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Australia’s first astronaut over the moon about WA satellites’ deployment
A trio of Western Australian satellites is currently orbiting the earth after the successful deployment of Curtin University’s Binar 2,3 and 4 from the International Space Station. After launching from Cape Canaveral in Florida and docking at the International Space Station earlier this month, the Binar team from the Space Science Technology Centre in the School of Earth and Planetary…
Groundbreaking spacecraft technology wins Curtinnovation 2024
Groundbreaking spacecraft technology, small enough to fit in the palm of your hand yet powerful enough to drive small satellite missions, has been crowned the Griffith Hack Overall Winner at the 2024 Curtinnovation Awards. The miniature spacecraft thruster, known as MiniJet, was developed by mechanical engineer Daniel Turner from Curtin’s School of Earth and Planetary Sciences and is the first…
Curtin celebrates success of Moombaki Cultural Learnings Project
Curtin University is proud to celebrate the successful pilot of the Moombaki Cultural Learnings Project, a unique program aimed at boosting the wellbeing and school attendance of Aboriginal children by connecting them to their identity, culture, country and kin. The Moombaki program, named after the Noongar phrase meaning “where the river meets the sky”, was piloted in three public primary…
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Curtin’s Accessibility Challenge inspires creative solutions
Curtin University students have come together to tackle challenges in the disability sector, creating innovative solutions as part of the…
New report finds the changing nature of work provides new opportunities for workplace gender equality
A new research report released today has identified an important shift in how employees choose to engage in the workforce,…
Listen up: New insights into little penguins’ sensitivity to noise
Curtin University researchers have used state-of-the-art imaging technology to shed light on the hearing sensitivity of Australian Little Penguins and…
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Best in the West! Curtin professor named WA Scientist of the Year
Curtin University researchers, teachers and students have been acknowledged among the best in Western Australia, winning big at the annual…
Curtin reaffirms its place among top one per cent of universities in the world
Curtin University has once again been named in the top one per cent of universities in the world, with the…
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Visitors to this year’s Curtin Kalgoorlie Open Day will come away inspired and up-to-speed on the many exciting educational and career pathways…
New Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research appointed
Curtin University has appointed John Curtin Distinguished Professor Melinda Fitzgerald as its Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research (DVCR) for the next five…