![Dr Donna Lewis head and shoulders, wearing hat and sunglasses and holding a bunch of native flowers and leaves, with grass and trees in background](/files/styles/medium/public/2024-04/Donna-Lewis-crop.jpg?h=6cfe285f&itok=twKcp7C1)
In this seminar, Donna will present a floristic plot-based classification of the Australian tropical savanna biome using a composite of vegetation plot-based data sourced from the Queensland, Northern Territory and Western Australia governments, TERN, and non-government organisations.
![Dr Emily Gibson head and shoulders with green leafy background](/files/styles/medium/public/2021-09/EmilyGibson2.jpeg?h=72dbf3ce&itok=31udE1Ea)
Small-scale fisheries provide important livelihood opportunities in rural coastal communities across tropical coastal ecosystems, with the fish harvested also a crucial source of protein, micronutrients and lipids.
![Mudbricks study](/files/styles/medium/public/2022-10/Mr%20Vick%20Sumanasena_0.jpg?h=9a7fff01&itok=Xefm0vN1)
Research from Charles Darwin University (CDU) has identified a way to improve the structural integrity of mudbricks, with the potential for expanded use across remote NT communities to help address housing issues.
![Dr Alea Rose in a laboratory, holding a test tube and a blue rack of test tubes](/files/styles/medium/public/2022-06/Alea-Rose.jpg?h=ae1c2195&itok=x5F_hV2Q)
Dr. Alea Rose studied the microbial ecology of bacteria in the Leanyer Sanderson Wastewater Stabilisation ponds using molecular techniques. In addition to identifying the unknown resident bacteria, Dr Rose’s research also revealed the functional diversity of nitrogen cycling bacteria that contribute to nutrient removal in these ponds.
![Charles Darwin University (CDU) researchers and Yugul Mangi Rangers have discovered a population of the rare threatened Speartooth Shark in the Roper River.](/files/styles/medium/public/2024-02/PhD%20Candidate%20Julia%20Constance%20with%20a%20Speartooth%20shark%20.jpg?h=fc0aded0&itok=n7ll1Pnr)
Charles Darwin University (CDU) researchers and first nations Yugul Mangi Rangers have discovered a new population of a rare and threatened shark species in the Northern Territory’s Roper River.
Arriving from Vietnam, Tho studied a Master of Information Technology with CDU while working as a business analyst. She credits her parents’ influence for her motivation to learn and succeed.
![CDU celebrates NAIDOC in 2020](/files/styles/medium/public/2020-10/Dancers%20at%20NAIDOC%20Week%201000.jpg?h=520a578a&itok=BiqdPTCw)
Cultural Engagement with Indigenous Knowledge for International Students