Occurring each September, the National Week of Deaf People (NWDP) is an opportunity for deaf people to celebrate their communities, language, culture, and history. It’s also an opportunity for organisations and individuals to ally with the Deaf…

Lesbian Visibility Day is 26 April Lesbian Visibility Day is celebrated annually on 26 April, a day to recognise and celebrate the contributions of lesbian women around the world. Lucy Gericevich, Manager Recruitment and Appointment, explained it’s a…

A portrait of Perth’s world-renowned burns specialist Professor Fiona Wood will soon be on its way for consideration in the 2023 Archibald Prize exhibition, an annual art competition organised by the Art Gallery of NSW in Sydney. The artwork, titled…

Curtin University researchers have improved their award-winning glycine leaching technology by significantly enhancing the leaching rates for gold ore, by using a low concentration of a strong oxidising agent known as potassium permanganate. The…

Two members from Curtin University’s Desert Fireball Network (DFN) team have been stationed in the South Australian outback, eagerly awaiting a capsule from outer space landing on Earth carrying secrets from Ryugu, a small asteroid located deep in…

A new Curtin University-created database of electron-molecule reactions is a major step forward in making nuclear fusion power a reality, by allowing researchers to accurately model plasmas containing molecular hydrogen. The Curtin study, published…

Curtin University has launched the Legacy Living Lab (L3), a modular building designed using principles of the circular economy – an environmentally friendly economic concept that aims to design out waste by including as much recycling and re-use of…

Curtin University research has shed new light on when one of the largest mass extinction events on Earth occurred, which gives new meaning to what killed Triassic life and allowed the ecological expansion of dinosaurs in the Jurassic period. The…

Curtin University research into coral reef systems in the Cocos Keeling Islands has confirmed a tumour-like coral disease is prevalent in the area, with growth anomalies affecting the coral’s ability to reproduce and grow effectively. Masters student…

Aged care residents in Perth will soon welcome MiRo, a robotic pet or ‘petoid,’ as part of a research project collaboration between Curtin University, The Brainary, and Meath Care’s Michael Lee Centre, located in Como. MiRo is a fully autonomous,…

International research led by geologists from Curtin University has found that a volcanic province in the Indian Ocean was the world’s most continuously active — erupting for 30 million years — fuelled by a constantly moving ‘conveyor belt’ of…

New international research into the Moon provides scientists with insights as to how and why its crust is magnetised, essentially ‘debunking’ one of the previous longstanding theories. Australian researcher and study co-author Dr Katarina Miljkovic,…

New international research led by Curtin University has found approximately a quarter of carnivorous plant species across the world may be at risk of extinction due to global climate change, illegal poaching, and the clearing of land for agriculture,…

New method could aid in the removal of the toxic, persistent environmental contaminants Curtin University research has developed a new and easier on-site method to immediately and accurately detect and measure levels of PFAS, which are persistent…

Career advice, course and enrolment information, and fun activities for local school students and the community will all be on offer at the upcoming Curtin Kalgoorlie Career Open Day, a free event to be held at the Kalgoorlie campus later this…

Curtin University researchers have discovered two meteorites in a two week period on the Nullarbor Plain – one freshly fallen and the other from November 2019. Both falls were captured by The Desert Fireball Network (DFN) team which uses cameras…

Curtin University researchers have unexpectedly discovered a new way to make crystalline graphite, an essential material used in the making of lithium ion batteries. Described in a research paper published today in Nature’s Communications Materials,…

A closer look at DNA from south-western Australia’s native Nuytsia floribunda, known as the WA Christmas Tree, has found that temperature, rather than rainfall, impacts the tree’s resilience and reproductive success. The WA Christmas Tree is the…

Curtin University researchers have discovered a new way to more accurately analyse microscopic samples by essentially making them ‘glow in the dark’, through the use of chemically luminescent molecules. Lead researcher Dr Yan Vogel from the School of…

Curtin research into abnormal regeneration events in lizards has led to the first published scientific review on the prevalence of lizards that have re-generated not just one, but two, or even up to six, tails. PhD Candidate Mr James Barr, from…