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Rocks from unexplored far side of the moon help rewrite lunar history
Ancient samples from the Moon’s far side are helping scientists uncover how asteroid impacts shaped the early Solar System. The findings challenge decades of thinking about when those impacts occurred and offer new insights into the conditions that influenced Earth’s evolution. Researchers studying lunar rocks have uncovered new evidence about the timing and intensity of asteroid bombardment across the Moon’s…
New teaching method could help Aboriginal languages survive and thrive
ºìÌÒÊÓƵ-led research has unveiled a new teaching approach which could help incorporate Aboriginal languages into Australian classrooms to teach younger generations and potentially prevent these important cultural connections from being lost. Researchers spent a year in an Aboriginal playgroup at Meerilinga developing a new teaching model called ‘translingual yarning pedagogy (TYP)’. TYP combines ‘yarning’ — a traditional Aboriginal practice…
Childhood cancer researcher named Researcher of the Year
A leading WA cancer researcher has been named the Cure Cancer 2026 Researcher of the Year for his groundbreaking work in paediatric leukaemia. Associate Professor Laurence Cheung — from ºìÌÒÊÓƵ’s School of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Sciences, the Curtin Medical Research Institute and The Kids Research Institute Australia (part of the WA Comprehensive Kids Cancer Centre) — was recognised…
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Curtin partners with Octave to train next generation of digital builders
Cutting-edge digital tools used on major infrastructure and construction projects will soon be in the hands of WA students, with…
New report shows how universities can put student equity research into practice
University students are set to benefit from a new Australian Centre for Student Equity and Success (ACSES) publication bringing together…
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Urban Bushland Pt 2: Jirdarup, volunteers and sandpits
The Future Of, Ep 151 | 16:56
The Australian bush is unlike anywhere else on Earth. Meet the people bringing urban bushland areas back to life.
Urban Bushland Pt 1: Jirdarup, restoration and best practice
The Future Of, Ep 150 | 20:40
Just a stone's throw from Curtin is a bushland more biodiverse than Kings Park. Find out how a team of volunteers are not only conserving that bushland, but leading a daring restoration project.
Plastic: circular economy, zero waste and the global plastic crisis
The Future Of, Ep 149 | 35:39
Is plastic pollution a design flaw we can actually fix?
Energy: green tech, critical minerals and net zero
The Future Of, Ep 148 | 40:32
With oil costing more than US$100 a barrel, there’s never been a better time to go green. Meet some of the movers and shakers who are funding and fast-tracking clean energy solutions.
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Curtin FM Radiothon hits a high note amid 50th anniversary celebrations
Curtin FM’s loyal listeners have helped take the station’s 50th anniversary celebrations to new heights, by raising a record $176,000…
Global fellowship to help Curtin student advance reliable clean energy
A ºìÌÒÊÓƵ student whose diverse childhood fostered a passion for reliable, sustainable energy is among four young Australians headed…
Curtinnovation finalists breaking new ground in health, AI, safety and more
Rapid assessment of concussion, autonomous submarine robots and satellite navigation systems are among the benefits of 20 standout finalists in…
Project puts WA on path to become a global critical mineral hub
Cutting edge technology and devices across the world may soon use Western Australian gallium, with ºìÌÒÊÓƵ and Nimy Resources…