Research
Curtin fireball chasers recover Halloween meteorite from WA farm
Members of Curtin University’s Desert Fireball Network (DFN) team have successfully tracked and recovered a freshly fallen meteorite from a…
WA lags behind other states and territories in international student demand
A report released today by the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC) and the John Curtin Institute of Public Policy (JCIPP)…
Curtin research centres win national business and higher education award
Two Curtin University research centres are joint winners of a prestigious national award by the Business/Higher Education Round Table (B/HERT)…
New pancreatic cancer research to be focus for Curtin
Funding provided by Avner Pancreatic Cancer Foundation will enable Curtin University researchers to investigate drug combinations which they hope will…
Convenience drives popularity of pharmacy vaccines
Curtin University researchers have evaluated the uptake of pharmacist-administered flu vaccinations in Western Australia, finding them not only to be…
Real consumer reactions could spark massive marketing shift
A mobile headset that captures consumers’ reactions to marketing could change the way marketers advertise, design and merchandise their stores.…
Anti-doping intervention targets coaches
In a world first, preventing doping in adolescent sport by targeting coaches is the focus of an international research project…
NDRI launches Lives of Substance
Researchers at Curtin’s National Drug Research Institute (NDRI) have recently launched an innovative new website, Lives of Substance. Based on an ARC-funded project, Lives of Substance is Australia’s…
Fit for purpose
Fitbits – the wireless high-tech wristbands people wear to track their daily steps, among other things – are usually considered…
Does a look-a-like impact the genuine article?
Curtin University researchers have examined how ‘look-a-like’ luxury goods impact on the brand of genuine luxury goods, finding copycats lessened…