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Curtin has successfully built an international reputation for research excellence, with 95 per cent of research ranked at world standard or above.
Working closely with industry and government, we are leading a number of national and international research projects in health sciences, astronomy, economics, minerals and energy and crop disease management.
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Top one per cent in the world
Curtin is ranked in the top 1% of universities worldwide in the highly regarded Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2021.
What’s happening at Curtin

Supervolcano study finds CO2 emissions key to avoiding climate disasters
The speed and volume of carbon dioxide emitted from supervolcanoes controlled the severity of past environmental crises on Earth, a new international Curtin-led study has found.

Whole-of-sector collaboration to tackle challenges facing WA agriculture
Curtin University is part of a new agricultural science collaboration aimed at boosting Western Australia’s agricultural research and development capabilities.

Study confirms ED cases spike after Australian bushfires
New research has – for the first time – found a direct link between people’s exposure to bushfire smoke and visits to Perth’s metropolitan emergency departments within days.

Curtin-developed machine learning ‘phones home’ for famous Martian rock
New Curtin-led research has pinpointed the exact home of the oldest and most famous Martian meteorite for the first time ever, offering critical geological clues about the earliest origins of…

TEDxYouth
Australia’s largest TEDx event for young people is back at the State Theatre Centre of WA on Saturday 30 July.

Curtin Open Week
Whether you’re looking to take the next step in your study or change your career path – you can join us at Curtin Open Week to explore where undergraduate and postgraduate study can take you.

Postgraduate Expo
The Curtin Postgraduate Expo is an ideal introduction to our postgraduate coursework and research, admission criteria, flexible study options and industry links.

Curtin MBA information evening
Interested in pursuing a Master of Business Administration? Join us at one of our upcoming MBA information evenings and find out how studying an MBA could advance your career.

Breast Cancer Treatment | A. Prof. Pieter Eichhorn
From chemotherapy to immunotherapy and targeted drug delivery, what’s next for breast cancer treatment?

The Agribusiness Supply Chain | Dr Elizabeth Jackson
Bare supermarket shelves have become a familiar sight in recent years, following a series of disruptions to the agribusiness sector.

Hearing Loss | A. Prof Hani Al-Salami
We have medications to treat most human diseases and impairments, why not hearing loss?

The English Language | OED Consultant A.Prof Lisa Lim
English has cemented its place as the world’s lingua franca, with 2 billion speakers. Will it remain a global language in the future?
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