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CDU rises to top 200 for impact across universities worldwide

Charles Darwin University (CDU) has achieved its strongest-ever result in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, securing a place among the world's top 200 universities for impact. 

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Predator prey relationship

A challenging new world for wildlife: How humans have reshaped the food webs

The relationship between predators and prey in the wild is underscored by an evolutionary arms race spanning millions of years, but new research has found modern human activity is reshaping the rules. 

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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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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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Ali Rajabipour

On the road to cheaper, safer commutes with CDU’s new research hub

The Northern Territory is on the road to smoother, safer commutes with innovative support and research from Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) new Centre for Asphalt and Road Technologies (CART). 

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The research highlights significant gaps in conservation planning in the Northern Territory. 

Conservation planning ‘good for biodiversity and business’

The Northern Territory’s investment in solar and wind energy production needs to benefit people and the planet, but new research highlights critical pitfalls in planning. 

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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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