Research
Joint Research Centre to build the future of Ocean Engineering
China and Australia will work together to provide ground-breaking research into subsea engineering thanks to the new Qingdao Joint Research…
One million Australians living in severe poverty
A new report to be released today (Monday 13 October) has examined the depths of income poverty and associated disadvantage…
Hungry black hole consumes faster than predicted
Astronomers have found a black hole that is consuming gas from a nearby star 10 times faster than previously thought.…
SKA project featured in global art show
— Collaborative exhibition explores Australian and South African shared sky — A collaborative exhibition by artists from Australia and South…
Nile River monitoring influences North-East Africa’s future
Curtin University research that monitors the volume of water in the Nile River Basin will help to level the playing…
Jim the avatar brings student learning to life
Meet Jim, a realistic computer simulation of an elderly, retired farmer with mild dementia. When speaking to Jim, he might…
Sponsor a snake and help Curtin PhD research
A Curtin University PhD candidate is calling on the public to help fund her reptile research, using the crowdsourcing fundraising…
Intelligent computer avatar helps transform healthcare training
Curtin University has developed a life-like computer-simulated ‘avatar’ of an elderly Australian gentleman with dementia which has the potential to…
Curtin partners with Mineral Resources/Polaris
Partnership explores biodiversity within the Helena-Aurora and Jackson Ranges Curtin University’s Environmental Biology Group has partnered with Polaris Metals, a…
Technology to maximise gold extraction wins at Curtin Innovation Awards
— 2014 winners announced — A meter that maximises gold extraction has taken top prize at the 2014 Curtin Commercial…