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• “Western Australia as a world class living laboratory”

  Curtin University is proud to host the 2018 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) Eminent Speaker presentation, which will explore the science of the natural wonders of Western Australia.

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• Surgical screw invention crowned overall winner at Curtinnovation Awards

  An innovative orthopaedic screw that could help improve patient outcomes after complex trauma surgery has been named as the overall winner in the 2018 Curtinnovation Awards.

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• Curtin research uncovers unique nesting habits of WA resin bee

  Curtin University research has found that a native resin bee endemic to WA is unique in using dry Banksia flowers and the fuzz of the Banksia cones in their nests, in urbanised parts of Perth.

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• Curtin University Professor named the Premier’s Scientist of the Year

  Curtin University congratulates eminent global urban design and transport sustainability expert Professor Peter Newman on being named Scientist of the Year at the 2018 Premier’s Science Awards.

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• Curtin researchers share secret seed recipe for better biodiversity

  Curtin University researchers have developed a seed-coating technology that can help bring degraded landscapes back to life and repair damaged ecosystems.

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• The brains behind Australia’s first groundwater replenishment scheme

  Curtin research has led to the creation of Australia’s first full-scale groundwater replenishment scheme for drinking water to address the problem of Perth’s drying climate.

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• The carbon positive living lab: White Gum Valley

  White Gum Valley in Fremantle is a leading example of how we can achieve near-zero carbon living in urban areas.

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• Perth’s trapdoor spiders living on ‘burrowed’ time

  Leanda Mason is a Curtin PhD student leading Perth's trapdoor spider conservation movement.

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• Malaysian discovery sheds new light on early Earth

  Geologists from Curtin Malaysia have dated a grain of zircon at 4.2 billion years old, making it the second-oldest rock ever discovered, behind another rock also found by Curtin geologists in 2001.

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• Researchers in focus: Professor Teri Balser

  Professor Teri Balser’s frontier-challenging leadership in teaching and research across environmental studies disciplines has seen her awarded the title of John Curtin Distinguished Professor.

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