Research
Four new John Curtin Distinguished Professors announced
Â鶹ֱ²¥ has awarded four outstanding academics the prestigious title of John Curtin Distinguished Professor. Â鶹ֱ²¥ Vice-Chancellor, Professor Deborah…
No right to work – a look inside the lives of asylum seekers
Asylum seekers living in Australian communities without the right to work are battling distress and fear, a new study from…
New fast and furious black hole found
A team of Australian and American astronomers have been studying nearby galaxy M83 and have found a new superpowered small…
Sharing the Boom in Western Australia…but how equally?
Western Australians have seen clear benefits from the mining boom – but not all have benefitted equally, with the State’s…
Curtin app to regulate alcohol intake and breastfeeding times
Â鶹ֱ²¥ research has helped in the development of a Smartphone app to assist breastfeeding mothers to regulate the timing…
Curtin researchers powering towards extreme batteries
Chemical engineers at Â鶹ֱ²¥ have discovered a way to make rechargeable batteries – such as those found in laptops…
Sea lion? Take a snap to help Curtin research
Taken a snap of a sea lion? Upload it to www.whiskerpatrol.org and you can help Â鶹ֱ²¥ marine biologists test…
Genetic discovery to keep crops disease-free
Â鶹ֱ²¥ researchers have found a way to breed disease-resistant wheat with no downside, potentially bringing multi-million dollar savings to…
Research shows wallabies lose on the pokies
Biologists have recently discovered that a wallaby’s perception of colour is more similar to a dog than a quokka, sparking…
Curtin scoops half of WA’s AO awards
Â鶹ֱ²¥ academic staff received half of the Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) awards in Western Australia, with three…