News Articles for Curtin University

Scientists and engineers in Perth have begun quietly setting up a centre which could encourage more floating gas projects off Western Australia's coast and create local jobs.

Construction, engineering and property development firm Georgiou Group has kicked off a pair of projects collectively worth $56 million, at Curtin University and for the City of Joondalup.

A device designed to reduce the amount of gold lost through the extraction process has won the top prize at Curtin University's commercial innovation awards.

Western Australia's labour force will increase 30 per cent to 1.75 million by 2025, with the highest annual employment growth projected in agriculture, health care, education and accommodation/food services, according to a report released today by the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre.

The National Tertiary Education Union has argued that the impact of the federal budget cuts would leave Western Australia's universities almost $500 million worse off.

FEATURE: Curtin University has introduced leading-edge technology to improve student retention.

FEATURE: Biotech and IT companies are enjoying renewed investor interest, but these innovative businesses are facing a changing capital raising market featuring less government support and, in Perth, a drastic shift in the venture capital sector.

Ty Hayes has been confirmed as chief marketing officer at Curtin University.

The heads of Western Australians universities have publicly warned the proposed legislative changes to higher education could reduce the level of public good universities provide and threaten more expensive fields of study such as medicine and science.

Affordable housing options near Cockburn are being built in as little as 10 days, according to modular builder Hickory Group which has started the assembly of a six-storey building with 77 apartments.

Deloitte, BGC and FIFO Families have delved into the world of virtual reality technologies in an attempt to break down the distance barrier for families with parents who are fly-in, fly-out workers.

Curtin University has raised more than $100,000 in its annual fundraising drive to pay for its community radio station, Curtin FM.

The latest round of national research grants has once again highlighted the University of Western Australia as the state's leading research institution, with Curtin University of Technology following close behind.

The federal budget changes to higher education have yet to go to the Senate, but WA's universities are considering their options.

Sue Ash, Frank Cooper, Hendy Cowan and Ian Ritchie are among the Western Australians to have been recognised in the Queen's Birthday honours this year.

Murdoch University will wear the cost of exempting students who enrol in an undergraduate degree this year from increased fees as the federal government plans a 20 per cent funding cut in 2016.

The resources sector will struggle to find enough skilled workers to drive production on the LNG plants expected to come on-stream in the next few years.

The state government has put out the call for developers for the former chem labs site in East Perth, but the successful proponent will need to incorporate the heritage-listed laboratory buildings

The Fremantle Dockers are closer to securing new training facilities in Cockburn with $10 million allocated in yesterday's budget but a pitch for funds by crosstown rivals the West Coast Eagles proved less successful.

Midland's goal to become a commercial hub is quietly being realised, 14 years after the state government put the wheels in motion on one of Perth's largest urban redevelopment projects.

SPECIAL REPORT: WA's higher education sector is gearing up for change as the federal government considers major reforms.

Miro Advisors managing director Tim Woodall has joined the Curtin University Graduate School of Business advisory board.

SPECIAL REPORT: Marrying wine with technology was always going to gain someone's attention and Ben Thomas, armed with a PhD in marketing and tourism has taken on that challenge with a new website.

SPECIAL REPORT: Falling government support and fewer funding deals are having a pincer effect on Perth's emerging start-up sector.

The state's public universities are bracing for a likely fall in revenue next year, with the number of eligible domestic school leavers set to fall as a result of a change to the school starting age a decade ago.

Federal Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane today launched a new centre dedicated to research in the resources sector, but was coy on whether Canberra would support a similar body that Woodside has been pushing for the oil and gas sector.

Curtin University has unveiled a new $100 million grains research centre which will focus on reducing the impact of grain diseases and droughts.

From modest beginnings, Daniel Heredia has achieved career milestones that belie his relative youth.

The federal government's plans for an omnibus bill to cut red tape will have serious implications for the not-for-profit sector, according to the director of Curtin University's not-for-profit initiative.

Perth is a hotbed of IT and business talent, and there's no shortage of courses and events to connect ideas with outcomes.

Curtin University has awarded former vice-chancellor Jeanette Hacket an honorary doctorate of technology.

An independent report on the future of the federal government's Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission has sparked intense discussion across the sector.

The Australian Institute of Marine Science has teamed up with three universities for a major environmental study off the state's Kimberley coast that will be funded by gas project developers Shell

The University of Western Australia has recruited BHP Billiton executive Peter Lilly to head up its ambitious ‘engineering zone' project, which comes with a likely cost of $250 million.

Curtin University has been ranked 25th on a list of the 50 best global universities established within the past 50 years.

Brightwater Care Group chief executive Penny Flett and property developer Adrian Fini were among the Western Australian business figures recognised in the annual Australia Day honours.

Universities have a great track record in Asia; we would do well to learn from them.

The University of Western Australia has again dominated WA's portion of the latest round of federal government research grants, though the state's funding share continues to be underweight relative to its population.

John Langoulant has been appointed as an advisor to Curtin University on major initiatives aligned to the tertiary education provider's 2013-2017 strategic plan.

Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest has further enhanced his credentials as one of the nation's leading philanthropists with a pledge of $65 million to Western Australia's universities.