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NT wise to prepare for Chinese tourist influx, researcher urges

31-Jan-2014

A Charles Darwin University researcher says the results of a recent visitor satisfaction survey should prompt the Northern Territory to prepare for a dramatic increase in Chinese...

Revolutionary academic receives international recognition

24-Jan-2014

A world-renowned computer scientist has been recognised for making mathematics more accessible to children and the community through larger-than-life, hands-on activities....

Mr Fabris … “the vision is for a bigger, better and more vibrant venue.”

Music Centre to start year on high note

24-Jan-2014

The newly appointed Director of Charles Darwin University’s Centre for Youth and Community Music says it will be “business as usual” in 2014.Paolo Fabris, who assumed directorship...

Northern Australia experienced severe levels of heat and humidity for 25 per cent of the year

Research to focus on heat stress impacts on NT workers

08-Jan-2014

With record levels of heat and humidity being experienced in the Top End of the Northern Territory, researchers are preparing to talk to workers about the level of heat stress...

Floor exercise: Army reservists carry out repairs to the floor of Binjarri church near Katherine.

Soldiers in campaign to boost literacy skills

17-Dec-2013

Fourteen Australian Army reservists have marched on to the stage to receive their certificates in recognition of having reinforced their language and literacy skills.The soldiers...

Toga to advance Indigenous employment opportunities

17-Dec-2013

Building on its commitment to foster Indigenous employment opportunities in the Top End, the Toga Group of Companies is pleased to announce it is providing $20,000 towards five...

NT educator awarded prestigious scholarship

16-Dec-2013

One of the Northern Territory’s most prominent education academics has been awarded the prestigious 2014 Fulbright Northern Territory Scholarship in the Senior Scholarship...

Mr Brien inspects American alligator hatchlings. Photo: Jemeema Brien.

‘Saltie’ tops list for crocodile aggression

12-Dec-2013

The Australian saltwater crocodile’s feisty reputation has been reaffirmed in a study of juvenile crocodiles that compared the aggression levels of seven species from around the...

CDU names new Vice-Chancellor

10-Dec-2013

A leading Australian agricultural scientist who has been closely associated with the Northern Territory for almost 20 years has been appointed to the position of Vice-Chancellor...

Tropical glider’s identity under microscope

09-Dec-2013

A tropical tree-dwelling marsupial with an identity crisis is the subject of a new Charles Darwin University research project in Kakadu National Park and other parts of the Top...

A rendezvous of printmaking and sound

06-Dec-2013

Artworks created through merging sound and vision will be the focus of research to be presented by Charles Darwin University printmaking lecturer Mats Unden.Mr Unden will present...

Mel Darr inspects one of her ceramic pieces included in “The Some of Us” student art exhibition at Araluen Arts Centre.

Discarded doll’s legs recast into work of art

05-Dec-2013

The plastic legs of a child’s doll found abandoned in the red dirt of the Outback have proved an unlikely source of inspiration for a body of work that goes on display at Araluen...

A baby ringtail possum captured during mammal monitoring

Researchers fence out cats in Kakadu

05-Dec-2013

In an intensive effort to better understand the role of feral cats in native mammal decline, two cat-exclosure fences have been built in Kakadu National Park.Staff from the...

CofFEE Director and CDU Professor of Economics Bill Mitchell will be among the presenters at the Reconstructing a Full Employment Narrative conference in Newcastle

Economic experts put full employment back on agenda

04-Dec-2013

Top economists will gather in Newcastle this week to discuss the legacy of higher unemployment and the need for true full employment in the wake of the global financial crisis.The...

Nhulunbuy applauds vocational students

04-Dec-2013

Charles Darwin University’s annual presentation event in Nhulunbuy last week provided a distraction to students in a town that is adjusting to news that the nearby alumina...

Attack database to inform croc conservation

03-Dec-2013

An innovative new database compiling information about crocodilian attacks world-wide could help with future conservation efforts of the species.“CrocBITE, the Worldwide...

CDU Vice-Chancellor Professor Barney Glover will officially open the centre

Charles Darwin University opens in central Sydney

03-Dec-2013

The Northern Territory based Charles Darwin University has further established its presence in Sydney with the official opening of its centre in Haymarket today (Tuesday, 3...

From left: Vice-Chancellor Professor Barney Glover, VCIAC Chair Dr Jack Ah Kit and Pro Vice-Chancellor, Indigenous Leadership Professor Steven Larkin at the launch of the inaugural CDU Reconciliation Action Plan 2013 – 2015

CDU launches inaugural reconciliation plan

02-Dec-2013

Charles Darwin University has reiterated its commitment to becoming a leader in Indigenous tertiary education by launching its inaugural reconciliation action plan.In one of his...

CDU Visual Arts Lecturer and postgraduate student John Dahlsen will be presenting his research at tomorrow’s Perspectives on Progress conference in Brisbane

Art lecturer shares perspective on progress

26-Nov-2013

An internationally recognised artist will present research findings this week about the impacts of the global financial crisis on marginalised artistsCDU Visual Arts Lecturer and...

Katherine celebrates year of academic success

25-Nov-2013

It was a case of standing-room only as friends and families gathered for Charles Darwin University’s Celebration of Achievement Ceremony in Katherine last week.Some 160 guests...

CDU Bachelor of Humanitarian and Community Studies students Michael Dau and Wayne Dillon

CDU students assist with Philippines relief efforts

25-Nov-2013

Two Charles Darwin University humanitarian students are working alongside logisticians coordinating the Australian medical response to Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.The...

CDU student Michelle Pollard has been selected to participate in Engineers Without Borders Australia’s EWB Challenge Scholarship program.

Scholarship to help humanitarian student target poverty

22-Nov-2013

A student from Darwin will travel to rural India as part of a humanitarian engineering program that develops creative solutions to real world problems.The Engineers Without...

“Iguana de tierra” by Ecuadorian photographer Fernando Espinosa Chauvin will be part of the exhibition in Darwin

CDU to provide glimpse of Galapagos

21-Nov-2013

An exhibition that captures the world-famous Galapagos Islands will open in Darwin next week to celebrate the ties between Charles Darwin University and Ecuadorian researchers and...

CofFEE Director Professor Bill Mitchell said the research team had updated the Employment Vulnerability Index

Australia’s ‘at risk’ job loss regions revealed

20-Nov-2013

New research released today identifies the communities across Australia that are the most vulnerable to job losses as a result of the worsening economic conditions in Australia.A...

CDU Senior Accounting Lecturer Kevin Clark

CDU lecturer receives accounting award

18-Nov-2013

A lecturer with almost 27 years’ teaching experience will receive a prestigious accounting honour at an awards presentation tomorrow (Tuesday 19 November).Charles Darwin...

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