Humanities and Social Science
How language can help refugees to settle into their new home
Refugees have much to learn when arriving in a new country. CDU researcher and PhD candidate Johnny Howard believes that if we understand how refugees use new languages, we can enhance the resettlement experience and help them feel at home.
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Seeking answers to low numbers of First Nations women in mining
CDU Researcher PhD candidate Jodi Cowdery investigates the low number of First Nations women working in the Northern Territory mining industry. The mining industry has long been populated by non-First Nations men from outside of the nearby communities.
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Madalena's working on healthy outcomes for all
Madalena spends her life improving the lives of others. Thanks to CDU's flexible learning, she was able to study a Master of Public Policy at CDU while working as Vice Minister for Health in the Timor-Leste government.
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Are peace and democracy worth dying for?
We have all seen the images of war on our television screens. What happens when, inevitably, the guns fall silent and the blades are returned to their sheaths? When the red mist recedes, and some form of non-violent rationality raises its weary head above the bloodied parapets.
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Why an Arts degree is worth studying
Is an arts degree worth it? It’s a question you might be asking yourself as the Australian Government proposes to re-direct funding from Arts degrees to degrees in health, education, science and technology. It absolutely is, says Pro Vice-Chancellor Ruth Wallace.
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Hannah is researching military vets who attend uni
At first, Australian Air Force veteran Hannah Taino-Spick didn’t think she was eligible to do a research degree. Thanks to a supportive professor at Charles Darwin University, however, Hannah is now pursuing a PhD via a Higher Degree by Research (HDR).
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Can copyright laws protect Indonesia's unique batik art?
Dina wanted to find a way of safeguarding and protecting the cultural assets and traditions of her Indonesian homeland. So, she moved from the bustling city of Yogyakarta to Darwin to pursue a Higher Degree by Research (HDR) at CDU to do just that.
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International scholarship for Elinor’s Indigenous policy study dream
Elinor’s focus on her studies recently paid off when was awarded a Vice-Chancellor’s International High Achiever Scholarship to study a Master of Public Policy at Charles Darwin University in Darwin, a degree that she’ll use to address Indigenous disadvantage.
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Enterprising women strike gold in Australia
If the experience of a growing number of enterprising immigrant women in Darwin is anything to go by, Australia is still the lucky country. Anecdotal evidence suggests that immigrant women have been running small businesses in the service and retail sectors for years, and that they are typically hardworking and passionate about what they do.
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