Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of wild seeds are needed to restore plant ecosystems globally but overharvesting risks their depletion unless ethical seed-sourcing regulations are developed.
By Lucien Wilkinson | Environment; General; Research; Agriculture, environment and sustainability; Science and EngineeringCurtin astronomy researcher Dr Natasha Hurley-Walker and molecular plant pathologist Dr Caroline Moffat are among only 60 female scientists from Australia chosen as 2019-20 Superstars of STEM.
By Lucien Wilkinson | General; Research; Science and technology; Agriculture, environment and sustainability; Science and EngineeringSouth-western Australia’s tall karri forests require a new management approach for their conservation based on a changed moral consensus in the community, a new Curtin University study has found.
By Lucien Wilkinson | Environment; General; Research; Agriculture, environment and sustainability; Science and Engineering
Dr Syaifullah Muhammad is a chemical engineering alumnus who has developed an innovative technology to extract high-quality patchouli oil from the patchouli plant.
By Zoe Taylor | Alumni news; Research; Science and technology; Agriculture, environment and sustainability; Science and Engineering | Leave a commentCurtin University has launched an innovative, game-based learning program, which challenges the next generation to solve the world’s greatest sustainability problems, for students and staff globally.
By Yasmine Phillips | Campus and community; Environment; Agriculture, environment and sustainability; EducationStudents living in the Mid-West region will be able to access Curtin University courses from next year as the result of a new collaboration with the Geraldton Universities Centre.
By Yasmine Phillips | Campus and community; Future students; Science and technology; Agriculture, environment and sustainability; Culture, language and Indigenous; Education
An international guide to addressing the challenge of diseases in wheat and barley has been launched, with John Curtin Distinguished Professor Richard Oliver editing the go-to reference.
By Lucien Wilkinson | General; Research; Science and technology; Agriculture, environment and sustainabilityA team of scientists from Curtin’s ARC Centre for Mine Site Restoration has helped to install an Indigenous-owned and operated native seed farm to supply Australia’s growing land rehabilitation needs.
By Yasmine Phillips | Environment; Research; Science and technology; Agriculture, environment and sustainability; Culture, language and Indigenous; Engineering and mining; Science and Engineering
The battery industry is about to boom and Western Australia, with its vast wealth of lithium and other next-gen battery making minerals, is ideally placed.
By Anita Shore | Research; Research Featured; Science and technology; Agriculture, environment and sustainability; Engineering and mining; Physical sciences and mathematics | Leave a commentA WA-led national consortium of industry and universities has been invited to progress to the second stage of its bid to lead a $100 million Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre.
By Yasmine Phillips | Campus and community; Engineering; Environment; Future students; Research; Science and technology; Agriculture, environment and sustainability; Engineering and mining; Science and EngineeringCRICOS Provider Code: WA 00301J
