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Talking about Palestine a “career killer“: report
Over 150 students and staff from 20 separate universities claim free speech about Palestine has been restricted on campus in…
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Reshaping nursing students’ views on aged care
A new project has been launched to provide training and support for nurse educators and facilitate clinical placements to drive…
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Curtin University grads give most satisfaction to employers
Graduates of Curtin University are most preferred by employers, according to the federal government’s latest 2022 survey results, with employing…
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Faculty Focus
New university alliance aims to tackle environmental crisis
Curtin University has joined forces with the University of Aberdeen and the University of Calgary to tackle global environmental issues…
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Mass redundancies left academics with ‘survivors guilt’
Tenured academics feel exploited, trapped in their jobs and experience a sense of ‘survivor's guilt’ from seeing their colleagues being…
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New Curtin University initiative empowers women in regional areas
A new Curtin University initiative is aiming to give regional women more job opportunities across the healthcare, agriculture, regional tourism…
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Monash first in the world for pharmacy studies: QS world rankings
Australian universities have shone against international competitors in the latest round of global subject rankings. Monash University, Curtin University and…
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Curtin releases research into ailment driving 1 in 4 workers to distraction
It could be described like a mozzie living in your eardrum, but for many Aussies living with tinnitus is a daily reality.…
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Big data farming puts farmers at ‘centre of innovation’
Expanding the existing global network of farmers and researchers who connect using on-farm experimentation (OFE) could help transform the agricultural…
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Journey of discovery: challenges of the pandemic reignite VC’s desire to lead
Harlene Hayne has a unique perspective on the effects of the pandemic on higher education. After guiding The University of…
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Industry & Research
Curtin leads ‘first large-scale examination’ to tackle stillbirth in Aboriginal families
Curtin university researchers will be carrying out a first-of-its-kind examination of stillbirths among Aboriginal families in a project supported by…
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How ‘ghost students’ fare in future studies
Academic teaching staff have long witnessed students who one day walk out of class and never return. Now, researchers have…
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Curtin receives funding for research into 3-D printing of skin for chronic wounds
Researchers at Curtin University have received a grant of $737,689 to help develop an affordable and effective treatment for patients…
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Contact tracers: The virus detectives of the world
The release of the 2011 film Contagion starting Kate Winslet introduced the world to contact tracers: highly skilled individuals who…
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New project uses games technology and video simulation to tackle suicide
Curtin University is utilising games technology to create web-based video simulations aimed at helping mental health experts identify and better…
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Curtin researchers gain NHMRC funding for health projects
Two Curtin University researchers have received more than four million dollars to tackle the prevalence of vitamin D deficiencies among…
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International Education
First Curtin Indigenous Australian student receives prized New Colombo Plan fellowship
Curtin University has announced its first Indigenous Australian student to become a prestigious New Colombo Plan (NCP) Fellow. Matthew Harris,…
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QUT, UTS among young unis in the fast lane: Nature Index ranking
Curtin University is Australia’s best young uni in the natural sciences, if a ranking of institutions under 50 years of age is to…
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Curtin earns funds to crack open ‘closed cloisters’, help unis share research
A British charity is bankrolling an international effort to free more of the knowledge housed in education institutions and publishers.…
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Explosive Four Corners program reveals Australian links to China’s ‘re-education’ camps
The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and Curtin University are reviewing their research funding and approval procedures over concerns research…
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International Education
Curtin Singapore comes out on top
Curtin Singapore is celebrating after topping the rankings of employment outcomes among Singapore institutions in a recent survey. The Private…
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Australia loses its podium position in global subject ranking
There’s no bronze for Australian subjects this year. The Swiss higher education system is now home to the third-highest number of…
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‘Other people have much more to be proud of’: Australia’s 94-year-old PhD graduate
Dr David Bottomley may look old, but he barely sounds it. Having recently completed his thesis, the 94-year-old now holds…
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Industry & Research
Informed consent not as effective as you think: ethics prof
'Put down the paperwork'. It's an unlikely message from an ethics professor, but Mike Burgess, Chair in Biomedical Ethics at…
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Australian unis scale academic performance ranking
The University of Sydney has again been named Australia’s top performing university in a research-only ranking. It jumped from 26…
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