Research
Distinguished chemistry Professor awarded Curtin Honorary Doctorate
Lauded chemistry Professor and previous President of the Australian Academy of Science, Professor Andrew Holmes, has been presented an Honorary…
Downsizers value spare rooms and will leave neighbourhood for new home
Space remains important to Australian downsizers, with more than half moving to a dwelling with three or more bedrooms and…
Free to be you and me? A ‘pulse check’ of LGBTIQA+ rights in South-East Asia
In November 2017 Australia said ‘yes’ to same-sex marriage and writ into law the right for all people, regardless of…
Curtin researchers track lizard to assess mine site restoration effectiveness
Curtin University scientists have attached a tracking device to the back of a perentie, Australia’s largest goanna species, in order…
Curtin develops cyber knowledge bank for open-access books
Curtin University researchers will help create a new international data trust to improve the measurement and analysis of open-access (OA)…
New research unlocks deep secret of continent formation and structure
Researchers at Curtin University have found a way to understand the largely unknown processes behind the formation and structure of…
The troubling transition to independence for young people leaving out-of-home care
Turning eighteen is a momentous milestone for many. Bestowed overnight with the badge of legal adulthood, the new-found freedom can…
Curtin green hydrogen research supported with ARC funding
Curtin University research that aims to develop a new way of producing, storing and exporting green hydrogen from Australian resources…
New research finds Earth’s oldest asteroid strike linked to ‘big thaw’
Curtin University scientists have discovered Earth’s oldest asteroid strike occurred at Yarrabubba, in outback Western Australia, and coincided with the…
It was microbial mayhem in the Chicxulub crater, Curtin research suggests
New insights into how microbial life was quickly re-established following the mass extinction of the dinosaurs have been detailed for…