Northern Institute

🌟 Launching soon: The NT Gender Equity & Diversity Knowledge Hub — a new space to connect people, ideas & action for inclusion and leadership in the NT.

📅 24 Oct | 10am
📍 CDU Danala Precinct, Darwin City

RSVP: go.cdu.edu.au/f44a
Info: go.cdu.edu.au/f44q

Morning tea is served!

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Academic Seminar with Associate Professor Duygu Yengin. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. The seminar is an insightful inquiry from the report "The Impact of the Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Act 2023 (SA) on Bargaining Power and Economic Out Academic comes for Native Title Holders An Econ...

📢 Assoc. Prof. Duygu Yengin (Uni of Adelaide) is unpacking how the Hydrogen & Renewable Energy Act 2023 (SA) affects Native Title Holders' bargaining power in clean energy deals.

🗓️ Event: go.cdu.edu.au/f42q
🔗 Online: go.cdu.edu.au/f4xa
🪑 RSVP: forms.office.com/r/k4K07EjgEP
#IndigenousRights

🗣️ How does language fuel hate & legitimise violence?

Join Dr. Awni Etaywe on 24 Sept 2025 for a seminar on extremist discourse, the Great Replacement manifesto & the power of words in radicalisation.

📍 RSVP: thenortherninstitute@cdu.edu.au

💻 Zoom: go.cdu.edu.au/f5ea

#Seminar #HateSpeech

🌟 Join us for Master of Public Policy – Student Presentation 🌟

📅 Wednesday 17 September 2025
⏰ 10:00 – 11:00 am
🎤 Presenter: Allana Brown
📍 Room 16, Level 4, CDU Danala City Campus
go.cdu.edu.au/f4uq

#PublicPolicy #StudentResearch #CDU

🎥 INSPIRATIONAL WATCH ALERT! 🎥

TEDxDarwin is now on YouTube! 🔥

Speakers include:
Northern Institute's Sharna Motlap Brandon Sideleau and many more.
Smart, local & future-focused. Don’t miss it 👇
📺 [go.cdu.edu.au/f5ma]

#TEDxDarwin #WeekendWatch #Resilience #IdeasWorthSpreading

Health of Priority Waterholes and Digital Confidence with Warddeken (Daluk) Rangers | Charles Darwin University Join Dr Cara Penton, Suzannah Nabulwad and Dr Jennifer Macdonald as they share insights about assessing the health of priority waterholes and building digital confidence with the Warddeken (Daluk) ran...

💧 Assessing Waterholes & Building Digital Confidence with Warddeken (Daluk) Rangers 💻🌿
Join Dr Cara Penton, Suzannah Nabulwad & Dr Jennifer Macdonald as they share their journey.

In Person: RSVP 👉 thenortherninstitute@cdu.edu.au
Zoom Webinar: 👉 go.cdu.edu.au/f5za
Find out more: 👉 go.cdu.edu.au/f54a

Casuarina Open Day | Charles Darwin University Explore our campus at Casuarina campus Open Day and learn about the courses delivered locally or available online at CDU.

🌏 Imagine the possibilities at CDU! ✨
📅 Saturday, 16 August | 9 am – 1 pm
📍 Casuarina Campus

🔬 Meet our passionate researchers
🤝 Discover our positive community impact
🌱 Explore how you can be part of a vibrant CDU future
Find out more go.cdu.edu.au/f56a

Can regional construction projects achieve zero waste? Study reveals how | Charles Darwin University It is possible to create little to no rubbish from building construction in regional towns, but the chain of responsibility starts at the top with those commissioning a project needing to consider was...

🛠️ Can regional construction go zero waste? A new CDU study says yes – but it starts from the top. 🧱♻️

📍 Alice Springs
🔗 Read more: go.cdu.edu.au/f5xa
#CDUResearch #CircularEconomy #WasteManagement #Sustainability

New exhibitions bring First Nations perspectives and collaborative artistry to the forefront | Charles Darwin University A vision to capture and share sacred values, knowledge and connections through modern technology will come to life in two new exhibitions at Charles Darwin University Art Gallery this week.

📸 Opening night at Midpul Art Gallery celebrated Yolŋu knowledge through two powerful exhibitions by Miyarrka Media:
✨ Milkum ga walŋa
🌊 Raŋipuy: the beach is breathing

Art, story, and Country—alive and connected.
🔗 go.cdu.edu.au/f5va
#DarwinFestival #YolŋuArt #NorthernInstitute #MiyarrkaMedia

🔥 Vincent Lingiari Memorial Gathering Yarn by Charlie King OAM AM 🎶 Music by Sara Storer + Sky Nelson
📅 Wed 6 Aug, 5.30–7.30pm📍 Orange 7 Amphitheatre, CDU Casuarina🎟️Free ALL welcome!👉Register go.cdu.edu.au/f5wq
#vincentlingiari @charlesdarwinuni.bsky.social @abcnewsbot.bsky.social

🎡Friday 25 July is a public holiday in Darwin for Show Day🎠
🤩NI will be closed & reopen 28 July | darwinshow.com.au🎉

🌍 Our researchers are sharing insights on the world stage at #IPC2025!
🔹 Sigurd Dyrting: internal migration data
🔹 Tom Wilson: housing squeeze metrics
🔹 Kate Golebiowska: chaired migrant & refugee session
Global research, real-world impact.
🔗 pc2025.iussp.org/ #ResearchImpact #CDUresearch

From reef restoration & turtle tracking to Indigenous-led mapping & protection of Sea Country, the insights shared at #AMSA2025 showed just how vital Indigenous knowledge is for a healthy ocean future. 🌏🪸🐢We were there alongside our Aboriginal Sea Country partners 👉🏼 go.cdu.edu.au/f5ra #CDUresearch

📚 NEW GUIDE ALERT! "Working With Observational Data: Researching Human Behaviour in Public Places" by NI PhD student (&former NI researcher) A/Prof Emma Williams is out now! Explore ethical, rigorous methods for collecting & analysing public behaviour data.📊#SAGEpublication
📎 doi.org/10.4135/9781...

Gill Westhorp (RREALI, Northern Institute) joined global experts in Newcastle UK to review draft guidelines for Realist Economic Evaluation—part of a 3-year NIHR-funded project. Final guidelines due 30 Sept 2025. Full story👉 go.cdu.edu.au/f2na 📸Advisory Group in action! #realistevaluation

🗣CALL FOR ABSTRACTS | HEAL 2025 | 4-6 NOVEMBER
Weaving Diverse Knowledges into Climate Action for Better Health | Learn more healnetwork.vfairs.com/en/
⌚️Submissions close Friday 29 August 2025🏃
@charlesdarwinuni.bsky.social

CDU rolls out the red carpet for first TEDx talk | Charles Darwin University Charles Darwin University (CDU) will host its first international TEDx talk this year with 10 academics set to discuss a range of topics including kindness in prisons, croc management, fear of missing...

NI Researchers ⭐Sharna Motlap &⭐Brandon Sideleau are 2 of only 10 academics chosen to present for an inaugural TEDxCharles Darwin University event August 9. Seats are limited, with just 70 tickets available to the public.🎟️🏃‍♂️
Learn more 👉 go.cdu.edu.au/f2ia
#tedxcdu #TEDxdarwin #CDUResearch

Age-friendly cities and sustainability | Charles Darwin University Visiting Academic Seminar on sustainable cities for aging generations

How do we make cities great for everyone, not just the young?🧓🏙️🌿 Visiting academic Joost van Hoof unpacks the World Health Organisation's (WHO) 'Global Age-Friendly Cities' initiative. 📆 Wed 16 July 10.30-11.30am
Online & in-person 👉 go.cdu.edu.au/f2lq
#CDUresearch @charlesdarwinuni.bsky.social

🌟 NAIDOC Week 2025 is HERE! 🌟 6–13 July
“The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy.”
It’s all about recognising the incredible strength of First Nations youth, the vision of their communities, and the lasting legacy of their Elders.💪🏽🖤💛❤️ #firstnationsvoice #thenextgeneration #strongertogether

Be part of a friendly, purpose-driven research team making real impact across Northern Australia—& beyond!
📍NEW CDU Darwin City Campus
💼Full Time (until June 2026)
💰$73K–$85K+17% super
📅Apply now & be part of something meaningful (&fun!)
🔗 www.seek.com.au/job/85386978
🏃‍♀️Closes 15 July #joinourteam🤩

👩‍🏫 We’re hiring a Senior Lecturer in Public Policy!
🌱Lead postgrad teaching, shape policy research, and make an impact in northern Australia.
💼 Full-time, Level C: $134–$156k + 17% super
📍 Based in Darwin at CDU's NEW City Campus
🎓 Apply now go.cdu.edu.au/f2gq
⌛Applications close 28 July

World Female Ranger Week: the women holding Country in the Northern Territory World Female Ranger Week (June 23–30) is a time to honour the strength, skill and spirit of the women who protect, heal and lead on Country. In the Northern Territory, First Nations women ranger...

When First Nations women are empowered to lead on Country, entire communities thrive. Children grow up seeing their mothers, aunties & sisters in positions of strength. Culture is protected. Biodiversity is restored.
📰go.cdu.edu.au/f2ba #worldfemalerangerweek🚺 #womenoncountry #indigenousknowledge

🐊Research student 📷 Brandon Sideleau chatted with Rick Hind ABC Darwin today about his LOVE😍 of crocs & how this brought him to the NT + his PhD research & Croc Attack Database 🐊 #PhDresearch
Listen 👉 go.cdu.edu.au/f2cq (>1:20:55)
Visit CROC ATTACK 👉 crocattack.org
@charlesdarwinuni.bsky.social

🛤Population retention factors for sparsely populated regions: Evidence from the Northern Territory of Australia🛤
📘 doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103744
🔸Andrew Taylor @northerninstitute
🔸Maneka Jayasinghe | Faculty of Arts & Society
🔸Fiona Shalley | First Nations Leadership
#CDUresearch #demog

Darwin is set to welcome thousands of delegates from more than 70 countries 22-28 June 2025, as Flinders University and CDU's Northern Institute bring the World Archaeological Congress (WAC) to Australia for the very first time.
Read all about it👇 #CDUresearch
www.cdu.edu.au/news/world%E...

🚨 We're on the lookout for a bold, visionary leader to shape the future of social & policy research in one of Australia’s most dynamic & diverse regions.
📍 Based at the NEW 'Danala' Darwin City campus
📅 5-year senior appointment FT
📌 Applications OPEN NOW
🔗 go.cdu.edu.au/f24a
#CDUresearch

Read the latest piece from @ni-cdu.bsky.social researchers Dr Deepika Mathur and Robin Gregory #solar #research

LGB+ population doubles: Is Australia on the cusp of a ‘sexual revolution’? | Charles Darwin University A boom in the number of Aussies identifying as lesbian, gay, or bisexual could be indicative of a “sexual revolution” not seen since the 60s and 70s, new research led by Charles Darwin University (CDU...

Happy Pride! 🏳️‍🌈 We found that estimates show a boom in LGBTIQIA+ identifying Aussies and could be indicative of a “sexual revolution” not seen since the 60s and 70s.
Read CDU article 👉 go.cdu.edu.au/f27a

Eminent NT political pundit recognised as hundreds graduate in Alice Springs | Charles Darwin University One of the Northern Territory’s leading experts on local politics will be recognised for his esteemed knowledge and career in an upcoming Charles Darwin University (CDU) graduation ceremony.

Congratulations👏 NI Adjunct Professor Rolf Gerritsen will be awarded the honorary title of Emeritus tonight at the Alice Springs Graduation, recognising his knowledge, impact and dedication during his 15+ year career at Charles Darwin University. Read the CDU media article🔗 go.cdu.edu.au/f27q

New project to tackle disaster waste management in remote communities | Charles Darwin University Remote Northern Territory communities faced with hazardous wastes, slow recovery and displacement after natural disasters will become equipped to manage disaster waste, after a Charles Darwin Universi...

NI researcher Dr Deepika Mathur will be leading a project to increase the shared understanding of the volumes and types of waste arising from natural disasters. Read the CDU article 👉 go.cdu.edu.au/f2zq