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Volunteers protected Darwin wildlife for 50+ years, but new research suggests it’s time to stop winging conservation efforts

First published by Charles Darwin University Volunteers have shouldered the burden of shorebird conservation in the Top End for more than half a century, but new research from Charles Darwin University (CDU) suggests it’s time for the government to take responsibility for all of the Northern Territory’s residents

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Stronger together: Bilby conservation efforts enhanced by Indigenous knowledge

Bilbies once occupied much of arid and semi-arid Australia but have disappeared from about three quarters of their historic range.

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“But officer, I wasn’t driving!”: Research reveals the problem with self-driving cars and traffic laws

The study examines the ‘driver dilemma’ in Australia, or how road traffic laws are specific to human drivers, and how this legislation has limited application to automated vehicles (AVs), which can drive without human input.

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How one man’s dream opened doors to education access across the world

CDU PhD candidate Faisal Bin Badar never imagined his dream to improve education in his home country of Pakistan would evolve into an internationally recognised mission to build adaptable, sustainable schools across the globe.

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Changing the tide: New project aims to shift attitudes around fish welfare practices

Fish are often overlooked when the term “animal welfare” is used, but a new project is working to ensure happy fins are met with the same enthusiasm as cage-free eggs or grass-fed beef.

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NT to become Australia’s brightest spark with CDU’s new Energy and Resources appointment

After a career crossing continents and fields, Professor Maurizio Cirrincione has landed in the Top End of Australia to take the helm of Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) Energy and Resources Institute (ERI).

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Breaking barriers: CDU TAFE’s largest female student cohort leads the way in live production

It’s girls to the front for this year’s Certificate IV in Live Production and Technical Services, with the Charles Darwin University (CDU) TAFE course marking the enrolment of its largest ever female student cohort in what is traditionally a male-dominated field.

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Fire in motion: New animation platform and updates to key bushfire resources

The Burn Area Animation Tool allows users to generate animations of fires around Australia across the last decade.

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First Nations and CDU research dives deeper into plight of Northern Australia’s turtles, whales and dolphins

Marine scientists from CDU are conducting pioneering research on turtles and cetaceans in Australia’s northernmost marine park, advancing conservation and sustainability efforts in the Northern Territory.

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Franck Gohier named inaugural artist in residence at CDU’s Danala Campus

The Darwin-based artist will work on a major commission of a large-scale artwork in collaboration with the Museum and Art Gallery of the NT (MAGNT) for the atrium of the new NT Art Gallery in the Civic and State Square precinct in Darwin City.

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AI diagnoses major cancer with near perfect accuracy

One of Australia's most common gynaecological cancers could be detected sooner and more accurately thanks to a specialised Artificial Intelligence (AI) model, new research shows.

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Researchers to study the impact of mountaineering activities on the world’s highest peaks

A Charles Darwin University (CDU) researcher will climb the highest peak on each continent, known as the Seven Summits, to study the impact of mountaineering activities on these isolated and unique environments and communities.