News Articles for Curtin University

A new state school-based innovation program is part of a plan to focus more teaching on future-facing skills.

Escalating financial management problems have done little to dint a broad recovery in the state's university sector.

Murdoch has improved its standing in a major global university ranking with UWA narrowly retaining a spot in the list's top 100.

Aqura Technologies was crowned best tech company while VentureX HQ co-founder Sheryl Frame received the Achiever of the Year title at the 2022 Incite Awards on Friday night.

Ten years after opening its doors, Spacecubed has increased capacity to support WA innovators.

Proponents of a four-day work week tout the productivity and personal benefits but some say the arrangement should be approached with caution.

Researchers have warned 10,000 Australian workers could develop lung cancer from silica dust, mostly males, from industries including mining and construction.

Wide Open Agriculture has cut the ribbon on a new pilot-scale facility designed to convert lupin into a plant-based protein developed with Curtin University.

Staff cuts at the height of the pandemic are continuing to bite universities across Australia.

All four of WA's public universities have improved their places on Quacquarelli Symonds' latest ranking, one of three major global higher education lists of its sort.

Companies have an opportunity to attract talent with improved parental leave policies.

A minerals extraction technology developed in partnership with Curtin University has sold to multinational chemicals business Draslovka.

A collaboration among WA's leading research bodies will be created as part of a $25 million investment into growing agricultural research and development in the state.

Scott Morrison has used his trip to Western Australia to announce grants for eight businesses in the mining and energy sector, with the biggest grants going to two new hydrogen hubs.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Colin Murphy, Michael Schaper, Steven Dobson, Ting Xu, Chris Hood, Julie Quinlivan, Peter Coleman and Fiona Marshall Staines.

Western Australia's public universities have much to celebrate in Quacquarelli Symonds' latest subject rankings, with UWA notching up dozens of entries as a top-50 subject provider.

The state's public universities have posted more than $400 million of surpluses between them in 2021, thanks largely to rising investment portfolios and short term government support.

WA's largest university is well placed to benefit from a federal commercialisation program.

As WA opens to the rest of the country, business leaders are debating which industries the state should target for growth.

Updated: South African business WBHO has withdrawn financial support for its Australian entity, putting the parent of $4.7 billion construction giant Probuild into administration.

Little Green Pharma has revealed plans to demerge its psychedelics business into a separate unlisted entity, while forming a research partnership with Curtin University.

Phoenix Academy and Curtin University were among 16 businesses appointed to a $240 million panel contract for teacher development.

It's unclear what benefit WA would receive from merging its universities into a single institution.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Coralie Flatters, John Chappell, Sam Kronja, Lynne Harwood, Jane Fraser, Ian Booth, Mitchell Mackay, Katt Osborne, Jeremy Smith and Pauna Truong.

'Tis the season for tech, with the annual West Tech Fest filling the calendar from December 6 to 10.

Limitless WA: The launch of Western Australia's first homegrown satellite has helped to take the state's space aspirations to new heights.

Staff shortages in aged care have hit crisis point, and the problem is expected to worsen.

WA is in the hotseat as the combination of old and new economic forces work to its advantage, but there are challenges.

A $7 million state of the art drill research facility in Perth and a partnership with CRC ORE have been unveiled by Australia's national science agency in a nod of support for mining research.

A Perth research institute focused on battery industries has signed up a consortium of companies, government agencies and universities to build a cathode precursor production pilot plant.

Students looking to lodge at Curtin's new Exchange precinct will be offered a slew of incentives to live on campus next year, including halved weekly rent.

A driving force behind Curtin Ignition is taking on a new challenge, after the program celebrated its 11th year.

WA's investment environment is yet to truly embrace tech startups.

The arts need to implement programs to remove barriers to access for young people from low socioeconomic backgrounds, according to economist Michael Dockery.

University students are looking for better value for money from their tertiary experience.

Scientists at Curtin University believe a new discovery about the cause of Alzheimer's disease could eventually lead to a preventative treatment.

A new learning module can upskill workers and help fill the financial hole left by the absence of international students.

A satellite designed and built by Curtin University has launched into space from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.

A homegrown satellite designed and built by Curtin University is set to launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida this weekend.

The first Western Australian-built spacecraft is set to be deployed to the International Space Station with a goal of eventually being sent to the moon.