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Prisoner education and skills training success

More than 2000 prisoners across the Northern Territory have taken part in education and skills training through a Charles Darwin University partnership with NT Corrections.

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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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Location-specific solutions needed to manage heat in global climate crisis

Place-specific strategies for adapting to increasing temperatures are crucial to keeping remote towns and communities across Northern Australia habitable, according to a recent study on the future impacts of climate change-intensified heat on people in the geographic edges of Australia.

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Growing energy efficiency divide making renters sweat

Households are motivated to reduce their energy consumption and help mitigate climate change, but unaffordable technologies and rental restrictions are preventing them from doing so, according to a recent Charles Darwin University study. 

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Farms are having increases in water costs because of water spaying heat stressed cows. Picture: Kerstin Zander

New project to study how things are heating up in the agriculture industry

As Australia's agricultural sector tries to navigate more frequent and intense heatwaves, a new project by Charles Darwin University aims to better understand the impact of the climate extreme on this essential industry. 

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Tiwi Plantations Corporation Chair Gibson Farmer Illortaminni and CDU Northern Institute Research Associate Alicia Boyle with the Tiwi Forestry Workforce Plan 2026–2030.

Forestry plan sets direction for local jobs and long-term careers

The month of May marks the approaching end of the fiscal year for many businesses and a rush to find receipts and finalise financials, but for one Tiwi Islands organisation, the focus is firmly on planting for the future.

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$1.2m partnership for robots to fix roads

An AI-powered robotic system will soon detect and repair cracked roads thanks to a $1.2 million partnership between Charles Darwin University (CDU), Civiltech Solutions, and the Additive Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (AMCRC).  

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The study explores how community development should be considered more in the implementation of circular economy practices and systems.

Circular economies should work for communities, not against them

The circular economy concept is often thought of as a model to eliminate waste and pollution – but when applied thoughtfully, circular approaches can create jobs, strengthen local economies, improve public health and more, according to new research led by Charles Darwin University.

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The group of CDU Master of Data Science students used YouTube content and OpenAI to identify community gardens across northern Australia.

Green thumbs up: Project combines YouTube and AI to boost biosecurity

Gardening videos attract millions of views on YouTube each year, but an innovative research project has showed how this content could be critical in protecting Australia’s biosecurity.  

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 Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa, is the most recent climb for the Seven Summits Sustainability Project lead researcher. 

New heights reached with project on mountaineering activities on the world’s highest peaks 

A research project exploring the impacts of mountaineering activities on the Seven Summits has reached a new peak, with three climbs thus far undertaken.  

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The CDU Newsroom is the central point of contact for all media enquiries to Charles Darwin University (CDU). The media team promotes University research, manages requests for expert commentary and produces articles and media releases for news outlets. For all enquiries to film on campus please email the team below.

E: media@cdu.edu.au
T: +61 8 8946 7798

 

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