Media releases
Curtin welcomes government co-investment in $10 million minerals research capability
Curtin University welcomes the announcement today of $3.2 million in State Government funding to acquire a Geoscience Ion Probe to…
Renowned Curtin astronomer leads Premier’s Science Awards nominations
Four Curtin University researchers and three of the University’s programs have been named as finalists in the prestigious Premier’s Science…
Curtin Kalgoorlie’s Rural Health Campus to benefit students and workforce
Heralding a new era for Curtin, its Kalgoorlie Campus will soon house a Rural Health Campus which will boost regional…
Rock stars – Curtin scientists find two meteorites in two weeks
Curtin University researchers have discovered two meteorites in a two week period on the Nullarbor Plain – one freshly fallen…
Curtin research finds first African carder bees to reach Western Australia
Curtin research has recorded the first known appearance of Pseudoanthidium (Immanthidium) repetitum, the African carder bee, in Western Australia and…
Serendipity broadens the scope for making graphite
Curtin University researchers have unexpectedly discovered a new way to make crystalline graphite, an essential material used in the making…
Curtin researcher welcomes decision to preserve ancient WA site
Curtin University researcher John Curtin Distinguished Professor Simon Wilde welcomes a decision by the Federal Government to preserve an ancient…
O Christmas Tree: DNA shows WA’s largest parasitic plant adapts to climate
A closer look at DNA from south-western Australia’s native Nuytsia floribunda, known as the WA Christmas Tree, has found that…
Australia’s first Indigenous Chair for Biodiversity and Environmental Science
Curtin University has appointed noted Australian ecologist Dr Stephen van Leeuwen as Australia’s first Indigenous Chair for Biodiversity and Environmental…
New BHP-Curtin alliance to drive innovation, research and education
Curtin University and BHP have joined forces in a powerful new partnership to develop research and innovation projects, and support…