Media releases
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…
Rob Riley memorial lecture a call for social justice and health equity
Curtin University’s new Medical School Dean, Professor Sandra Eades has delivered a powerful call for reconciliation, social justice and health…
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…
On the hunt for megafauna in North America
Research from Curtin University has found that pre-historic climate change does not explain the extinction of megafauna in North America…
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…
Ignition program offers ultimate kick-start for aspiring entrepreneurs
A Perth entrepreneur who ran a fledgling business from her living room before turning it into a thriving global enterprise…
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…
Results of dog cancer treatment trial raise hopes for human use
The encouraging interim results of a trial of a new cancer immunotherapy treatment in dogs with soft tissue sarcomas have…