Media releases
Research supports water birth for women with a low-risk pregnancy
Eighty per cent of the Western Australian women who planned to give birth in water experienced a normal, uncomplicated vaginal…
Static electricity splits chemical bonds, new research finds
Researchers from Curtin University have been able to demonstrate how chemical bonds between atoms are impacted by static electricity, unlocking…
Statistics investment to underpin WA grains research advances
The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) has announced a major new investment aimed at strengthening and enhancing national and…
New Curtin MOOC delves into the social media world
Anyone interested in social media will now be able to learn how it became an integral part of society through…
Astronomers peer into the lair of a mysterious cosmic radio burster
An international team of astronomers have used two of the world’s largest radio telescopes to show that a mysterious source…
Oldest land-plant microfossils in Australia found in WA’s Canning Basin
Collaborative research led by the WA Organic & Isotope Geochemistry Centre at Curtin University has discovered the oldest land-plant microfossils…
A ‘blooming’ good bush walk leads to new orchid species discovery
Two new and previously unknown ‘fairy’ orchids have been discovered by Curtin University’s eminent botanist Professor Kingsley Dixon and Kew…
Electrochemical aspects of semiconductors no longer ‘flawed’
Researchers from Curtin University have been able to reproduce and explain the often puzzling behaviour of electrons that enter or…
New Curtin Professor and MWA Director to help drive WA towards the SKA
Curtin University has attracted one of the world’s leading astronomers from the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project. Professor Melanie Johnston-Hollitt…
Fashion mix sets students on path to success
Months of hard work and long hours came to a successful climax recently with Curtin University’s student fashion designers presenting…