Charles Darwin University (CDU) Language and Learning Advisor (TAFE), Brendan Reid has won the 2023 Australian Training Award in Excellence in Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) Practice.
Mr Reid has held the position since 2010 and is a dedicated and passionate individual who works with students and staff to help students overcome literacy and numeracy challenges, to support them to complete their qualifications.
Charles Darwin University (CDU) has officially renamed its basketball court at the Casuarina Campus to acknowledge Larrakia language and former Northern Territory Administrator, The Honourable Austin Asche AC KC.
In partnership with Larrakia Nation, the facility is co-named ‘Gulwa | The Austin Asche Hall’, and was recently celebrated at a naming ceremony which included speeches and a plaque unveiling.
‘Gulwa’ means a corroboree, to sing and dance in celebration.
A species of ray, so rare it has only ever been recorded once back in the late 1800s, has been declared extinct after an assessment by an international team led by Charles Darwin University (CDU).
The loss of the Java Stingaree, a small relative of stingrays, is the first marine fish extinction as a result of human activity.
This news comes as the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) released its updated Red List of Threatened Species this week.
Charles Darwin University (CDU) will be on the frontline of training the future generation of submarine specialists after being awarded places to support the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine pathway.
CDU will be allocated more than $6 million over 2024 to 2030 to deliver 110 Commonwealth supported places in STEM courses to help grow the skilled workforce needed to support Australia’s acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines.
Charles Darwin University (CDU) researchers will investigate ways to grow and retain women working in the Northern Territory’s commercial seafood industry, a sector where worldwide they are significantly underrepresented.
The landmark study aims to understand the various ways in which women have participated in the NT seafood industry, explore barriers for engagement and the factors that might help the industry become more gender inclusive, robust and viable.
A new online fitness program will support the health of ageing residents in the Katherine region while giving Charles Darwin University (CDU) students invaluable placement opportunities.
The Outback Active Program, co-led by CDU and Southern Cross Care (SA, NT & Vic) , and funded by the Northern Territory Primary Health Network (NT PHN), is a new free TeleFit program for people 65 years+ and Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders 50+ years living in the Katherine region.