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National recognition for STEM role model
Charles Darwin University graduate Rikki Bruce has received the $20,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander STEM Professional Award at a recent ceremony hosted by the CSIRO in Darwin.
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Calls for 'quantum shift' to Top End water management
With still no signs of a monsoon in the Top End this wet season, industry, Indigenous, government and research groups met in Darwin this week to initiate what could be a paradigm shift to improve water systems management in the north.
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Printing tomorrow’s potential today
On the spot design and manufacturing through new cutting-edge metal 3D Printing technology will soon enhance lines of logistics for the Australian Army.
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Australia’s big burning issue tackled in the north
As Australia grapples with unprecedented wildfires that have caused widespread devastation over summer, the success of Indigenous fire management in the north has gained renewed attention.
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Help save a mammal, buy a choccy quoll
Forget about chocolate bunnies this Easter, in 2020 it’s all about showing your love for the Top End’s northern quoll.
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Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility $150m secures Education Civic Precinct
Charles Darwin University and the City of Darwin have welcomed the commitment from the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility of a $150 million loan, which will enable the City Deal’s Education and Civic Precinct to progress.
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CDU’s 3D printing technology deployed into Navy
Cutting edge 3D printing technology developed at Charles Darwin University (CDU) will be deployed by the Royal Australian Navy in a world-first trial that will streamline the maintenance of patrol vessels.
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Lecture to explore vexed PFAS question
An engineer and scientist with a distinguished career in research will examine the issues raised for petrochemical and aviation firefighting following the introduction of fluorine-free foams, when he delivers the final Charles Darwin University Professorial Lecture for 2019.
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CDU’s Indigenous undergrad numbers pass 1000
Charles Darwin University (CDU) passes a milestone today when it graduates its 1000th Indigenous higher education student.