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A Perth invention which could improve the success rate of one of the medical sector’s most common procedures has received a $1.7 million windfall to help bring the product to market.

A Perth tech firm developing sensor implants which can feed biological data from pets, horses, and livestock to a phone will begin commercial trials this year.

Professional director Vanessa Guthrie has been named the next chancellor at Curtin University, replacing Andrew Crane.

The Workforce Gender Equality Agency has published gender pay gap data on more than 400 WA private sector companies, shedding a light on remuneration disparities.

Environmental Protection Authority chair Matthew Tonts has resigned from the helm of the watchdog for a new role at Curtin University, marking a return to academia.

Western Australian mining workers continue to face issues of burnout and sexual harassment despite a general improvement in workplace culture, a landmark report reveals.

Curtin University is set to add a $200 million science building at its Bentley campus after a development panel gave the green light.

The Perron Group joint venture has been recognised for its sustainability, as one of several WA projects to win at the UDIA national awards.

Canadian company North American Construction Group has appointed prominent director Vanessa Guthrie to its board, months after expanding into Western Australia and Queensland through a major acquisition.

A WA-based national research body on student equity in universities has been overhauled.

WA grains breeder InterGrain will lead a new federal-funded oats research consortium designed to cement Australia’s position as a high quality and valued added oat producer.

From kindergarten to university, plans are progressing for future facilities.

A small Perth firm will become one of the first Western Australian companies to build and launch a satellite into space after locking in federal funding.

Curtin University will receive $6.4 million over four years from the Gorgon gas project’s joint venture partners to operate Western Australia’s new GreenTech Hub initiative.

A 'green' pricing premium for critical minerals produced in Australia remains unlikely, industry experts have told a Business News event.

Neurotologix, REX Ortho, VeinTech and CoraMetix were among the big winners of a $5 million round of grant funding under the state’s Future Health Research and Innovation Seed Fund.

Food packaging made from abalone, a gene therapy to restore vision in children and a predictive tool to optimise recovery from radiotherapy are among 16 finalists for the 2024 Curtinnovation Awards.

A proposed cap on international student numbers has sparked confusion for education providers.

The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre says there should be more incentives for workers in the building and construction industry if WA is to meet it housing targets.

With a desire to condense its far-reaching venue web, the Perth Basketball Association has launched an e-petition in order to garner support for a proposed 12-court indoor stadium in Kensington.

Curtin University has launched a unique Australian sovereign cloud service, in partnership with CyberCX, to provide a secure platform to host research.

Communications systems company AVI has become the first WA business to export its product to space, hitching a ride on the latest SpaceX rocket destined for the International Space Station.

The team behind a propulsion thruster for small satellites, created by a 25-year-old student and currently in use in German small satellites, has won this year’s overall Curtinnovation award.

Diane Smith-Gander will join an elite cohort from next year.

Western Australian universities have slipped or remain stagnant in their positions on the Times Higher Education's World Universities Rankings 2025.

Educational institutions in the state have made steps to compensate staff after finding millions of dollars of underpayments.

The lack of a standardised definition and quality assurance have muddied the waters for these short courses.

BHP has committed nearly $8 million for Curtin University’s environmental DNA research program, which aims to support global conservation projects.

A new era for hockey in Australia is a step closer, following the completion of key negotiations between the state government and Curtin University.

Western Australia could miss out on growth opportunities over startups in evolving sectors because of its focus on the resources industry, a report found.

The National Tertiary Education Union claimed the average vice-chancellor in an Australian university was paid more than $1 million in 2023.

Curtin University has opened a campus in Sri Lanka, taking the school’s tally of offshore facilities to five and one of the highest for the sector.

The WA government backed AROSE consortium has missed out on the chance to build Australia’s first lunar rover, with the $42 million contract going to eastern states based ELO2.

The higher learning institutions have a medium to high-risk dependency on international students’ fees, an audit reveals.

A new research facility at Curtin University is aiming to change how the oil and gas sector deals with corrosion.

The upcoming federal election would need to re-engage young Australians with a growing distrust of political institutions amid cost-of-living pressures, a report shows.

A research fellow has described the federal government’s Job-ready Graduates package as the worst policy since the introduction of the cane toad, at the launch of an economics report.

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