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Prime time for drones on feral pig watch in NT

A Charles Darwin University (CDU) study has identified early evening, or a wet season morning, as the prime time for surveying feral pig detection from sky-high drones, which could help land rangers to improve management of the stealthy and invasive animals.

Desert Voices take centre stage at sixth Symposium

Knowledge holders and desert researchers will share their stories this year at the 2023 Knowledge Intersections Symposium in Alice Springs.

Co-hosted by Charles Darwin University (CDU), Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education (BIITE) and Desert Knowledge Australia (DKA), the Symposium showcases the diversity of arid lands research and knowledge.

Dutch team get ready for Bridgestone World Solar Car Challenge at CDU

An international team of students from Saxion University of Applied Sciences and the University of Twente in the Netherlands is making last minute adjustments to their solar car at Charles Darwin University (CDU) ahead of the Bridgestone World Solar Car Challenge in a matter of days.

Global impact of CDU researchers continues to grow

Charles Darwin University (CDU) researchers continue to be among the most influential in the world, with 23 academics named in a prestigious list from Stanford University.

Program to attract school students into university expands to the NT’s regions

A Charles Darwin University (CDU) program helping to guide high school students into tertiary education is expanding to Katherine, Alice Springs and Nhulunbuy.  

Thai health improvement program helps prevent weight gain in people with early psychosis

Researchers from Australia and Thailand are calling to change the treatment methods for those experiencing early psychosis to help improve their life expectancy rates.  

CDU law experts call for government parental leave reform

Law experts from Charles Darwin University (CDU) are calling on the Federal Government to increase paid parental leave by nearly two times the current amount.

Homegrown paramedics get ready to save Territory lives

The next generation of Northern Territory paramedics will be taking their skills on the road next year, as the first cohort of Charles Darwin University (CDU) Bachelor of Paramedicine students complete their studies.

Bushfire tweets reveal role of social media in emergencies

A study on social media activity during the Black Summer bushfires has revealed how the discussions changed through the phases of the disaster, and how critical social media is in disseminating information during natural disasters.