‘Life-changing’: CDU highlights health milestone on Close the Gap Day
Charles Darwin University (CDU) is celebrating Close the Gap Day by highlighting a record number of students enrolled in one of its in-demand pathway programs, marking the University’s continued contributions to national targets.
Strengthening Aged Care Training in the Territory
The Territory Government and Charles Darwin University (CDU) are boosting training for the next generation of aged care workers with the construction of a new Training Centre for Aged Care at CDU’s Casuarina campus.
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Supporting more Aboriginal workers in the disability and aged-care sector
Ensuring that disability and aged-care services in the NT are staffed by Aboriginal Territorians is a key driver behind a new health services traineeship designed to upskill Indigenous workers in the sector.
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Swimmers chase Olympic dream in Darwin
Darwin has become a training hub for elite athletes as they prepare for international sporting events, like the Tokyo Olympics.
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Tai chi brings relief and better outcomes to breast cancer survivors
The Chinese movement and meditation technique, Tai chi, has been found to assist in the relief of a cluster of symptoms experienced by breast cancer survivors.
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Aeromedical Retrieval postgraduate program takes off
The only Master’s Aeromedical Retrieval course in Australia and a Graduate Certificate are now underway at CDU.
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Indigenous birthing services vital to health of mothers and babies
Charles Darwin University midwifery researchers are calling for Indigenous-led birthing centres to expand across Australia after a seven-year study found a 50 per cent decrease in preterm births and an improvement in breastfeeding and antenatal care for First Nations families.
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Training the next generation of NT paramedics
The next generation of Northern Territory paramedics have begun studying at Charles Darwin University this week, with 36 paramedicine students aiming to hit the local workforce within three years.
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CDU program to boost NT’s paramedics workforce
In a first for the Northern Territory, paramedics can now train locally providing a much-needed boost for recruitment and retention
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CDU student crowned NT Young Australian of the Year
Charles Darwin University Bachelor of Nursing student Stuart McGrath is the 2021 NT Young Australian of the Year, in recognition for his passion for improving health outcomes in his local community.
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