Charles Darwin University was saddened by the passing this week of one of the great champions of education and the arts in the Northern Territory, Nancy (Nan) Giese AO OBE MBE Doctor of Education, honoris causa.

14/05/12 - Charles Darwin University’s Emeritus Professor in History Alan Powell last week scooped two literary awards for “Northern Voyagers”, a book that explores the maritime history of the north Australian coast.

10/05/12 - The Charles Darwin University nursing community will reflect on the past, celebrate the present and focus on the future this weekend as part of International Nurses’ Day.

02/05/12 - International Midwives Day will be an extra special affair for Charles Darwin University student and mum-to-be Jackie Simmonds this Saturday [5 May].

02/05/12 - Charles Darwin University has announced a significant partnership with The Toga Group and the Northern Territory Government to develop a new tertiary education facility at Wharf Two of the Darwin Waterfront.

26/04/12 - The INPEX-led Ichthys LNG Project has signed a $3 million agreement that will underpin Charles Darwin University’s North Australian Centre for Oil and Gas during a signing ceremony in Tokyo.

23/04/12 - An annual pilgrimage by CDU nursing lecturer and historian Janie Mason will honour the service of the Army nurses stationed at one of the major operational defence force bases in the southern hemisphere during World War II, Adelaide River.

19/04/12 - NIDA graduate and talented performer Samantha Young has won the Charles Darwin University Arts Award at the NT Young Achiever Awards 2012.

17/04/12 - A Charles Darwin University student has become the first Indigenous person to receive a prestigious scholarship from the Order of Australia Association Foundation.

17/04/12 - Charles Darwin University music students Micah Rothwell and Elsie Lange have been invited to perform at the BASSINTHEGRASS music festival following their success in the Battle of the School Bands final in Darwin on Friday 13 April.

13/04/12 - The Territory is set to become “more blokey” again with the construction of INPEX’s Blaydin Point onshore gas facility, according to a Charles Darwin University population expert.

13/04/12 - Charles Darwin University has committed to sponsoring the AUSTAFE National Conference in Alice Springs in October.

13/04/12 - A visiting professor with over 30 years experience in the oil and gas industry has given students at Charles Darwin University an insight into the real world of LNG.

05/04/12 - The Territory’s top pharmacy student will compete at the national finals of the Alphapharm Pharmacy Student of the Year competition.

03/04/12 - Music Professor Martin Jarvis will tell a tale of romance and intrigue when he delivers the first Inaugural Professorial Lecture by a Charles Darwin University professor in Darwin this month.

29/03/12 - Four Charles Darwin University students were the toast of their town at the official opening of the Growing Our Own teacher education program at Ltyentye Apurte (Santa Teresa) last week.

21/03/12 - An exhibition of works by Top End artists that caused a sensation in Indonesia will open in the Nan Giese Gallery at Charles Darwin University’s Casuarina campus on Friday March 23.

21/03/12 - Charles Darwin University will fulfill an important role in ensuring that the city of Darwin’s experience in World War II is never forgotten.

21/03/12 - A handmade banyan tree bearing hundreds of messages of harmony has been unveiled at Charles Darwin University to celebrate Harmony Day.

19/03/12 - Charles Darwin University has further strengthened its ability to support the Territory’s burgeoning oil and gas industry following a watershed agreement signed late last week.