Media releases
Curtin researcher named WA Young Tall Poppy Scientist of the Year 2017
Curtin University researcher Dr Natasha Hurley-Walker has been named Western Australian Young Tall Poppy Scientist of the Year at the…
Curtin research wins top prize at 2017 Innovator of the Year awards
Curtin University was named Overall Winner of the 2017 Mitsubishi Corporation WA Innovator of the Year awards, for research aimed…
Curtin student named WA’s 2018 Rhodes Scholar
Curtin University graduate Robert Ferritto will take his dream to create universal access to clean water and sanitation to Oxford…
Science educator honoured with Curtin Lifetime Achievement Award
A science teacher who has demonstrated outstanding leadership, professionalism and dedication over her 30 year career in education has been…
Unhealthy links to Australia’s top food companies
Australia’s top 10 food companies either own or are connected to hundreds of different products, ranging from healthy to unhealthy…
Study measures quality of life impact from palliative care for mesothelioma
Patients diagnosed with a rare and aggressive type of lung cancer called malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) do not have an…
Research suggests how Jurassic ichthyosaurs adapted to low oxygen levels
The presence of well-preserved biological material found in an Early Jurassic ichthyosaur vertebra suggests that fossils preserved through carbonate concretion…
New report recommends decriminalisation of WA’s sex industry
Western Australia’s sex industry should be decriminalised amid an increase in private sex workers and a decline in brothel and…
Tackling ‘NIMBY’ fears key to WA’s innovative housing future
Addressing the ‘Not In My Back Yard’ concerns of neighbours early in the development process and flexible planning regulations are…
GRDC extends investment in Centre for Crop and Disease Management
A $100 million national research centre will receive an $18 million funding extension over three years to build on research…