RIEL News
CDU to grow VET sector and champion student success with new Deputy Vice-Chancellor appointment
Vocational Education and Training (VET) and students will be at the top of the agenda for Charles Darwin University (CDU) with the appointment of a new Deputy Vice-Chancellor Student Engagement and Success and Vocational Education and Training.
More Quoll-ity research from RIEL PhD students
Australia has the worst mammal extinction record of any country and the Northern Quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus) is struggling.
Learning about livelihoods, business and culture on country: A CDU intensive course
A small group of lucky Charles Darwin University (CDU) students recently found themselves looking across the majestic Nardab floodplains of the East Alligator River, right on sunset.
Inspiring NT school students towards science study and career pathways
About 100 Northern Territory Year 9 students have spent three days participating in various STEM-related activities and workshops at Charles Darwin University (CDU)’s Casuarina Campus as part of the Santos Science Experience from 21-23 September.
Threatened shark species ‘out of sight out of mind’: first complete national assessment of Australia’s sharks and rays
The first complete assessment of extinction risk for all Australian sharks, rays and ghost sharks reveals Australia is home to more than a quarter of shark species on the planet, but 12 per cent of those are at risk of extinction.
ARC fellowship a new milestone for CDU’s research portfolio
Charles Darwin University (CDU) researcher Dr Clément Duvert recently became the first Northern Territory recipient of the Australian Research Council (ARC)’s Discovery Early Career Researcher Award fellowship.
How does a modern scientist measure the exact size of a tree?
Have you ever stood at the base of a tree and marveled at how big it is? What if you were tasked with establishing just that; calculating exactly how big a tree is from base to tree-top, branch to branch, each and every leaf.
Research finds ways to improve magpie goose management on NT mango farms
Research from Charles Darwin University (CDU) has identified ways to improve management of magpie geese to better assist mango growers as the Northern Territory goes into mango season.
Tags to track and preserve Mary River turtles
Researchers from Charles Darwin University (CDU) are trying to find a solution to help recover the Mary River turtle population by tracking their movements with an acoustic device.
Eating and talking fish in Timor-Leste
In Timor-Leste – a small country located 600 km to the northeast of Darwin – fish and other aquatic foods are fundamental to the livelihoods of many families.