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Why study education?

Tamara Reads, Associate Lecturer at our School of Education, explains why this path matters.

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🎓 Thinking about studying, but not sure where to start?

We offer a wide range of support services to help you succeed, whether in person, online or over the phone.

Learn more via the link in our bio.

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Is plastic pollution a design flaw we can actually fix?

In this episode, David Karsten and Celeste Fourie are joined by Dr Atiq Zaman, Associate Professor at Curtin University and UN advisor, to discuss why recycling alone won't solve the plastic crisis – and what a genuinely circular system could look like.

0:00 Intro
2:35 Why only 14% of Australia's plastic gets recycled
4:00 The REDcycle collapse and the missing market for recycled plastic
5:44 The reality of "green" alternatives like biodegradable plastic
8:15 Zero-trace and non-pollutant plastic: a new framework
15:49 What Australia can learn from informal recycling systems in the Global South
26:15 Waste as a design flaw: what a circular plastic system looks like
31:42 The emerging threat of atmospheric microplastics

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Here’s Daniel’s top 3 tips for making your Curtin uni experience unforgettable!

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