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CDU outlines 22 policy requests for next NT Government
Charles Darwin University has outlined a series of education, infrastructure, economic, cultural and science policy requests for the next Northern Territory Government.
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Scientists’ outback fishing trip discovers exotic catch
Research scientists from Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO and Charles Darwin University used fishing rods and handlines to plumb the depths of underground aquifers in the Northern Territory revealing a diverse variety of tiny aquatic animals known as stygofauna, mostly between 0.3 and 10 millimetres in length.
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Grants to promote community science
Projects that inspire and involve people of all ages in science are being sought by local organisers of National Science Week.
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CDU marks National Apology
The continuing impact of forcible removal policies on families of the Stolen Generations has been highlighted at a Charles Darwin University event marking the 13th anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations.
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Galapagos expert to highlight links on Darwin Day
An expert insight into life on the Galapagos Islands will be the highlight of Charles Darwin University’s annual Darwin Day celebrations tomorrow.
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Drones to deliver health services
In a first for the Territory, drones will be used to deliver health care into remote communities across the NT.
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Research tracks COVID-19 impacts on the NT’s population
Researchers have provided a first glimpse into the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on population dynamics, finding that sentiments towards remaining in the Northern Territory had grown since before the pandemic, especially for young people.
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Science event aims to close gender gap
Narrowing the gender gap and inspiring the next generation of female scientists is the aim of an event run by Charles Darwin University researchers next week.
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Survey finds Darwin children more worried about safety than grades
A survey by a Charles Darwin University (CDU) researcher has found Darwin children are more worried about their personal safety and crime in the community than their school grades.
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Undergraduate certificates: another pathway to degree courses at CDU
There’s another path to tertiary study at Charles Darwin University for people who have missed out on a place in a course or believed they may not have the opportunity to study at university.
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