CDU's Graduate School for Health Practice is planning a seminar to explore the topic: Understanding institutional reform in the Chinese health sector.

The first in this year's Charles Darwin Symposia series will focus on the future of water in the Top End.

CDU Vice-Chancellor, Professor Helen Garnett welcomed new staff during a morning tea just before Easter.

Solidarity in the face of threat is the theme of two featured books from CDU Press.

The Minister for Education, Marion Scrymgour, recently visited CDU's Casuarina campus to meet with scholarship and bursary recipients in both higher education and vocational educational and training.

The 3rd annual Territory Culinary Challenge is set to get underway with chefs from 12 of Darwin's top restaurants ready to tempt diners with new and innovative cuisine from local ingredients.

Imagine being paid to study nursing, training exclusively within hospitals and then competing with other graduates for work.

The CDU Virtual Hospital, also known as the 'vHospital', has received a significant funding boost from CDU's Faculty of Education, Health and Science.

CDU VET lecturer, Susan Bandias has received a rare honour in being elected a Fellow of the Australian Computer Society.

A CDU research project examining Aboriginal management in Indigenous Protected Areas is showcasing the high level of motivation and knowledge that local people have for managing country.

The Graduate School for Health Practice presents 'Understanding institutional reform in the Chinese health sector', on Thursday 10 April, from 2pm to 5pm.

Guest speaker Avril Henry will inspire and deepen your understanding of the workforce issues faced in the NT community sector at a networking breakfast on Wednesday 16 April. Find out more...

NT Council of Social Service will host the Social and Community Sector Conference, Territory Fair - How do we get there? from 16-18 April.

Graeme Sawyer presents 'Cane toad control in the wet-dry savannas', on Friday 28 March from 1pm to 2pm.

Kalotina Halkitis presents '"Disrupted networks": The impact of employee mobility on the knowledge management and innovation opportunities of Northern Territory hotels', on Friday 4 April from 12pm to 12.30pm.

Jamie Seaton presents 'Coming and going: The influence of population turnover on place production in the NT', on Friday 4 April 2008 from 12.30pm to 1pm.

Mundallullu Koops and Karen Burke present 'Cord blood donation - Implications for Aboriginal culture', on Monday 31 March from 12pm to 1pm.

CDU's first year nursing students got their first real taste of life in the wards during a recent visit to Royal Darwin Hospital as part of their clinical teaching block.

Research by CDU PhD candidate Mohd Azlan has the potential to provide new insight into the fight against mosquitoes and mosquito-borne diseases.

CDU will host a public forum in early April on the topic "Climate Change and Indigenous People in Tropical Australia".

Communication is the theme of two foundation texts featured by CDU Press this week.

CDU students will have the opportunity to consider their employment options during CDU's annual Graduate Recruitment Fair on Tuesday 1 April.

CDU is poised to roll out its new web-based collaboration tool that will provide essential Intranet services to staff.

A long-time resident of Alice Springs, Jean-Luc Revel continues his quest for life-long learning now that he is CDU's first Alice Springs-based Doctoral student in Business Administration.

An Alice Springs-based Remote Health lecturer has been appointed as one of 10 commissioners on the Federal Government's National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission.

CDU's School of Creative Arts and Humanities is set to present 'CDU Post Grad in Progress', recent works by CDU post graduate visual art research candidates.

CDU nursing students have travelled to Alice Springs to experience their first taste of remote area nursing.

Staff from CDU participated in the World's Greatest Shave event and changed their hairstyles for a charitable cause.

A group of high school careers advisors recently attended an information day at CDU.

The IPAA NT Division and NT Commissioner for Public Employment are offering five scholarships for students studying public administration, management, business or commerce at a tertiary level. Find out more...

Coral Colyer presents 'Heart Foundation tick - what you should know', on Monday 17 March from 12.30pm to 1.30pm.

A new education and training forum aimed at improving the future planning, delivery and outcomes of education and training for more than 60 Aboriginal communities was launched yesterday by the NTG.

The Northern Territory Branch Council of CPA Australia has appointed CDU lecturer Stephen Balch as its new President.

Dr Dean Carson and Professor Tony Barnes present 'Come, go, sit, stay: The challenges of studying the population of the NT', on Thursday 20 March from 12pm to 1pm.

Charles Darwin University staff are invited to attend an NT Convention Bureau presentation, 'Conferencing made easy', on Thursday 27 March from 10am.

CDU will host a public forum in early April on the topic "Climate Change and Indigenous People in Tropical Australia".

Kate Dunn presents a forum on her work in the practice of ceramic and steel on Tuesday 18 March from 12pm to 1pm.

Dr Richard Chenhall presents 'Alcohol, alcoholism and the role of self-help groups in Japan', on Monday 17 March from 12pm to 1pm.

Researchers from CDU's School for Social and Policy Research will tomorrow speak at a Parliamentary showcase of Aboriginal health research.

The Desert Lantern Restaurant was the setting for a recent luncheon celebrating the achievements of extraordinary Territory Women.

Dr Danielle Warfe presents 'The role of flow variability in river management: A Tasmanian study addressing assumptions in environmental flow recommendations', on Friday 14 March from 1pm to 2pm.

Students, the higher education sector, sports and community groups are being asked for their views on how to restore vital support services and sporting facilities on Australian university campuses.

Prominent CDU environmental scientist, Professor Stephen Garnett has been appointed as the new Director of the School for Environmental Research.

Higher education student numbers at CDU grew an impressive 13% in 2007 on top of a 10% growth in 2006, making CDU the fastest growing university in Australia.

In 2008, the Darwin Symphony Orchestra presents Orchestral Encounters, a new series at the Darwin Entertainment Centre.

For second year in succession, CDU's School of Information Technology has won "Best Small Project" at the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education awards held in Singapore in December 2007.

Eight Indigenous researcher-consultants, most of them from east Arnhem Land have thrown light on research issues associated with working between two knowledge systems.

Winners of the 2008 CDU's Vice-Chancellor's Prize and Dean's Scholarships received their awards at a recent ceremony.

This year's CDU Alumni Scholarship has been awarded to Sara Marie Roberts in recognition of her academic and community engagement activities.

Fresh and renewed energy was palpable at CDU last week as students arrived from around Australia and the globe to participate in the University's Orientation Week.

CDU's printmaking studio Northern Editions recently hosted a week-long printmaking workshop for five Indigenous artists from the Keep River and Kunnunara region of northern Australia.

Eight young people from the remote central Australian community of Imanpa have graduated from the area's first Green Corps program.

A new publication examining the future of tropical Australia has been released by CDU Press.

Every day migrant and refugee students from countries around the world come to CDU's building 18 to study English and learn about the Australian culture.

CDU's research activity in central Australia is being boosted with the introduction of advanced information skills workshops at the CDU Alice Springs campus.

Two exceptional students from CDU have been accepted to attend the upcoming Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) university meeting to be held in New Orleans.

ITMS will conduct a wireless setup and information session for CDU students, to allow students to effectively use the current wireless system in place throughout the University. Find out more...

CDU selected and trained prisoners from the Alice Springs Correctional Centre were used for the construction of police mounted horse stables in Alice Springs, officially launched by the NT Chief Minister Paul Henderson on 28 February.