Research
What role can universities play in tackling homophobic, biophobic and transphobic bullying?
Dr Christopher Fisher from Curtin’s Department of Health Promotion and Sexology talks about how universities can help foster a culture…
Nature ranks Curtin in the top 10 in Australia
Curtin University has been ranked in the top 10 in Australia by the Nature Index 2016 Australia and New Zealand…
Australian desert telescope views sky in radio technicolour
A telescope located deep in the West Australian outback has shown what the Universe would look like if human eyes…
STEMinists empower Indonesian pre-service teachers
An all-female team of Curtin University educators has travelled to Indonesia to help improve the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)…
‘No pain, no gain’ not the answer to exercise motivation
New research by Curtin University has found exercisers are more likely to keep exercising if their fitness instructor adopts a…
Huge gap still exists between the rich and poor post-WA resources boom
Despite the tailing off of the resources boom, there is still a huge gap between the rich and poor in…
Analysis of meteor impact crater to shed light on evolution of modern life
An asteroid that created the 180 kilometre-wide Chicxulub Impact Crater at Yucatán in Mexico is infamous for causing 75 per…
Male body fat shame responsible for gym attendance
Curtin University research has examined the relationship between men’s body attitudes and gym attendance, finding hidden fears about body fat,…
Beacon Virtua shines light on WA’s dramatic shipwreck history
A virtual reality simulation of Beacon Island in the Houtman Abrolhos Islands – site of the notorious Batavia shipwreck −…
Getting in the habit of exercising
New research by Curtin University has examined the role intention and habit play in getting first-generation university students to participate…