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MILKUM GA WALŊA: Pattern, camera, life and RAŊIPUY: The beach is breathing open at the CDU Art Gallery from August 1, 2025.

New exhibitions bring First Nations perspectives and collaborative artistry to the forefront

A vision to capture and share sacred values, knowledge and connections through modern technology will come to life in two new exhibitions at Charles Darwin University Art Gallery this week. 

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Women in the Northern Territory are being encouraged to apply for Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) Pathways to Politics Program for Women. The program will run in Darwin from September 11-15, 2023. Pictured: Last year’s graduates with Patron of the NT program The Hon Vicki O'Halloran AO, former Administrator of the Northern Territory.

CDU program opens pathways for Territory women to enter politics

Women who aspire to shape the Northern Territory’s political sphere are being encouraged to apply for Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) Pathways to Politics Program for women, a free leadership program that aims to increase women’s representation in all levels of government.

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A study with Charles Darwin University (CDU) has explored how social media users behave on Twitter during heat waves.

Twitter users feeling hot, hot, hot during heat waves according to study

A first of its kind study into global Twitter activity during heatwaves has revealed why social media should be leveraged to spread information about extreme temperatures.

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A new MoU between Charles Darwin University (CDU) and the Remote Indigenous Parents Australia National Indigenous Corporation (RIPA) has been signed. Pictured L-R: CDU’s Professor Ruth Wallace, RIPA member Noele Anderson, CDU’s Reuben Bolt, CDU’s Northern Institute researcher Michaela Spencer and RIPA member Bjorn Christie-Johnston.

MOU to focus on using Indigenous knowledge to empower remote NT communities

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Charles Darwin University (CDU) and the Remote Indigenous Parents Australia National Indigenous Corporation (RIPA) will aim to create more connected and inclusive schools and communities in the Northern Territory.

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CDU researchers tackle remote waste management in remote communities.

CDU researchers tackle remote waste

In faraway outback towns across the Northern Territory, the tyranny of distance resulting in high transport costs means goods arrive, but sometimes never leave. 

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Rohan Fisher develops web app to study fire edges.

New fire-edge maps helping to understand how landscapes stop fires

A land’s topography and landscape features have an influence on how fires behave, which is why local knowledge is vital in fire management.

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Dr Simon Morris has been recognised with the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand Meritorious Service Award.

CDU lecturer recognised with prestigious service award

Teaching accounting to students as far afield as Zambia, Botswana and Vanuatu has helped see a Charles Darwin University Lecturer receive a prestigious national award – the first person from the Northern Territory to be awarded it in over a decade.

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New Northern institute Director Professor Kim Humphery plans to focus on what the institute does best by championing collaborative research.

New Director encourages collaborators to share in Northern Institute research successes

The new Director of Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) Northern Institute wants to build on the successes that it has had over the past decade.

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Charles Darwin University (CDU) Research Associate Fiona Shalley from the Northern Institute, led the first study into residents’ social connections with the Territory.

Results from Territory-wide survey reveals key data about Territorians

Initial findings from a Charles Darwin University (CDU) social survey revealed four in five Territory participants identify as Territorians despite the highly transient nature of its population.

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A new Charles Darwin University (CDU) study finds that when disaster strikes many people don’t turn to social media for information, instead using other sources of information.

Australians less likely to use social media as an information source in a natural disaster

New Charles Darwin University (CDU) research suggest that people are less likely to use social media as an information source during a natural disaster, instead using traditional media and authorities’ websites for critical information.

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