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Black footed tree rat from Cara Penton

Rangers reimagine AI in wildlife monitoring

As workplaces around the world wrestle to integrate Artificial Intelligence in their operations, researchers and rangers in the heart of West Arnhem are successfully embracing this technology in conservation without compromising respect and knowledge. 

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MoU with CDU and UNISMA

Partnership with Indonesian university to support education and research

A new partnership with one of East Java’s leading education institutions is aligning Charles Darwin University with priorities to strengthen Australia’s relationship with Indonesia.  

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Jorja Handebo

Crocheted landscape takes the gold in architecture competition

When tasked to defy growing reliance on artificial intelligence and create a landscape model without digital tools, Charles Darwin University (CDU) Bachelor of Architectural Design student Jorja Handebo turned to her hobby of the past five years: crochet.  

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On Country grads

First Nations Training and Teacher Education Hub celebrates first major milestone

As Charles Darwin University's (CDU) First Nations Training and Teacher Education Hub draws closer to the end of its first year, one of its greatest milestones to date was conferring its first six graduates. 

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Linda Ford

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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Through the Darwin Business-to-Community Material Matchmaking initiative, businesses will be able to connect with schools, artists, makers, community groups, social enterprises and other local organisations to give surplus materials a second life.

New CDU initiative to turn a business’ surplus into community resources

Online marketplaces and buy, swap and sell groups have become popular ways to pass on unwanted items. Now, a new pilot program will help businesses reduce waste by connecting their excess materials with community organisations that can reuse them. 

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Charles Darwin University (CDU) researcher Dr Tracy Woodroffe is looking at ways to increase the number of First Nations teachers in the Northern Territory.

How the next generation of teachers can better Australia's education system

A Charles Darwin University (CDU) education expert is calling for systemic change in how young people are taught after the 2026 NAPLAN results again highlighted the challenges First Nations students are facing in classrooms across Australia. 

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Researcher Troy Mardigan sits with a ceremony group in the West Daly region. Michaela Spencer, CC BY-NC-ND
Opinion

Indigenous people want violence out of their communities. Here’s a new approach

Elders say there are many drivers of community violence and unrest that go unaddressed by typical law and order responses. Here’s what they’re doing instead.

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Charles Darwin University lecturers and Ywrite workshop facilitators Dean Mobbs and Adelle Sefton-Rowston next to a 2026 NAIDOC mural. Picture: Darwin Correctional Precinct
Opinion

‘You are a G. Not a gangster – you are a gift’: how art is supporting First Nations women in prison

Since 2019, a number of workshops have been held in the Darwin Correctional Precinct, as part of an ongoing prison education project.

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