Charles Darwin University (CDU) is a research-intensive university with outstanding performance and recognised excellence in Indigenous and tropical health, environmental science and public policy. Our research portfolio has a real-world impact, within and beyond our unique location in Northern Australia.
The majority of CDU's research is interdisciplinary and conducted across the below research centres. The CDU Institute of Advanced Studies coordinates units with researchers from CDU's faculties.
Our research institutes and centres
Research news
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Federal funding for Country-based health and climate resilience
A new research collaboration to support and strengthen Country-based health and climate resilience has received funding through the National Health and Medical Research Council’s Centres of Research Excellence scheme.
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New livestream brings remote Australian arid zone waterhole to the world
A new livestream from a remote waterhole in the Northern Territory is giving people around the world the opportunity to observe wildlife in real time.
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How ants are cashing in on the fight against money laundering
An AI model inspired by ants, bees, and birds could be the key to cracking down on blockchain-based money laundering, new research led by Charles Darwin University (CDU) has found.
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