Research
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…
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…