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New Noongar child drawings unveiled in anniversary celebrations
Another 10 drawings created by Australian First Nations Stolen Generations children have been added to The Herbert Mayer Collection of Carrolup Children’s Artwork, ahead of the tenth anniversary celebrations of its return to Noongar Country. This year marks 10 years since the Collection of Carrolup Children’s Artwork returned to Western Australia and the John Curtin Gallery at Curtin University –…
Fresh hope for Australians living with chronic back pain
Long-term sufferers of chronic back pain experienced dramatic reductions in pain and related disability that remained at their one-year follow-up after taking part in a new treatment tested by Curtin-Macquarie-Monash University research. Published today in the leading medical journal The Lancet, the research found large clinically significant improvements in the intensity of pain and pain-related disability among almost 500 people…
iDNA from flies to track native species across WA’s wheatbelt: study
Researchers from Curtin University have collected iDNA from flies to track the movements of Australia’s native species across the Western Australian wheatbelt, with hopes to improve future conservation efforts in the region. Published in the Journal Conservation Biology, the research team found that native animals, such as the echidna, numbat, woylie and chuditch, were predominantly located in conservation reserves and…
Nullarbor rocks reveal Australia’s transformation from lush to dust
Curtin researchers have discovered how long ago the Australian Nullarbor Plain dried out, with a new approach shedding light on how ancient climate change altered some of the driest regions of our planet. Iron-rich layers formed in ancient sediments were used to narrow down when an area dried out in response to changes in climate, such as the dramatic decline…
Curtin researchers map genetic signature of precursor to liver cancer
Researchers at Curtin University have identified the genetic signature of pre-malignant liver cells, offering potentially significant implications for the almost 3,000 Australians diagnosed with the deadly cancer each year. The study, published in the prestigious journal Cell Genomics, found that quantifying pre-malignant liver cells in patients with liver disease could help determine their future risk of developing liver cancer. First…
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95-million-year-old sauropod dinosaur skull first of its kind in Australia
A Curtin University-led research team has analysed Australia’s first nearly complete sauropod dinosaur skull found in Queensland, Australia, gaining a…
Curtin Global Voices scholar on a mission to empower the marginalised
A Curtin University student with a passion for politics is one of five young Australians chosen to receive a Global…
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Lucky seven for Curtin’s world No. 2 in mineral and mining engineering
Curtin University has maintained its position as the world’s second-ranked university and number one in Australia for mineral and mining…
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Australia-Africa relations the focus of Curtin’s new engagement centre
Curtin University has launched the Centre for Australia-Africa Relations, a new research and engagement hub that seeks to fill a…
New Noongar child drawings unveiled in anniversary celebrations
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