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Curtin study could rewrite Earth’s history

Curtin University-led research has found new evidence to suggest that the Earth’s first continents were not formed by subduction in a modern-like plate tectonics environment as previously thought.

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Curtin study could rewrite Earth’s history
Double take: New study analyses global, multiple-tailed lizards

Tuesday 07 Jul 2020By void

Double take: New study analyses global, multiple-tailed lizards

Curtin research into abnormal regeneration events in lizards has led to the first published scientific review on the prevalence of lizards that have re-generated more than one tail.

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New rankings place 23 Curtin subjects in Australia’s top 10

Tuesday 30 Jun 2020By Vanessa Beasley

New rankings place 23 Curtin subjects in Australia’s top 10

Curtin University has featured in 35 of the 54 subjects ranked in the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2020, and has 23 subjects listed in Australia’s top 10.

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New Curtin research uncovers the two ‘faces’ of the Earth

Tuesday 30 Jun 2020By Lauren Sydoruk

New Curtin research uncovers the two ‘faces’ of the Earth

New Curtin University-led research has uncovered how rocks sourced from the Earth’s mantle are linked to the formation and breakup of supercontinents and super oceans over the past 700 million…

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Curtin project awarded funding to test new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease

Thursday 25 Jun 2020By Vanessa Beasley

Curtin project awarded funding to test new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease

A Curtin University-led research project has been awarded $1.72 million in Federal Government funding to trial a new treatment for patients with the most common form of Alzheimer’s disease.

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Study finds oldest children in school-grade outperform youngest in NAPLAN

Thursday 25 Jun 2020By Lucien Wilkinson

Study finds oldest children in school-grade outperform youngest in NAPLAN

A new Curtin University study has found a child’s birthday can affect their NAPLAN results, with the oldest children in a classroom on average outperforming their younger classmates.

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Curtin’s global young university rankings on the rise again

Thursday 25 Jun 2020By Vanessa Beasley

Curtin’s global young university rankings on the rise again

Curtin University has been ranked 17th in the world in the QS Top 50 under 50 for 2021, jumping four places from last year. It’s also placed 4th best in Australia.

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Shy species detected through new DNA technique

Wednesday 24 Jun 2020By Vanessa Beasley

Shy species detected through new DNA technique

New species-specific tests that can detect endangered aquatic animals through the DNA they shed in the water has been created by researchers at the University of Adelaide and Curtin…

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Bremer Sub-Basin a killer whale feeding range

Wednesday 24 Jun 2020By void

Bremer Sub-Basin a killer whale feeding range

Curtin University researchers have uncovered more information about the numbers and habits of killer whales in south Western Australian waters

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Curtin embarks on research project to recreate shipwrecks in 3D

Monday 22 Jun 2020By Vanessa Beasley

Curtin embarks on research project to recreate shipwrecks in 3D

Curtin University researchers begin a major project that will allow important underwater cultural heritage sites, such as historic shipwrecks, to be recreated as immersive 3D virtual…

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