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Reviving the coffee industry in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea once produced some of the world’s finest coffee beans, but the industry has been in decline since the 1990s. Curtin researcher Dr Rueben Wanobo Sengere hopes to reverse the trend.

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Reviving the coffee industry in Papua New Guinea
Changing the narrative with audio description

Thursday 19 Dec 2019By Anne Griffin-Appadoo

Changing the narrative with audio description

No two people will ever witness a scene in exactly the same way. This can present interesting challenges to those whose job it is to narrate the visual.

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Hot superplumes ‘chicken-and-egg’ with Earth’s supercontinents

Tuesday 17 Dec 2019By Curtin University

Hot superplumes ‘chicken-and-egg’ with Earth’s supercontinents

Curtin University researchers suggest a ‘chicken-and-egg’ relationship exists between the Earth’s mantle-located superplumes and surface-located supercontinents.

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Curtin student’s innovation capable of ‘reading’ human emotions

Monday 16 Dec 2019By Yasmine Phillips

Curtin student’s innovation capable of ‘reading’ human emotions

A Curtin University mechatronic engineering student has developed an intelligent system capable of reading people’s emotions in real-time, offering potential benefits for a range of…

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New report highlights challenges for mature workers in Australia

Thursday 12 Dec 2019By Lauren Sydoruk

New report highlights challenges for mature workers in Australia

A new report released today by the ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR) has found that many mature workers across Australia feel excluded in today’s workforce.

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Common asbestos lung disease does not increase risk of lung cancer

Tuesday 10 Dec 2019By Lauren Sydoruk

Common asbestos lung disease does not increase risk of lung cancer

People who are diagnosed with the most common form of asbestos-related lung disease are not at an increased risk of developing lung cancer later in life.

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Job seekers who lie to get the job are more likely to be ‘problem’ employees

Monday 09 Dec 2019By Lauren Sydoruk

Job seekers who lie to get the job are more likely to be ‘problem’ employees

Curtin University researchers have found that some job seekers are more likely than others to exaggerate their knowledge when applying for a competitive job.

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New eDNA tool research helps scientists find deep sea corals

Thursday 05 Dec 2019By Curtin University

New eDNA tool research helps scientists find deep sea corals

Curtin researchers have developed a promising new toolkit for monitoring threatened coral ecosystems by analysing environmental DNA (eDNA) extracted from waters off the coast of the Cocos…

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New biodiversity research project aims to heal land and people

Wednesday 04 Dec 2019By Yasmine Phillips

New biodiversity research project aims to heal land and people

An innovative new research project will aim to advance reconciliation in Australia by bringing together scientific expertise, history and Indigenous cultural knowledge.

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Curtin study finds native bees turning to polystyrene for nesting places

Wednesday 04 Dec 2019By Lucien Wilkinson

Curtin study finds native bees turning to polystyrene for nesting places

New Curtin University research has found that polystyrene can serve as a nesting place for native bees, which are able to exploit the man-made material for their own benefit.

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