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New barbering course offers second chances through practical skills
A new barbering course at the Alice Springs Correctional Facility is giving students in custody the opportunity to build practical skills, confidence and potential pathways into employment.
Help save a mammal, buy a choccy quoll
Forget about chocolate bunnies this Easter, in 2020 it’s all about showing your love for the Top End’s northern quoll.
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CDU Art Gallery strengthens relationships in Timor-Leste
A 2017 Charles Darwin University (CDU) Art Gallery-curated exhibition has been recreated in the artworks’ homeland capital of Dili, Timor-Leste, completing a circle of cross-cultural cooperation that spans more than four years.
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Lunchtime talk to explore historic peacekeeping mission
Charles Darwin University (CDU) historian Dr Steven Farram will reveal the story behind a little-known part of Australia’s military and diplomatic history with Indonesia at a lunchtime talk at the CDU Art Gallery on Thursday, 20 February.
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Indigenous graduates celebrate recognition of research skills
Indigenous researchers working on country are having their specialist knowledge recognised by a new credentialing system offered through CDU.
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Harvard evolutionist named 2020 Charles Darwin Scholar
A Harvard University Professor of Biology is Charles Darwin University’s Charles Darwin Scholar for 2020.
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Research head looks to the stars to grow partnerships
Charles Darwin University has welcomed the new Director of Research and Innovation Dr Steve Rogers, who brings with him research and high-level leadership experience in the environment sector, mining exploration and mineral processing industries.
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Experts gather in lead-up to Darwin Day
International biologists, including a mammal expert from the Natural History Museum in Vienna, Austria, will gather at Charles Darwin University in the run-up to the university’s celebration this week of its namesake Charles Darwin.
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CDU International College set for first students
Charles Darwin University is intensifying its work to grow international student numbers with the launch of an international pathway college in Darwin.
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Researcher examines value of social media in a crisis
A Charles Darwin University researcher will analyse social media’s fake bushfire map phenomenon as part of a PhD investigation into the effects of disaster communication on human behaviour in rural areas.
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The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a blueprint for economic and social development in a sustainable way that protects wellbeing and the environment. While each of the goals is independent, it is recognised that each goal contributes to the sustainable development of both developed and developing nations around the world. The SDGs help understand the broader significance of CDU’s research, demonstrate its real-world impact, and reinforces its contribution to sustainable development in an international context.
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