Research
Researchers must ‘bee’ sweep netting to learn more about native bees
Novel research into native bee populations by Curtin University provides a best practice recommendation on how to accurately monitor these…
Preparations complete in Western Australia for construction of world’s largest telescope
Following seven years of design and prototyping work, the Curtin University node of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research…
Curtin remains ninth in Australia in latest global rankings
Curtin University has retained its national ranking of ninth in Australia in the Center for World University Rankings’ (CWUR) 2020-21…
New report finds more work needed to close Indigenous retirement gap
Streamlining the process for Indigenous Australians facing hardship to access their superannuation early and with fewer penalties may help to…
Research reveals alarming link between rising antidepressant use and suicide rates among young Australians
New research from Curtin University and the University of Adelaide has shown rates of antidepressant use and suicide by young…
Curtin research finds being proactive reduces sense of job insecurity
New Curtin University research has found workers who proactively pursue career goals are less likely to suffer a sense of…
Curtin study finds scratchies and lotto tickets can lead to problem gambling
New Curtin research has found that contrary to the general perception that lotteries products such as ‘scratchies’ and lotto tickets…
Study finds new link between sub-concussion and motor dysfunction
Curtin University researchers have found that low grade cranial impact in anaesthetised rodent models which were designed to replicate the…
Tiger snakes tell more about local wetlands’ pollution levels
Heavy metals present in snake livers raise environmental concerns Tiger snakes living in Perth’s urban wetlands are accumulating toxic heavy…
Cosmic bursts unveil Universe’s missing matter
Astronomers have used mysterious fast radio bursts to solve a decades-old mystery of ‘missing matter’, long predicted to exist in…