News Articles for Curtin University

Former Craig Mostyn boss David Lock will replace Vanessa Guthrie as Curtin University chancellor, starting next year.

This week's appointments include John Van Der Wielen, Tania Hudson, Krista Dunstan, Natalia Kacperek, Alex Walsh, Luis Schilling, and others.

As Peter Farmer Designs nears 30 years, the artist's legacy has spread far and wide.

Australia's education sector has been slow to implement AI and guide students through the changes, a panel says.

The multi-million-dollar investment will go towards conservation efforts by Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation to support World Heritage Listing requirements.

Curtin University has secured $95 million to establish a new research centre focusing on new technologies, including about $35 million from the Australian Research Council.

Education groups have recommended a more coordinated approach to the teaching of Asian languages in Australian schools.

ANALYSIS: The federal government is moving to increase oversight of offshore university programs.

This week's appointments include Alan Barrett, Karen Hook, Allister Caird, Marah Braye, Vanessa Guthrie, Michael Corboy, Lee Lawler, Rachelle Lewis, Karen Ho, Dylan Ogilvie, Jessica Steliou, and others.

A plan for hundreds of Curtin University staff to walk off campus and work from home for the next eight months has been significantly scaled down over fears of docked payment.

The federal government has finalised the international student allocations for 2026, with Western Australia receiving 10 per cent of the additional places for universities.

Stan Perron Charitable Foundation's commitment to Perth Children's Hospital's rare and undiagnosed disease centre is one of the largest philanthropic donations in Western Australia.

Plant leather belts, food, and supplements could be made using spent malt from WA's breweries, with research underway to figure out how to value-add the waste product.

A public art contract of over half a million dollars has been awarded to two Western Australian artists for the $163 million Australian Hockey Centre project at Curtin University.

The Wellington Street site, set for 835-bed student housing, signifies the global real estate investment company's first Australian student accommodation investment.

A Curtin University-operated hub, partly funded by the state government's $40 million agreement with Chevron, is set to support major projects aimed to decarbonise the state.

A study from Curtin University is set to change the research on stuttering, after the discovery of a genetic link to predict which family members will live with the speech condition.

A growing chorus of voices is calling for Australia to bring fashion manufacturing home.

The world's biggest survey of low frequency satellite radio emissions has found that Elon Musk's Starlink satellites are significantly interfering with radio astronomy observations.

Curtin University researchers have found a new way to upgrade iron ore for green steel production – all while using desalination waste.

Personal tragedy sparked Ashlee Harrison's work to help young people with mental health issues or at risk of suicide.

A state government committee has approved the $135 million hockey centre at Curtin University, which is expected to accommodate up to 10,000 people.

Fewer international student enrolments means universities will need to find new funding sources.

The Bali-based head of DG Events says he's a realist when it comes to long-term survival.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Philippa Watson, Christine Bartlett, Rob Black, Jason McFarlane and Gemma Farrell.

A research fellow has described the federal government's Job-ready Graduates package as the worst policy since the introduction of the cane toad, at the launch of an economics report.

The upcoming federal election would need to re-engage young Australians with a growing distrust of political institutions amid cost-of-living pressures, a report shows.

A new research facility at Curtin University is aiming to change how the oil and gas sector deals with corrosion.

The higher learning institutions have a medium to high-risk dependency on international students' fees, an audit reveals.

The WA government backed AROSE consortium has missed out on the chance to build Australia's first lunar rover, with the $42 million contract going to eastern states based ELO2.

Curtin University has opened a campus in Sri Lanka, taking the school's tally of offshore facilities to five and one of the highest for the sector.

The National Tertiary Education Union claimed the average vice-chancellor in an Australian university was paid more than $1 million in 2023.

Western Australia could miss out on growth opportunities over startups in evolving sectors because of its focus on the resources industry, a report found.

A new era for hockey in Australia is a step closer, following the completion of key negotiations between the state government and Curtin University.

BHP has committed nearly $8 million for Curtin University's environmental DNA research program, which aims to support global conservation projects.

The lack of a standardised definition and quality assurance have muddied the waters for these short courses.

Educational institutions in the state have made steps to compensate staff after finding millions of dollars of underpayments.

Western Australian universities have slipped or remain stagnant in their positions on the Times Higher Education's World Universities Rankings 2025.

Diane Smith-Gander will join an elite cohort from next year.

The team behind a propulsion thruster for small satellites, created by a 25-year-old student and currently in use in German small satellites, has won this year's overall Curtinnovation award.