expert panel to help steer the wildlife recovery in the aftermath of the devastating bushfires still raging in the south of the country.

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  • Tree hollows count for endangered species

    In a bid to save hollow-dependent endangered species, Charles Darwin University PhD candidate Cara Penton has scaled more than 180 trees on the Tiwi Islands in the Northern Territory.

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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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Donors who wish to support CDU can choose from an array of giving opportunities, matched to varying financial commitments and interest areas. 
CDU Alumni are an important part of our University community. The alumni team engages alumni in the life of the university. 
The Alumni & Development (Giving) functions at CDU are overseen by the Advancement Office.

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