Power and Water Corporation and CDU have entered a six-year, multi-million dollar agreement in which the University provides Power and Water with a complete range of training services for its operational and professional staff.

The University medalists were awarded at Graduation ceremonies in May at the Casuarina Campus of CDU.

Alice Springs businesses and organisations have demonstrated their support for CDU, with several scholarships awarded to CDU students at a ceremony this week.

Researchers will travel to Arnhem Land this week in search of rare plants that only occur in the area recently decimated by Cyclone Monica.

Michael Christie, John Greatorex and Bryce Anbins-King present 'ICT and remote community capacity building in the Northern Territory', on Tuesday 30 May from 12.30pm to 1.30pm.

Faculty of Education Health and Science staff member, Prue Adamson has been awarded a contract to work in Cambodia as part of the Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management Project.

Elizabeth Hofstede from Support and Equity Services will hold an examination preparation workshop for international students on Tuesday 30 May from 1pm to 2pm.

The Palmerston Festival is an annual community event organised by the Palmerston City Council, in conjunction with CDU and other organisations.

The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations will provide an information session about its graduate positions on Casuarina Campus Thursday 1 June from 12pm.

Issues of science, survival and global environment are some of the subjects Professor David Bowman will cover during the final lecture in the CDU Public Lecture Series for 2006 on Tuesday 30 May.

CDU students have been awarded for their achievements at the annual Donor Scholarships Ceremony which took place concurrently at CDU's Nhulunbuy, Alice Springs and Casuarina campuses last night.

CDU and the NT Field Naturalists Club will host the 2006 Birds Australia Members Day and Twitchathon this weekend (27 and 28 May).

Across May, June and July Australian Red Cross Blood Service is looking for 45,000 new donors to help make sure blood supplies are always available for those who need it. Find out more...

Graduation ceremonies will take place tonight and Friday night at the Casuarina Campus of CDU starting at 6.30pm.

This semester the Beauty Therapy department on Palmerston Campus needs clients for waxing, tinting, make-up, manicures and pedicures.

Ever wanted to learn how to search for comprehensive maps or satellite images for that presentation or project?

400 Indigenous students will be on Casurina Campus this week for a taste of uni.

A professional development course for VET teachers will demonstrate practical ways to improve teaching skills.

All staff and students are invited to be part of the Biggest Morning Tea to be held at CDU Sport tomorrow (Thursday) at 11am.

CDU's Business Development unit will be holding information sessions about the awarding of a major contract to deliver training services to Power and Water for six years.

The Darwin Youth Orchestra participated in the North Australian Eisteddfod on 17 May, taking out first place in their category.

Palmerston Campus will be busy over the next few weeks promoting various CDU courses at the Palmerston Festival on 3 June, and hosting a masquerade dinner for the local community.

With tax return time just around the corner this is a public lecture that will be of interest to every Darwin resident.

CDU Press announces a reprint of Up the Dusty Track by Norman W. Booth.

CDU is on track for accreditation of Pharmacy courses despite a number of recent inaccurate and misleading media reports.

Congratulations to CDU academic staff members, who as a result of the recent sitting of the CDU Academic Promotions Committee, received promotions.

CDU has joined a host of higher education institutions from around the world in signing the 'Talloires Declaration on the Civic Roles and Social Responsibilities of Higher Education'.

An Alice Springs-based teaching student is set to record a CD with children's television icon Yamba the Honey Ant, after penning songs about bush tucker, healthy living, the environment and safety.

A scholarship from the NT Agricultural Association is helping Emma Phillips balance study and a mortgage.

The School of Creative Arts and Humanities will welcome two new academic staff members later this year - Associate Professor Donal Fitzpatrick and Professor Allan Patience.

Don't miss the final two anthropology seminars this semester, including 'Images of Asia: South East Asian influences in Indigenous rock paintings of the Northern Territory, Australia', presented by Daryl Guse and Richard Woolfe on 26 May.

Support and Equity Services welcomed Tony Cole as the new Student Facilitator, Counselling and Support, on May 15.

Finalist and guests of the first Culinary Challenge for the NT were treated to a mouth-watering dinner at the Award's presentation dinner held at Skycity last week.

CDU lecturer, Joan Collins has been recognised for her contribution to and support of Indigenous women's education at a ceremony in Nhulunbuy.

You may have noticed that construction on the new Student Square, adjacent to Casuarina Campus's Building 31 and the basketball courts, is now proceeding in earnest.

Toni Ah-Sam and Sharon Harwood will be amongst students who will receive donor scholarships at this years' Scholarships Presentation Ceremony's to be held at CDU's Nhulunbuy, Alice Springs and Casuarina campuses on 24 May.

CDU tourism and business students will host a masquerade fundraising dinner on 7 June from 6pm at Karawa restaurant.

Ian Symonds recently joined CDU's Corporate Communications team as acting web manager and consultant on the soon-to-be-introduced Content Management System.

The Academic Board approved the CDU Graduate Attributes on 12 May.

CDU Sports Heart Starters dressed in red and showed that exercise and keeping fit is not just for the young at the Heart Foundation's Heart Week Mall display earlier this month.

Darwin's tropical lifestyle and our ability to tolerate heat was tested recently by CDU researchers at the Northern Territory Institute of Sport.

The Drummond family are proof that you are never too old or young to study, with three members of the family set to graduate in CDU's Alice Springs Graduation Ceremony next month.

With tax return time just around the corner this is a public lecture that will be of interest to every Darwin resident.

It will be crunch time for a team of engineers involved in the CDU Desert Rose project this Friday when judging takes place for the Engineering Excellence Awards.

The School of Creative Arts and Humanities in association with the Northern Territory Government and Darwin Visual Arts Association (DVAA) presents a new exhibition, 'This is not a drill...' from 31 May to 10 June.

Kado Muir resigns position as Head of School of Australian Indigenous Knowledge Systems.

Northern Territory Open Education remote Territory students visited CDU on the 12 May to explore the wonderful world of IT with Jeff Parker.

United Nations Association of Australia invites you to take an active part in shaping and launching the Northern Territory Division of the UNAA on Wednesday 7 June from 6.30pm.

The Library at Palmerston Campus will hosts a morning tea for students, staff and the local community on 25 May.

CDU researchers were recognised for their outstanding work at the 2006 Northern Territory's Research and Innovation Awards last week.

Emeritus Professor Ronald James McKay, who helped develop the Northern Territory's only university into a leading research and academic institution, has died in his home town of Murwillumbah in New South Wales, aged 59.

The School of Creative Arts and Humanities and the CDU Concert Series 2006 presents 'Sophisticated Folk', on Sunday 4 June from 3pm.

CDU staff member and local artist, Tobias Richardson, will exhibit his new show Circumambulation, from 1-17 June.

"Tense, confronting and honest" is how the Chair of the Symposium, Justin Murphy, described day one of the forum.

A team from the Department of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts and CDU will release and track colonies of rabbit-rats near Darwin to investigate the decline of mammals in northern Australia.

CDU's School of Information Technology offers short course, 'Using digital cameras', in June. Find out more...

The Charles Darwin Symposium audience was given a strong message about the need for governments to re-think Indigenous social and economic policy.

Nick Hogarth presents 'Demography and management of the Australian native bamboo, Bambusa arnhemica', on Friday 19 May from 1pm to 2pm.

Professor Allan Kellehear presents 'Compassionate Cities-Community Development for end-of-life care', on Monday, 22 May from 12pm to 1pm. This seminar is provided as part of Palliative Care Week (21-27 May).

Dr Bruce Alexander presents 'Ecology of Leishmania transmission', on Tuesday 23 May from 12pm to 1pm.

Emerging infectious tropical diseases, biodiversity in crisis, drivers of change and prospects for the future were just some of the topics discussed during the second day of the Charles Darwin Symposium.

Representatives from the six Australian intelligence agencies will be providing a presentation to students on May 24. Find out more...

Sarah Pirrie, local artist and CDU staff member, will be showing her exhibition, Spider Alignment, on 25 May from 6pm. Find out more...

The co-authors of a new book about the threats to animal and plant species in South East Asia are hoping the text can be translated and distributed free to local people as a conservation tool.

The 8th Charles Darwin Symposium, 'Prepare for Impact! When people and the environment collide in the tropics' was an extremely successful event, attended by more than 200 delegates.

Chair for the recent Charles Darwin Symposium, Mr Justin Murphy described the event as both stark and stimulating, with a diverse range of speakers bringing real urgency and immediacy to a whole range of regional environmental issues.

"Tense, confronting and honest" is how Justin Murphy, Chair of CDU's Symposium, Prepare for Impact: when people and the environment collide in the tropics, described day one of the forum.

An opportunity to hear some of the region's leading environmental experts has attracted record numbers to a symposium at CDU yesterday (Thursday).

Three internationally acclaimed young Indonesian writers will present a taste of their recent works in a CAH public forum on Tuesday 16 May from 12pm to 1.30pm.

A new book highlighting the vulnerability of endemic species in South East Asia has been launched as part of a CDU Symposium on environmental issues.

The Frost Motor Group has handed over a 2006 Model Ford LTD to CDU, for use in training apprentices in the automotive trades.

Joanne Curry presents 'Patient Journey Modelling: A new generation in health care redesign', as part of the Graduate School for Health Practice free seminar series, on 18 May from 12pm to 1pm.

One of the driving forces who helped develop the Territory's only university into a leading research and academic institution, has been honored at a special ceremony.

The School of Creative Arts and Humanities (CAH) presents local painter, Brian Bulley discussing his work and upcoming exhibition, 'Fables, myths, love and other falsehoods', on 16 May from 12pm.

Freedom Scientific and Quantum Technology have pledged to make life a little easier for eight lucky students who are planning to make the move into tertiary study in 2007!

CDU music student Jordan Van Der Schuit is well on his way to a recording career, after being selected as one of the Top 100 Australian Idol finalists.

CDU will be a hub of activity over the next two days (11 and 12 May) with the first Charles Darwin Symposium for 2006, Prepare for Impact!, being held at the Mal Nairn Auditorium.

CDU's Dr Renkang Peng, Associate Professor Keith Christian and Associate Professor Karen Gibb have been named finalists for the NT Research and Innovation Awards (11 May) for their research on green ants.

Dr Stephen Duffull presents 'In-silico solutions', on Monday 15 March at the special time of 1pm to 2pm.

From 15 to 26 May CDU's library on Casuarina, Palmerston and Alice Springs campuses will conduct its biennial client satisfaction survey - get involved and be in the running to win a digital camera!

Twenty Giraween Primary School students will visit CDU's Palmerston Campus this Thursday with their teacher and student practicum teacher.

Dr Tsin Yeo presents 'Can arginine be used to treat malaria?' on Monday 15 May from 12pm to 1pm.

Seven Spirit Bay Wilderness Lodge offers CDU employees 25% discount during May on all packages of two nights or more, subject to availability. Find out more about this great offer...

This week's CDU Symposium, Prepare for IMPACT - when people and environment collide in the tropics, explores issues including climate change, threats to the biosphere and emerging infectious tropical diseases in the south-east Asian region.

Last week IDP Education Australia Ltd. counsellors accompanied by IDP Client Services Manager, Harry Roden, visited CDU's Casuarina and Palmerston campuses as part of their Real Australia Counsellor Visit Program.

Life Be In It scenic walks are a great way to stay fit, meet new people and enjoy the local scenery. Find out more...

Water wars and threats to Asian security are being played out at the Museum and Art Gallery of the NT this month with the next instalment in CDU's Public Lecture Series on May 9.

Last week CDU's Katherine Campus became the location for a reality TV show to be screened on Belgium's television later this year.

Being the eldest of six children prompted Jessica Laruffa to take on a Bachelor of Education (Pre-service), which she is now continuing with the help of an NT Government Indigenous Cadetship.

CDU's Professor Lesley Barclay and Dr Suzanne Belton returned from China recently after four weeks of field work.

Wild Harvest is one of a suite of Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre research projects investigating the development and sale of natural resource products in desert Australia.

CDU's Yulara Centre has been kept busy with visits and course enquiries over the past month.

A workshop on Integrated Rural Development was held in Kupang in April, following more than a decade of collaborative research and training activities by northern Australian and eastern Indonesian institutional partners.

CDU's Katherine Campus continues to be a hub of educational activity, despite the recent Katherine River flooding.

The sun has barely been up long enough to make the grass steamy but already, a group of keen teenagers are tucking into breakfast at CDU's Katherine Campus in preparation for another day's hard yakka.

CDU's Barry Brook's research was recognised last week at the annual Science at the Shine Dome event in Canberra, when he received the Fenner Medal for outstanding research in biology by a scientist under the age of 40 years.

CDU's Corporate Communications welcomed new Media Manager, Christine Bond, on April 26.

Darwin and Top End Slow Food members will be all fired up on Saturday 13 May when they team up with CDU chef David Taylor for a cooking class with a difference.

Ten people from remote Arnhemland communities visited CDU's Casuarina Campus recently in search of ways to develop more efficient and independent small businesses.

Professor John Haynes commenced in the position of Head of School and Senior Professor, Information Technology, on April 24.

Lorenzo Templonuevo began his Master in Development Management (MDM) at the Northern Territory University (now Charles Darwin University) in 1998 - find out more about this CDU alumni.

Glenn Hubble joins CDU's Corporate Communications team today (8 May) as the new Publications Officer.

The School of Creative Arts and Humanities presents 'Two minds', an exhibition featuring photography by local artist and CDU staff member, Kelly Scurr from May 5 to 12.

CDU Engineering students are invited to an on-campus visit by Halliburton Australasia on Wednesday 10 May from 12pm.

Seeking CDU students studying education (primary and secondary), and special education - Capita Education Resourcing will talk about UK teaching opportunities on Monday 29 May from 12pm.

National Volunteer Week, 15 to 21 May, is traditionally the week for the recruitment of volunteers. Visit the Darwin Volunteer Resource Centre on-campus info stand on 16 May. Find out more...

CDU's Palmerston Campus hosted the World's Greatest Shave yesterday - 'taking it all off' for a good cause.

CDU's own Karawa training restaurants' new look and great food guarantee an enjoyable nights' dining.

Sarah Moberley presents 'Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccination in adults: Implications for a high risk Indigenous population' on Tuesday 9 May from 12pm to 1pm.

Nominations for the National Australia Bank Volunteer Awards 2006, recognising and rewarding community organisations, are now open. Find out more...

The Pride of Australia Medal 2006 is a national award program that finds the unsung heroes in our communities and honours them for their contribution to the Australian way of life. Find out more...

Dr Alice Rumbold presents 'Vitamin C and E supplementation and risks of pre-eclampsia and perinatal complications', on Monday, 8 May from 12pm to 1pm.

Calling all performers, exhibitors, new media artists, producers, technicians and volunteers - registrations will soon close for the 2006 Darwin Fringe Festival. Find out more about getting involved...

Get your photograph taken with Schnappi the live crocodile at the annual Mother's Day trade fair held today (Wednesday) and Thursday between 10am and 3pm at Casuarina Campus.

Got something big... or even small... happening at CDU in 2006? An event, conference, workshop, short course, seminar, exhibition, concert... Why not promote it through What's On? - the university's events calendar.

The CDU Public Lecture Series kicks off with Di Brown, Professor of Clinical Nursing, CDU and Department of Health and Community Services opening the series on 2 May (tonight).

Are you looking for work while studying? Will you be graduating soon and need a job? Register for the employment workshop on Wednesday 3 May. Find out more...

Are you an external student undertaking units which have an external exam in the Central Exam period and residing further than 80 km from Alice Springs or Casuarina Campus? Read on for important information...

Professor Stephen Dovers presents 'Policy populism, policy knowledge, and an environmental civics' on Thursday 4 May from 1pm to 2pm.

Professor Paul Hunt presents 'The right to health and its relevance to Indigenous peoples', on Thursday 4 May from 12pm to 1pm.

A cattle yard might seem an unlikely place to find three Belgian couples working on their relationship, but CDU's Katherine Campus is helping them get closer to winning a wedding Down Under.

Former university student, Amber Favis, is set to receive the Best Master of Engineering Management Student award from CDU in recognition of outstanding academic achievement.

A nurse, horticulturalist, baker, automotive tradeswoman, construction worker, university graduate and musicians were among the Aussie Heroes featured on the inaugural CDU float in the 45th Bangtail Muster yesterday (1 May).