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Indigenous Peoples are critical to conservation

17-Jul-2018

Indigenous peoples own or manage at least one-quarter of the world’s land surface, according to a new study published this week in the journal Nature Sustainability.Professor...

Misha Kostkova aspires to be a high end pastry chef

VET training opens doors globally

11-Jul-2018

Technical expertise is as important as practical skills to secure a good job, according to Vocational Education and Training (VET) student Misha Kostkova.Misha is studying for a...

Parks and Wildlife officer Tim Porter shows Bachelor of Nursing student Gigitha Giji a baby crocodile

Orientation offers window to CDU life

10-Jul-2018

Hundreds of new and returning students are attending Semester 2 Orientation at Charles Darwin University this week, with events also scheduled at Alice Springs, Sydney and...

AusTurtle President Michael Guinea and CDU Maritime and Seafood Team Leader Chadd Mumme check out the new facilities at CDU’s turtle rehabilitation facility

CDU’s turtle rehab centre gets a facelift

10-Jul-2018

Sick and injured sea turtles across Northern Australia will stand a better prospect of recovery with a major facelift to Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) turtle rehabilitation...

Professor Ruth Wallace will present the first Professorial Lecture for 2018

Territorians urged to cause disruption

09-Jul-2018

The people of Northern Australia can take the lead in the development and change in the region and cause the next major disruption in their lives, according to a Charles Darwin...

CDU will celebrate NAIDOC week with a series of events on the theme “Because of Her, We Can”

CDU gears up for NAIDOC Week

09-Jul-2018

The university will celebrate NAIDOC week with a series of events on the theme “Because of Her, We Can” from 9 July to 13 July.During the celebrations CDU will recognise the...

Second year electrical apprentice Nadine Braun, from Darwin, shows Foreign Minister Ms Julie Bishop and Vice-Chancellor Professor Simon Maddocks the workings of a motor simulator.

CDU students ready to discover Indo-Pacific

06-Jul-2018

Some 60 Charles Darwin University students will spend part of 2019 living and learning in countries in the Indo-Pacific after the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ms Julie Bishop,...

New unit explores Indigenous sovereignty

04-Jul-2018

The idea of treaties with Indigenous Australians will be one of the issues explored in a unit being offered at Charles Darwin University for the first time this month.Unit...

From left: Lee-Wayne Motlap, Lisa Vassilakoglou, lecturer Robyn Wing and Ange Trnka are among the first to trial the app FloraXplora

Horticulture students ‘leafing around’ campus

03-Jul-2018

A new app will enable horticulture students to climb to new heights as part of their VET course at Charles Darwin University. Students can identify a range of plants on Casuarina...

From left – Lucy Frost, Genevine Ifunanya Ebelebe participate in RedR Australia's training simulation exercise

Sebedoh’s ‘internally displaced’ people flood CDU

29-Jun-2018

Political unrest, tribal clashes and thousands of internally displaced people will test the wits, nerves and skills of students in a simulated disaster at Charles Darwin...

From left – Willis Taripo, Romone Lewin and Bradley Garlepp with their wheelbarrow gardens

Students’ wheelbarrow gardens on path to Show

29-Jun-2018

Thirteen VET students have sprouted four wheelbarrow gardens that they will enter into the Royal Darwin Show next month.The high school students, who are part of the VET Delivery...

Yolngu Studies lecturer Brenda Muthamuluwuy says it is important to have an understanding of language and culture when visiting Indigenous communities

Language classes a must before Garma Festival

14-Jun-2018

Those attending the Garma Festival in Gulkula, north-east Arnhem Land this year now have the opportunity to undertake workshops in language and culture to enhance their experience...

Mr Fitzsimons in 2014, shortly before his retirement as CDU Director Central Australia.

Sports field named in honour of educator

13-Jun-2018

The sports field on Charles Darwin University’s Alice Springs campus will be named in honour of a highly regarded educator and sportsman tomorrow.Vice-Chancellor Professor Simon...

CDU Vice-Chancellor Professor Simon Maddocks said the ranking was a significant achievement.

CDU ranks in top 10 of world ‘Millennials’

12-Jun-2018

Charles Darwin University has featured in the Times Higher Education (THE) Millennial Ranking of Young Universities founded since the turn of the century. CDU was ranked 9th in...

From left: Dr Wendy Ludwig, Professor Mark Rose and Professor Boni Robertson. Image: Batchelor Institute

Academic honoured with Indigenous doctorate

07-Jun-2018

A Charles Darwin University academic has become the first Territorian to be conferred with an honorary doctorate from the World Indigenous Nations University.Director of...

Some of the team at the CDU Psychology Clinic. From left: Associate Professor Suzanne Midford with students Kyle Tsong and Emma Laughan

Psychology clinic re-opens doors at CDU

07-Jun-2018

A clinic offering much-needed psychology services to Territorians will re-open at Charles Darwin University this week.The CDU Psychology Clinic will be staffed by intern...

Research fellow Marianne St Clair shows how her smartphone can be used as a diagnostic tool

Forum to highlight broadband benefits to Indigenous health

04-Jun-2018

A Charles Darwin University researcher will discuss the importance of broadband as a ‘game changer’ in remote Indigenous health service delivery as part of a forum this week.CDU...

Yurrbari, 1991. Courtesy Museum and Art Gallery of the NT

Exhibition celebrates traditional bush professor

30-May-2018

Traditional law, astronomy, bush medicine, sorcery and ancestral narrative are themes being explored as part of an exhibition celebrating the life of a self-described “bush...

Apprentice plumber Luke Unwin has his eyes set on a medal

CDU’s best to compete at WorldSkills Australia

28-May-2018

Three Charles Darwin University students are among a team of six from the Northern Territory that will vie for gold at the WorldSkills National Championships in Sydney next month....

Indigenous Affairs consultant calls for system overhaul

25-May-2018

Research conducted by a Perth-based analyst and government advisor indicates that reframing the 50-year-old Indigenous affairs policy-making approach could provide increasingly...

Dr Melanie Underwood has been working to analyse the causes of system failure

Nurse numbers key to preventable deaths

24-May-2018

With more than 25,000 preventable deaths in hospitals around Australia each year, Dr Melanie Underwood has been working to analyse the causes of system failure, finding that nurse...

Thousands of students will receive awards across a broad range of vocational and higher education qualifications

Grads to shine at ceremonies

23-May-2018

Graduands will tip their mortarboards and celebrate as they cross the stage at Charles Darwin University graduation ceremonies in Darwin this week.The ceremonies to be held on 24...

Mr Evangelos Fylaktos with his Greek marbles.

Bringing to life the Parthenon Marbles

22-May-2018

Territorians will have the unique opportunity to learn to sculpt in marble under the gaze of a true master as part of Charles Darwin University’s Hellenic Cultural Week...

NT Finniss history revisited 150 years on