Research
Kookaburras raising cancer awareness
Awareness of prostate cancer will be raised when the Australian men’s hockey team sports fluorescent yellow shirts in two upcoming…
Curtin-led research to benefit endangered plant species conservation at mining sites
C157/10 New research led by Curtin University will look at using cryogenic storage as a way of ensuring the survival…
Curtin research produces cost effective power sustainably
Friday 13 August 2010 C155/10 Curtin University researchers have made a breakthrough in converting biomass, such as mallee, into “clean”…
Alfresco smoke risk to health
Wednesday 4 August 2010 C150/10 Air quality tests at Perth cafes and pubs show that when two or more people…
New grant to attract quality teachers to remote schools
A new Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) competitive grant project aims to improve university pre-service education in four Western…
New appointments at Curtin-Monash Accident Research Centre
Friday, 23 July 2010 C144/10 Curtin University has made two significant appointments at its Curtin-Monash Accident Research Centre (C-MARC). Emeritus…
Alcohol and tobacco: sharing strategies to increase profits
C135/10 Continued Curtin research into the links between alcohol and tobacco companies has identified the top five strategies used by…
Australia’s homosexual population almost invisible in ageing policy
A new research report has confirmed that older and ageing gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex (GLBTI) people have been significantly…
Beliefs, behaviours and health literacy strongly influence lower back pain
Wednesday 7 July 2010 C129/10 A new study led by Curtin University has found that a person’s beliefs about time-off…
Curtin announces the appointment of Dr Neale Fong to a key healthcare leadership position
Dr Neale Fong, former Director General of the Western Australian (WA) Health Department, has been appointed as the Director of…