• Read more about New partnership seeks to improve food security in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste is taking steps to achieve greater food security for its people with a research partnership with Charles Darwin University (CDU) researchers to increase on-farm labour productivity. 

The project will help to guide development initiatives to improve the low agricultural productivity in Timor-Leste.  

Timor-Leste’s staples are maize, sweet potatoes and rice. According to Development Asia, Timor-Leste imports 60 per cent of its food including 45 per cent of its rice to help feed its population.

• Read more about Culling crocs not the answer to stopping attacks: Paper

Education and community awareness, removal of problem animals and exclusion areas are significantly more effective in reducing saltwater crocodile attacks in the Northern Territory than a widespread culling program to reduce crocodile numbers, according to a new study.

The study outlined why culling the reptiles to reduce density was not a cost-effective, or efficient solution, in reducing crocodile attacks. 

• Read more about Speaker showcases how to make research impactful

A former journalist and now leading communications academic has shared how early career scholars can use their research findings to create lasting, real-world change at Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) 2024 Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Conference.

The theme of this year’s conference was ‘Purposeful Research – Making a Change in Real Life’, giving HDR and honours students a platform to showcase their research, exchange ideas with peers, and learn how they can influence change through their findings. 

• Read more about Can your smartwatch get hacked? Study shows what information is at risk

Smartwatches might be good for tracking steps and heartrates, but they can also offer hackers a wealth of personal information to exploit, according to a new Charles Darwin University (CDU) study.

Researchers in the study hacked into a variety of smart wearable devices, valued between $25 and $150, to understand the vulnerabilities of this technology and what information can be accessed and exploited.

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• Read more about CDU Casuarina Open Day to shine a light on new opportunities

Charles Darwin University (CDU) will host its 2024 Open Day at its Casuarina Campus this Saturday to give Territorians a peak at what the University has to offer.

Thousands of people from the Darwin community are expected to attend with plenty of things to see and do that will help inspire future students.

CDU Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Scott Bowman said he was always excited to be part of the Casuarina Open Day to see and experience everything in the one place.  

• Read more about Patterns of identity attacks in extremist language uncover their violent intentions

A groundbreaking new study into the patterns of terrorist language could help authorities create algorithms to detect and flag extremist content online.

The study by Charles Darwin University (CDU) Linguistics Lecturer and Forensic Linguistics expert Dr Awni Etaywe focused on public statements made by former Boko Haram leader Abubaker Shekau and former ISIS leader Abubaker al-Baghdadi.

• Read more about Should you study a short course with Harvard or Stanford? New book says to think twice

Online platforms which once promised to make learning from universities such as Harvard and Stanford available to the masses are turning education into a product which can be traded, bought, or sold according to a new book challenging the ethics of these sites.

• Read more about Relevant and hands on learning inspired this Environment Masters Student

Yvette Douglas never dreamed of going to university, never mind being an aspiring PhD student. 

She lived most of her life in Northern Queensland and thought she would end up working on the land or at the local sugar mill, however, she didn’t feel fulfilled whilst working in the heavy mechanical industry.  

• Read more about Expert talks aquaculture at major conference

A leading Charles Darwin University (CDU) academic in aquaculture has shared his expertise at a prestigious event at one of the world’s most prolific global centres for technology and innovation. 

CDU Professor of Tropical Aquaculture Sunil Kadri recently presented at F3 Future of Fish Feed in Silicon Valley in the United States, a gathering facilitated by the Anthropocene Institute, which aims to move forward on the replacement of capture-fishery based ingredients in aquaculture feeds.