ANNUAL REPOR T 2016 IN REVIEW - CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY
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Annual Report
2016 in Review
Annual Report
2016 in Review
The Hon. Ms Eva Lawler MLA
Northern Territory Minister for Education
Dear Minister
I have the honour to present to you for tabling in the
Northern Territory Parliament, the Annual Report of
the Council of Charles Darwin University for the year
ended 31 December 2016, furnished in accordance
with the reporting provisions of the Charles Darwin
University Act 2003.
Mr Neil Balnaves AO
Chancellor
30 June 2017
The Charles Darwin University (CDU) Annual Report 2016 © Charles Darwin University 2017 has been produced in two volumes. Volume 1, “2016 in ISBN 978-0-646-97017-2 Review”, contains statutory reports. Volume 2, “2016 CRICOS Provider No. 00300K (NT) Financial Statements”, contains the financial statements of No. 03286A (NSW) CDU and its related entities. RTO provider 0373 CDU Annual Reports and Financial Statements can be Front cover image: A section of the newly refurbished found at W: https://cdu.edu.au/media-communications/ University Theatre located on Casuarina campus. publications Produced by the Office of Media and Communications, CDU Printed by UniPrint, CDU
Contents The year in review......................................................................................................... 5 Snapshot statistics......................................................................................................... 9 The Organisation Our vision, values and priorities (precise of Connect Discover Grow).............................. 17 Organisation structure..................................................................................................... 18 University Governance and Executive Management........................................................ 19 Principal officers.............................................................................................................. 25 Awards and Achievements......................................................................................... 27 Review of activities Transformative skills and learning................................................................................... 31 Effective leadership in Indigenous tertiary education nationally...................................... 39 Critically engaged in our region....................................................................................... 45 Building and enhancing our profile and engagement internationally............................... 51 Building on our strengths as a successful research-intensive university.......................... 55 Summary of Financial Statements............................................................................ 61 Honorary Awards Roll................................................................................................. 69 Glossary......................................................................................................................... 71 Our campuses and centres......................................................................................... 72
The year in review A Vocational Education and Training student works with cattle at the Katherine Rural Campus. 6 CDU Annual Report 2016
C
harles Darwin •• Provost and Vice-President, to better position it to achieve
University began 2016 with responsibility for the the goals of the strategic plan.
with the implementa- Higher Education faculties The first unit to be reviewed, the
tion of the institution’s •• Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Office of People and Capability,
new strategic plan, titled Vice-President Research and was restructured to ensure that
Connect Discover Grow. This Research Training the University is able to meet
10-year plan for growth was •• Deputy Vice-Chancellor the human capital needs of its
developed in 2015 following and Vice-President Global business, and the industries and
extensive internal and external Strategy and Advancement; communities we serve. Enabling
consultation. Connect Discover a new role that will lead the significant capability enhance-
Grow creates the framework commitment to “internation- ment in CDU’s workforce will
for the University to become an alise” the University and its ensure effective contribution to
outstanding achiever across all engagement programs the University’s organisational
areas of our business: teaching •• Deputy Vice-Chancellor and goals. The diversity of our work-
and learning, Indigenous Vice-President Operations. force will continue to provide
leadership, engagement, interna- •• Pro Vice-Chancellor innovative solutions to the
tionalisation and research. Vocational Education and challenges we face as a signifi-
The executive portfolios were Training cant employer in the Northern
restructured to better align our •• Pro Vice-Chancellor Territory. By focusing on work-
engagement with the aspirations Education and Student force engagement, organisational
and directions articulated in Success culture and investment in our
Connect Discover Grow. This •• Pro Vice-Chancellor people, People and Capability is
was largely a realignment of Indigenous Leadership. focused on how the University
existing positions or reporting attracts, develops, engages and
lines. The refreshed senior Members of the executive retains talented people who not
executive structure, which have worked collectively to plan only form part of our organisa-
reports to the Vice-Chancellor and oversee the reorganisation of tion but also the communities in
and President, comprises: individual units of the University which the University operates.
CDU Annual Report 2016 7
The success of Connect He began his three-year term Improving learning
Discover Grow is contingent, in April and was installed in The University continues to
in part, on the University the position during a ceremony be responsive to the changing
achieving operational excel- on Casuarina campus attended needs of students by applying
lence, which requires a shift by staff, students and mem- new technologies and delivering
from simply identifying process bers of the Northern Territory an increasing range of Higher
improvements to mapping the community. Education (HE) and Vocational
future needs of the business Education and Training (VET)
in the context of the strategic Global rankings courses regardless of the stu-
plan. To this end, the University A new international report into dents’ locations. In the VET
began an institution-wide higher education identified CDU portfolio in 2016, the Diploma of
consultation and engagement as a “rising star” among an Salon Management was available
process to review how the areas elite group of 20 universities, fully online, joining other diploma
of operation met our current which are described as having courses in Project Management,
needs and how they will best the potential to become globally Nursing, Early Childhood
meet our future needs. The influential by 2030. The report Education and Care, Conservation
University has identified that by UK higher education con- and Land Management, and
operational excellence will be sultant Firetail listed a set of Work Health and Safety. A total
achieved through effective lead- fast-improving global universities of 1760 VET students enrolled in
ership, efficient management it called “the Class of 2030”. online VET study in 2016.
and an enabling culture. Universities described as HE students enrolled in
“ambitious and fast-improving” first year subjects were assisted
Chancellor appointed were best placed to take advan- in improving their academic
In the first quarter of the year, tage of global trends that created results through the introduc-
the Charles Darwin University unique opportunities for inno- tion of YourTutor, an online
Council appointed a new vation, the report said. Firetail personalised tutorial service
Chancellor. Mr Neil Balnaves AO noted that the rising class of that offers real time academic
replaced the Honourable Sally 2030 would balance long-term support. YourTutor comple-
Thomas AC, following the vision with short-term execution, ments the University’s Academic
completion of her second term linked by strong management Language and Learning Support
in the role. Mr Balnaves, who and culture. Programme and its Peer Assisted
became the University’s third In other international rank- Study Sessions (PASS), whereby
Chancellor, has been at the ings of universities this year, students receive academic
centre of the Australian media CDU was ranked in 31st place support from senior peers.
industry for 45 years, and has a on the Times Higher Education The University expanded the
deep commitment to Indigenous rankings of the world’s “Top number of units, on campus
issues, the arts and medicine 150 Universities Under 50 years and online, running the PASS
through the philanthropic work of age”. sessions. Results show that
of his family foundation, The The University also main- students who participate achieve
Balnaves Foundation. tained its top 300 global rank higher academic results.
Mr Balnaves was Executive in the Times Higher Education
Chairman of the Southern Star World University Rankings Outstanding professors
Group, which he founded, and 2016-2017. CDU was ranked The University launched a
Chairman of Ardent Leisure in the 251–300 category of flagship research initiative titled
Group. He is a Trustee Member institutions worldwide and “Outstanding Professors” to
of Bond University, a Director placed equal 11th out of 35 recruit into disciplines where
of the Sydney Orthopaedic Australian institutions. This we have particular research
Research Institute, a member was the sixth consecutive year strengths. The initiative has
of the Advisory Council and that the University has been attracted strong interest from
Dean’s Circle of the University included in the Times Higher distinguished researchers and
of New South Wales (Faculty of Education World University applications will be considered
Medicine). Rankings. throughout 2017.
8 CDU Annual Report 2016
Scholarly engagement The scientists also met with III and IV in Community
with community postgraduate students and Services) won the Vocational
The University hosted a series contributed to the production of Student of the Year, and Scarlett
of lectures throughout the year new content for the University’s Gray (Certificate III and IV in
that brought together the aca- MOOC entitled “Charles Darwin, Fitness) won the prize for VET
demic and Northern Territory Evolution and Tropical Australia”. in Schools Student of the Year.
communities. The pinnacle of Charles Darwin Scholars are While acknowledging the
these was the Charles Darwin appointed biennially. continued uncertainty around
Oration. Princeton University funding for the tertiary sector,
evolutionary biologists emeritus NT Training Awards the increasing presence of
professors Peter and Rosemary The University’s VET students private competitors in the mar-
Grant were the University’s were recognised in the 2016 NT ketplace, and the continuous
guests throughout June as CDU’s Training Awards. For the second demands of and opportunities
2016 Charles Darwin Scholars. consecutive year, the prestigious afforded by new technology in
As part of their appointment, Austin Asche Apprentice of the education delivery, the University
they presented an extremely suc- Year award was won by a female has every confidence in the
cessful Charles Darwin Oration Electrotechnology appren- integrity of Connect Discover
in which they presented evidence tice, reflecting the University’s Grow and in the ability of our
of rapid strong commitment to sup- staff to achieve our goals over
evolution within a human porting women in trades. Ella the coming years.
lifetime, based on findings Cavallaro (Certificate III Electro-
from their 40 years of research technology) was awarded the
on “Darwin’s Finches” on the Austin Asche Apprentice of the
Galapagos Islands. Year, Ashlee Coleman (Certificate
Mr Neil Balnaves AO Professor Simon Maddocks
Chancellor Vice-Chancellor and President
CDU Annual Report 2016 9
Snapshot Statistics The entrance to the Business School at the Darwin Waterfront. 10 CDU Annual Report 2016
2016 Key statistics
% Change
Category 2015 2016 2015-2016
Total Number of Students1 23,090 22,382 -3.1%
Total Course Enrolments 26,824 27,256 1.6%
Total Equivalent Full-time Student Load (EFTSL) 10,329 10,352 0.2%
Higher Education Student Headcount 12,089 11,921 -1.4%
Student numbers Higher Education Course Enrolments 12,392 12,202 -1.5%
Higher Education EFTSL 6,573 6,566 -0.1%
Vocational Education and Training Student Headcount 11,168 10,612 -5.0%
Vocational Education and Training Course Enrolments 14,432 15,054 4.3%
Vocational Education and Training EFTSL 3,756 3,786 0.8%
Higher Education
% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 5.3% 5.6% 5.7%
% Low Socioeconomic Status 14.4% 13.9% -3.5%
% Remote or Very Remote 8.6% 8.7% 1.2%
% Female 64.8% 65.1% 0.5%
% Non-English Speaking Background 26.0% 28.2% 8.5%
% International 20.7% 22.4% 8.2%
% Mature Age (25 years and older) 70.6% 70.8% 0.3%
Student Equity & Diversity
Vocational Education and Training
% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 27.9% 30.2% 8.2%
% Low Socioeconomic Status 20.7% 21.5% 3.9%
% Remote or Very Remote 25.9% 27.0% 4.2%
% Female 40.5% 39.9% -1.5%
% Non-English Speaking Background 30.0% 32.0% 6.7%
% International 2.1% 22.4% 974.3%
% Mature Age (25 years and older) 61.3% 58.7% -4.2%
Research income ($’000), all categories2 $52,476 $60,117 14.6%
Research Higher Degree by Research EFTSL 212.5 226.3 6.5%
Higher Degree by Research completions (all) 34 41 20.6%
Total 1,383 1,426 3.1%
Staff (Full Time
Academic 600 611 1.8%
Equivalent)
General 783 815 4.1%
Total revenue (consolidated), $’000 $308,003 $315,889 2.6%
Financial Total expenses (consolidated), $’000 $321,899 $329,991 2.5%
Total equity, $’000 $611,062 $590,367 -3.4%
1
Students with an enrolment in both Higher Education and Vocational Education in the reporting year are counted as one unique student at
an institutional level. At the sector level (HE or VET) they will count once in each sector. Therefore the total number of Higher Education plus
the total number of Vocational Education and Training students will not equal the total number of unique students at the institution.
2
Total Research income previously reported in the CDU 2015 Annual Report includes only Research Income reported in the Higher Education
Research Data Collection (HERDC). CDU also receives additional research income via Research Block Grants, which is now reflected in
the Total Research Income for both the 2015 and 2016 figures.
CDU Annual Report 2016 112016 Higher Education
% Change % Change
2015 2016 2015 - 2016 over 5 years
Student Headcount 12,089 11,921 -1.4% 36.3%
Course Enrolments 12,392 12,202 -1.5% 36.5%
Equivalent Full-time Student Load (EFTSL) 6,573 6,566 -0.1% 45.6%
Commencing Student Headcount 5,295 4,934 -6.8% 16.6%
Commencing Course Enrolments 5,445 5,074 -6.8% 17.4%
Commencing EFTSL 2,756 2,631 -4.5% 28.3%
(All elements below represented as Course Enrolments)
Funding Source
Commonwealth Supported 9,415 9,072 -3.6% 17.0%
Domestic Fee Paying (coursework) 174 159 -8.6% -35.9%
Domestic Higher Degree by Research 237 237 0.0% 20.9%
International 2,566 2,734 6.5% 265.5%
Course Level
Enabling 1,406 1,318 -6.3% 2.9%
Undergraduate 8,314 8,288 -0.3% 44.9%
Graduate Diploma 15 7 -53.3%
Postgraduate Coursework 2,285 2,200 -3.7% 36.8%
Higher Degree by Research 296 302 2.0% 24.8%
Non-Award 91 94 3.3% 8.0%
Part-Time
Full-time 6,393 6,602 3.3% 30.6%
Part-time 5,999 5,600 -6.7% 44.1%
% Part-time 48% 46%
Attendance Mode
External / Online 7,144 6,634 -7.1% 21.7%
Mixed Mode 3,140 3,449 9.8% 80.4%
Internal 2,108 2,119 0.5% 34.5%
% External / Online 58% 54%
Course Location
Online3 7,793 7,390 -5.2% 20.9%
Casuarina 3,007 3,025 0.6% 8.6%
Darwin Waterfront 241 414 71.8%
Alice Springs 38 44 15.8% 4.8%
Batchelor Institute 97 94 -3.1%
Sydney 352 406 15.3%
12 CDU Annual Report 2016% Change % Change
2015 2016 2015 - 2016 over 5 years
Melbourne 864 829 -4.1%
Field of Study (Broad FOE)
Natural and Physical Sciences 253 274 8.3% 30.5%
Information Technology 248 252 1.6% 31.3%
Engineering and Related Technologies 574 598 4.2% 58.6%
Architecture and Building 57 66 15.8% 61.0%
Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies 208 212 1.9% 5.5%
Health 3,242 3,533 9.0% 93.6%
Education 1,897 1,588 -16.3% -6.1%
Management and Commerce 2,061 2,042 -0.9% 178.6%
Society and Culture 2,057 2,015 -2.0% 1.2%
Creative Arts 128 125 -2.3% -19.9%
Mixed Field Programs 1,406 1,318 -6.3% 2.9%
Non-Award Course 261 179 -31.4% -25.1%
% Student Diversity and Equity
% ATSI 5.3% 5.6%
% Low SES 14.4% 13.9%
% Remote / Very Remote 8.6% 8.7%
% Female 64.8% 65.1%
% International 20.7% 22.4%
% Non-English Speaking Background 26.0% 28.2%
% >25years of Age 70.6% 70.8%
Student Home Location
Northern Territory 4,003 4,111 2.7% 10.5%
Interstate 5,738 5,279 -8.0% 20.2%
Overseas 2,640 2,789 5.6% 241.0%
Unknown 11 23 109.1% 187.5%
Total Number of Countries of Origin for International Students 66 65
Graduate Outcomes4
% Graduates in Employment 4 months after graduation 82.78% 85.06% 2.8%
% Graduates in Further Study 4 months after graduation 21.09% 19.89% -5.7%
Graduate Satisfaction 5
76.50% 78.73% 2.9%
3
Course Attendance Mode is External or Course Location Is External
4
2016 Graduate Outcomes are taken from the Graduate Outcomes Survey (GOS) administered under the Commonwealth Government’s
Quality Indicators of Learning and Teaching (QILT). The comparable figures for 2015 are taken from the previous iteration of this survey,
the Australian Graduate Survey (AGS), administered by Graduate Careers Australia.
5
Graduate satisfaction taken from the Overall Satisfaction Index in the GOS / AGS surveys. Figures represent the percentage of graduates
who indicated a score of 4 or 5 out of a maximum score of 5 with regard to overall satisfaction with their student experience at CDU.
CDU Annual Report 2016 132016 Vocational Education and Training
% Change % Change
2015 2016 2015 - 2016 over 5 years
Student Headcount 11,168 10,612 -5.0% -20.6%
Course Enrolments 14,432 15,054 4.3% -13.6%
Actual Hours Curriculum (AHC)6 2,704,561 2,726,102 0.8% -1.5%
Equivalent Full-time Student Load (EFTSL)7 3,756 3,786 0.8% -1.5%
Commencing Student Headcount 8,847 8,291 -6.3% -22.6%
Commencing Course Enrolments 11,582 11,883 2.6% -16.3%
Commencing AHC 2,068,824 2,023,989 -2.2% -7.6%
Commencing EFTSL 2,873 2,811 -2.2% -7.6%
(All elements below represented as Course Enrolments)
Student Type
Apprentice / Trainee 2,391 2,772 15.9% 16.9%
VET in Schools 1,505 1,740 15.6% 2.5%
International 301 357 18.6% 10.5%
Other 10,235 10,185 -0.5% -21.9%
Course Level
Certificate I - III 9,241 9,915 7.3% -16.7%
Certificate IV 1,628 1,397 -14.2% -36.8%
Diploma 445 452 1.6% 8.7%
Non-Award 1,777 1,058 -40.5% -17.3%
Statement of Attainment not Identifiable by Level 1,326 2,225 67.8% 37.0%
Part-Time
Full-time 855 922 7.8% 41.6%
Part-time 13,577 14,132 4.1% -15.8%
% Part-time8 94% 94%
Attendance Mode
Mixed Mode 6,840 7,255 6.1% -6.8%
Internal 7,592 7,799 2.7% -19.1%
Top 10 Unit Delivery Locations (Sum Total AHC delivered at Location excluding Credit Transfers)
Casuarina Campus 1,164,047 1,252,293 7.6%
Alice Springs Campus 345,161 329,320 -4.6%
Palmerston Campus 335,107 317,008 -5.4%
Waterfront Campus 187,819 158,589 -15.6%
Katherine Rural Campus 79,302 60,950 -23.1%
Yulara 40,444 49,773 23.1%
Master Builders Association 30,130 32,340 7.3%
Katherine Town Centre 52,571 30,318 -42.3%
Tennant Creek 18,225 22,323 22.5%
Daly River 300 21,312 7004.0%
Total Number of Delivery Locations 131 141 7.6%
AHC delivered in Remote / Very Remote Locations 419,951 463,536
% of Total AHC delivered in Remote / Very Remote Locations 15.5% 17.0%
14 CDU Annual Report 2016% Change % Change
2015 2016 2015 - 2016 over 5 years
Industry Group
Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Recreation 711 776 9.1% -35.3%
Automotive 770 740 -3.9% 45.1%
Building and Construction 1,071 1,191 11.2% -11.1%
Community Services, Health and Education 1,102 1,199 8.8% -21.7%
Finance, Banking and Insurance 209 226 8.1% -25.7%
Food Processing 166 176 6.0% 0.0%
Engineering and Mining 1,076 1,137 5.7% 48.2%
Primary Industry 1,959 1,834 -6.4% -17.9%
Process Manufacturing 37 48 29.7% -17.2%
Sales and Personal Service 470 437 -7.0% -33.9%
Tourism, Hospitality and Cookery 1,528 1,409 -7.8% -44.3%
Transport and Storage 406 162 -60.1% -78.0%
Utilities 880 834 -5.2% 95.3%
Business and Clerical 1,043 1,087 4.2% -12.3%
Computing 240 224 -6.7% -51.4%
General Education and Training 2,764 3,574 29.3% 11.5%
% Student Diversity and Equity
% ATSI 27.9% 30.2%
% Low SES 20.7% 21.5%
% Remote / Very Remote9 25.9% 27.0%
% Female 40.5% 39.9%
% International 2.1% 2.4%
% Non-English Speaking Background 30.0% 32.0%
% >25years of Age 61.3% 58.7%
Student Home Location
Northern Territory 11,792 12,792 8.5% -5.4%
Interstate 703 403 -42.7% -7.4%
Overseas 301 357 18.6% 10.5%
Unknown 1,636 1,502 -8.2% -52.3%
Total Number of Countries of Origin for International Students 43 44
Graduate Outcomes10
% Graduates in Employment 4 months after graduation N/A 91.70%
Graduate Satisfaction11 N/A 89.80%
6
Includes only Funded AHC. Excludes AHC from Credit Transfers.
7
1 EFTSL = 720 AHC
8
Part-time if funded AHC in the student course enrolment is greater than 540 AHC.
9
Based on home location of the student at time and not the delivery location of the training.
10
Graduate outcomes taken from the Student Outcomes Survey (SOS) conducted for the first time in 2016.
11
Graduate satisfaction reflects the overall satisfaction index from the SOS 2016. The rate shows the percentage of students that gave CDU
an overall satisfaction score of either 4 or 5 out of a maximum score of 5 in 2016.
CDU Annual Report 2016 152016 Higher Degree by Research
% Change
Category 2015 201612 2014-2015
Total Research Income2
$52,476 $60,117 14.6%
($’000)
Total HERDC Research Income $38,105 $45,567 19.6%
Category 1, National competitive grants $18,469 $21,527 16.6%
HERDC Research income
Category 2, Other public sector research funding $14,045 $16,556 17.9%
($’000)
Category 3, Industry and other funding $4,536 $6,464 42.5%
Category 4, CRC income $1,055 $1,020 -3.3%
Research Block Grants
$14,371 $14,550 1.2%
($’000)
Total 34 41 20.6%
Higher Degree by
PhD 32 32 0.0%
Research completions
Masters 2 9 350.0%
Total 212.5 226.3 6.5%
Higher Degree by
PhD 179.5 193.8 7.9%
Research load, EFTSL
Masters 33.0 32.5 -1.5%
Total 354.3 372.5 5.1%
Books 11.4 22.0 93.0%
Weighted publications Book chapters 29.9 48.0 60.8%
Journal articles 275.5 282.5 2.5%
Conference proceedings 37.5 20.0 -46.6%
2
Total Research income previously reported in the CDU 2015 Annual Report included only Research Income reported in the Higher Education
Research Data Collection (HERDC). CDU also receives additional research income via Research Block Grants, which is now reflected in the
Total Research Income for both the 2015 and 2016 figures.
12
2015 research income figures are pre-audit figures; 2016 publication figures are pre-submission estimates at 30 April 2017.
16 CDU Annual Report 20162016 Staff Profile
2015 Female 2016 Female
Category 2015 2016 % %
Total Academic FTE 601 612 51% 51%
Level E 44 44 27% 26%
HE & VET Level D 31 35 33% 38%
academic staff (FTE)13 Level C 99 99 61% 55%
Level B 190 203 56% 58%
Level A 237 231 51% 50%
Total General FTE 783 816 69% 69%
HEW 10 and above 79 68 46% 52%
HEW 9 50 58 78% 76%
HEW 8 86 95 75% 71%
HEW 7 122 132 67% 71%
General staff (FTE)13 HEW 6 123 135 75% 74%
HEW 5 145 161 68% 66%
HEW 4 131 122 75% 71%
HEW 3 35 34 63% 62%
HEW 2 11 10 75% 77%
HEW 1 1 1 100% 100%
13
Figures reported in the 2016 Annual Report reflect staff Full-time Equivalent (FTE) counts. Previous annual reports have reported staff
headcounts.
CDU Annual Report 2016 17The Organisation Students take part in an Indigenous smoking ceremony during Orientation Week on Casuarina campus. 18 CDU Annual Report 2016
Our vision, values
and priorities
Connect Discover Grow our significant contribution policy, engineering, informa-
Charles Darwin University to the important issues of our tion technology and Indigenous
Strategic Plan 2015 – 2025 region through education and knowledges — through engage-
knowledge. ment with governments,
New world thinking The University is ideally industry, institutions and
A new world university is placed to prepare graduates stakeholders.
one built on social justice, for success in an increasingly With a strong and distinc-
sustainability, creativity and complex, diverse and connected tive commitment to Indigenous
collective effort. It is a place world and aims to provide knowledges, achievement and
where everyone can follow their transformative skills and wellbeing, we will develop our
passions to make things better. learning with a major focus on skills and capacity in Indigenous
quality, access and growth. leadership to become globally
Our plan for quality The University also will fur- recognised for our success in
and growth ther develop its world-class and Indigenous achievement.
CDU aspires to become a truly emerging research strengths in To access Connect Discover
international dual sector areas critical to the sustainable Grow in full, visit W: cdu.edu.au/
university. From our base in and prosperous development sites/default/files/strategic-plan.
the Northern Territory and of Northern Australia and pdf
as the Australian university the region — particularly in
closest to Asia, we will con- Indigenous and tropical health,
tinue to expand and enhance environmental science, public
CDU Annual Report 2016 19Our structure
Vice-Chancellor
Chair, Academic Board Office of the Vice-Chancellor
Deputy Vice- Deputy Vice-
Deputy Vice-
Chancellor, Global Chancellor,
Provost Chancellor,
Strategy & Research and
Operations
Advancement Research Training
Pro Vice-Chancellor, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Pro Vice-Chancellor,
Education and Vocational Indigenous
Student Success Education and Leadership
Training
Pro Vice-Chancellor, Pro Vice-Chancellor,
Education, Health Law, Education,
Science and the Business and Arts
Environment
Controlled entities
•• Menzies School of Health Research
•• CDU Amenities Limited
•• Cairns Language Centre Pty Ltd
•• Cairns Business College Pty Ltd
•• Cairns Education Australia Pty Ltd
•• CDU Foundation and Trust
20 CDU Annual Report 2016Corporate
governance
University Governance and
Executive Management
C
harles Darwin teaching and assessment, and external audit, internal audit,
University Council is the assurance and enhancement and controlled and associated
the governing body of the academic quality and stan- entities.
of the institution. Led dards of all programs Tender Committee is
by the Chancellor, the Council and awards. responsible for reviewing
governs the affairs of the Finance and Infrastructure tenders, expressions of interest,
University under the Charles Development Committee is certificates of exemption or other
Darwin University Act 2003. responsible for assessing and means of procurement in excess
Seven standing committees advising the Council on the of the University’s $10,000 pro-
assist the Council in carrying out University’s financial position curement threshold.
its responsibilities: and performance, its assets Nominations, Honorary
Executive Committee acts and liabilities, and its strategies Awards and Legislation
on behalf of the Council as relating to income, budget allo- Committee oversees nomina-
required on matters between cations and capital expenditure. tions for Council membership,
regular meetings of the Council Audit and Risk Committee advises on honorary awards, and
that cannot be deferred until the assists the Council in exercising reviews all proposed legislation.
next scheduled meeting. governance, due care, diligence Remuneration Committee
Academic Board is the prin- and skill in relation to discharging assists the Council in deter-
cipal academic body assisting the the following broad duties: mining the remuneration
Council and Vice-Chancellor in financial reporting, internal package and performance of the
all matters relating to learning, controls and risk management, Vice-Chancellor. It also advises
CDU Annual Report 2016 21the Vice-Chancellor on the remu- The composition of core documentation and
neration packages of Executive the Council must be information (induction)
level staff. appropriate to the duties •• To ensure members are
The Council delegates the and responsibilities informed about their duties
implementation of University The University Council is based generally, including the
strategic direction and manage- on a board-of-trustees model, legislative and operational
ment of day-to-day operations with members appointed or context of the University
to the Vice-Chancellor, supported elected acting solely in the inter- (provision of requisite
in this role by an Executive team. ests of the University and not as background information)
delegates or representatives of •• To assist members to develop
University governance a particular constituency. and maintain a skill set that
best practices The structure, composition fits the governance and
The University was deemed and size of the Council are deter- strategic needs of the
compliant with the National mined by the Charles Darwin University (improvement in
Governance Protocols as University Act. Direction in the planning and governance)
described in the Commonwealth Act ensures Council is able to •• To enhance organisational
Grant Scheme Guidelines under discharge its responsibilities performance by improving
the Higher Education Support and duties adequately via the the (minimum) skill set of
Act 2003. following membership: all members, as well as
•• Chancellor (appointed by instilling and enhancing
The affairs of the the Council) specialist skills in those
University are to be •• Vice-Chancellor members who will lead
conducted by the Council •• Chair of the Academic Board committees and/or Council
The Council assumes steward- •• Eight members appointed activities.
ship of the University through by the Administrator of
a set of responsibilities set out the Northern Territory, Activities include a formal
in Section 8 of the Charles representing a broad range induction program, opportunities
Darwin University Act. Council of community interests and to attend various conferences,
works to: including financial and events and local functions
•• Monitor the performance commercial expertise planned around the rotation
of the Vice-Chancellor •• One person elected by of Council meetings between
•• Approve the mission and and from the full-time the University campuses.
strategic direction of the HE academic staff
University •• One person elected by Written Code of Conduct
•• Approve the budget and and from the full-time The University has a written
business plan of the VET academic staff Code of Conduct based on five
University •• One person elected by and ethical principles:
•• Oversee the management from the undergraduate •• Fairness: We value fairness,
of the University, including students characterised by openness
approving significant •• One person elected by and and impartiality in the con-
commercial activities from the postgraduate duct of our study and work,
•• Regularly review delegations students. in decision-making, and in
under the Act supporting and attracting
•• Monitor systems of account- Education program for staff and students
ability implemented by the new Council members •• Respect: We value respectful
University The University has a profes- and polite conduct. We
•• Review management sional development program demonstrate consideration
practices and performance for Council members, with the and regard for the rights,
of the University objectives: privacy and feelings of others,
•• Oversee risk management •• To ensure new Council mem- and for the differences across
across the University. bers receive an induction cultural backgrounds, beliefs
program and appropriate and abilities
22 CDU Annual Report 2016•• Integrity and profession- activities related to the organ- working with the University
alism: We value integrity and isational risk-management Health and Safety Committee,
professionalism in our activ- framework. The Audit and Risk chaired by a member of the
ities and across academic, Committee formally endorses the University Executive. The
teaching and management risk management framework, Council reviews health and
functions. Professionalism monitors activities and reports safety measures as part of the
is characterised by compe- to the Council. regular risk management and
tency, skill, quality service The University undertakes internal audit activities.
delivery, and the expectation internal audit activities through
that staff will conduct their both in-sourced and out-sourced Freedom of Information
duties in a responsible and means. The Audit and Risk The University is committed to
conscientious manner Committee formally endorses protecting the privacy of staff,
•• Accountability: We value an annual internal audit plan, students and other stakeholders.
accountability and take monitors activities, and reports Its privacy statement contains
responsibility for our actions to the Council. the policy for managing personal
within the scope of our information collected. This is
work, study and community Satisfactory health and part of the procedures in place
engagement safety measures in place to protect the privacy of personal
•• Equality of opportunity: We The University takes a proactive information in accordance with
value equality of opportunity risk-management approach to the information privacy princi-
and celebrate diversity. workplace health and safety ples set out in the Information
issues to meet the requirements Act (Northern Territory). The
Overseeing risk of occupational health and University received two informa-
management and safety policy and legislation. tion access requests in 2016.
internal audit A dedicated health and safety
The University internally team has day-to-day responsi-
manages the coordination of bility for activities in this area,
CDU Annual Report 2016 23Council members
Mr Neil Mr Richard Professor
Balnaves AO Ryan AO Simon
Chancellor Deputy Chancellor Maddocks
Mr Balnaves Mr Ryan became Vice-Chancellor
was elected an appointed Professor
Chancellor and began in the role member of Council in 2009 and Maddocks was appointed Vice-
in April 2016, succeeding the has held the position of Deputy Chancellor in 2014 and took
Honourable Sally Thomas AC. Chancellor since January 2010. up the role in March that year.
Mr Balnaves is Chairman of Mr Ryan was the inaugural As Vice-Chancellor, Professor
Ardent Leisure Group, a Trustee Chancellor of Charles Darwin Maddocks sits on the Executive
Member of Bond University, University. He is a professional Committee of Council, the
a Director of the Sydney company director of several Nominations, Honorary Awards
Orthopaedic Research Institute, public companies and statu- and Legislation Committee,
a member of the Advisory tory bodies. Mr Ryan sits on the the Finance and Infrastructure
Council and Dean’s Circle of Executive Committee of Council, Development Committee, the
the University of NSW (Faculty and is Chair of the Finance and Audit and Risk Committee, the
of Medicine), a member of the Infrastructure Development Remuneration Committee and
Art Gallery of South Australia Committee, and a member of the the Academic Board.
Board, a Director of Technicolor Audit and Risk Committee, the
Australia Ltd, and is a Foundation Nominations, Honorary Awards
Fellow of the Australian Institute and Legislation Committee, and
of Company Directors. He also the Remuneration Committee.
serves on numerous advisory and
community organisations. Mrs Jodie
Ryan
Mrs Ryan
Mr Alan Morris became an
Mr Morris appointed
Associate became an member of Council in 2014.
Professor appointed She is the Chief Executive of
Steve member of the Department of the Chief
Shanahan Council in 2006. Minister. Formerly she was the
Chair, Academic He has held senior government Under Treasurer of the Northern
Board positions including Chief Territory. Mrs Ryan is a graduate
Associate Professor Shanahan Executive of the Department of the University. She sits on
is the elected Chair of the of the Chief Minister of the the Finance and Infrastructure
Academic Board and assumed Northern Territory and Chair Development Committee.
the designated position as a of the Commonwealth Grants
member of Council on 1 July Commission. He is Chair of
2013. He sits on the Nominations, the Audit and Risk Committee
Honorary Awards and Legislation and sits on the Finance and
Committee. Infrastructure Development
Committee.
24 CDU Annual Report 2016Mr Ken Davies Ms Marion Mr Lorenzo
Mr Davies
Scrymgour Strano OAM
became an
Ms Scrymgour Mr Strano
appointed
is the Chief became an
member of
Executive appointed
Council in 2013.
Officer of the Tiwi Islands member of Council in 2015. He
He is the Chief Executive of the
Regional Council and Chair of is the Director of the Northern
Territory Families portfolio of the
the Aboriginal Medical Services Territory Office of the Department
Northern Territory Government.
Alliance of the Northern Territory. of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Previously he was the Chief
Previously she was the Chief Before this he served overseas
Executive of the Department of
Executive Officer of the Wurli- as Deputy Consul-General at the
Education, Chief Executive of the
Wurliinjang Health Service and Australian Consulate-General
departments of Lands, Planning
was a member of the Northern in Chicago, First Secretary and
and Environment, and Housing,
Territory Legislative Assembly Consul at the Australian Embassy
Local Government and Regional
and a Minister in the Northern in Rome, Third Secretary and
Services, and was Deputy Chief
Territory Government. later Second Secretary at the
Executive of the Department of
Australian High Commission
the Chief Minister.
in Apia, and Vice-Consul at the
Australian Embassy in Vientiane.
Ms Louise
King
Professor Ms King was
Judith appointed
Whitworth AC to Council in Professor
Professor
2015 as a result of the resigna- Keith Christian
Whitworth
tion of an elected member. She Professor
became an appointed member of
holds the elected position from Christian
Council in 2015. She is recognised
the Vocational Education and became an elected member
internationally for her research.
Training academic staff and is the of Council in 2014. Professor
Professor Whitworth has held
Team Leader – VET Development Christian was elected from the
positions in various hospitals,
in the Office of Learning and Higher Education academic staff
medical research institutes and
Teaching. and is the Professor of Zoology.
universities across Australia, in
France and the United Kingdom.
Ms Cathy
Jones
Mr Jeffery Ms Jones is
Gaden the undergrad-
Mr Gaden
uate students’
became an
representative on the Council.
elected member
She is an external student who
of Council in 2015. He was
has been an active member of the
elected by the postgraduate
CDU Student Association and held
students.
various student representative
positions.
CDU Annual Report 2016 25Meetings
Council Executive FIDC ARC NHAL Tender Remuneration
A B A B A B A B A B A B A B
Sally Thomas AC 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 4 4
Neil Balnaves AO 5 4 1 1 5 4 3 0 2 2 1 1
Simon Maddocks 6 6 1 1 6 6 4 4 4 4 1 1
Steve Shanahan 6 5 4 3
Ken Davies 6 4
Alan Morris 6 5 1 1 6 4 4 3 1 1
Jodie Ryan 6 5 6 4
Richard Ryan AO 6 5 1 0 6 4 4 3 4 2 1 1
Marion Scrymgour 4 0
Lorenzo Strano OAM 2 2
Judith Whitworth AC 6 4
Keith Christian 6 6
Cathy Jones 6 5
Jeffery Gaden 3 3
Louise King 6 6
FIDC: Finance and Infrastructure Development
ARC: Audit and Risk Committee
NHAL: Nominations, Honorary Awards and Legislation Committee
Legend
A = Number eligible to attend
B = Attended
26 CDU Annual Report 2016Principal Officers
Professor Simon Maddocks Ms Christine Robertson
Vice-Chancellor and President Pro Vice-Chancellor, Faculty of
Vocational Education and Training
Professor Sue Carthew Associate Professor Steve
Provost and Vice-President Shanahan
Pro Vice-Chancellor, Faculty of
Engineering, Health, Science and
the Environment
Professor Lawrence Cram Professor Peter Kell
Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Pro Vice-Chancellor, Faculty of Law,
Vice-President, Research and Education, Business and Arts
Research Training
Ms Meredith Parry Ms Wendy Ludwig
Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Acting Pro Vice-Chancellor,
Vice-President, Operations Indigenous Leadership
Professor Martin Carroll Ms Anne Coulter
Pro Vice-Chancellor, Education Chief Financial Officer
and Student Success
CDU Annual Report 2016 27Awards and Achievements The incoming Chancellor Mr Neil Balnaves AO, the outgoing Chancellor the Honourable Sally Thomas AC, and Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Simon Maddocks. 28 CDU Annual Report 2016
Fulbright honour a first
A prominent academic has
received a prestigious Fulbright
award, which will allow her
to build on her research into
engaging remote communities
in biosecurity surveillance.
The Director of the Northern
Institute, Professor Ruth Wallace,
is the first woman to be awarded
the Fulbright Distinguished Chair
in Agriculture and Life Sciences
Scholarship.
She took up the Chair in the
United States in early 2017 and
contributed to the Biosecurity
Policy at the Margins Project,
which engages regional and
marginalised communities in
biosecurity identification and
response systems, at a national
and local scale.
Professor Wallace worked
with researchers at the Research
and Extension Division at Kansas
State University, which is spon-
soring the Fulbright. Professor Ruth Wallace, awarded the Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Agriculture
and Life Sciences Scholarship.
CDU Annual Report 2016 29Report proclaims
a bright future
A new international report into
higher education has identified
Charles Darwin University as
a “rising star” among an elite
group of 20 universities, with
the potential to become globally
influential by the year 2030.
Released by United Kingdom-
based higher education
consultant Firetail, the report
lists a set of fast-improving
global universities that it calls
“the Class of 2030”.
Universities described as
“ambitious and fast-improving”
were best placed to take advan-
tage of global trends that created
unique opportunities for innova-
tion, the report said.
The authors noted that the
Class of 2030 would balance
long-term vision with short-term
execution, linked by strong
management and culture.
Vice-Chancellor Professor
Simon Maddocks said: “We
echo similar sentiments in our
new strategic plan, Connect Fellowship winner Associate Professor James Smith.
Discover Grow, which is based
on our own comprehensive
institutional review.” of the Year award at the 2016 Masters and Bachelor programs,
The Firetail report was Chief Minister’s NT Export and and in VET courses.
the product of a multi-faceted Industry Awards. Master of Professional
approach based on reviews The NT Export and Industry Accounting student Faatih
of strategic plans and annual Awards recognise outstanding Natasha Putri won the StudyNT
reports, and interviews with achievements of NT exporters International Business Student
vice-chancellors and presidents. and industry leaders, and of the Year Award.
Firetail also analysed six years promote the importance of
of research citation rankings for international trade. Literary award double
the top 2000 universities. The University is the leading A talented essay writer and
Earlier in the year CDU was education services exporter in academic won a Northern
ranked in 31st place in the Times the NT with growing interna- Territory Literary Award for
Higher Education rankings of the tional student numbers and the second consecutive year.
world’s “Top 150 Universities success in research and teaching Higher Education Lecturer
Under 50 years of age”. collaborations through a range Dr Adelle Sefton-Rowston won
of international partnerships the 2016 CDU Essay Award for
Award underscores and networks. her piece entitled “Cleansing
international success The University has more than and Catharsis: The River as
The University received the 2000 international students from Metaphor in Tony Birch’s Ghost
Training and Education Exporter 50 nationalities enrolled in PhD, River”.
30 CDU Annual Report 2016This follows her win in 2015 education context and univer- involved in the production of
in the same category for: “Not sities need to carefully tailor new content based on their work
at the end of the world: creation attraction and retention strat- for the University’s MOOC entitled
stories and apocalypse”. egies to meet the needs of this “Charles Darwin, Evolution and
The University is a principal priority group,” Dr Smith said. Tropical Australia”.
partner of the Northern Territory The Equity Fellows
Library’s annual awards and Programme is funded by Extending a helping hand
sponsors the CDU Essay Award the Australian Government A student from Indonesia has
along with the CDU Travel Short Department of Education and received a national award for
Story Award. Training, with each Fellow her volunteering efforts in the
receiving up to $215,000. NT community.
Fellowship to build Bachelor of Education
Indigenous pathways Scholars illuminate Secondary Teaching (Music)
A Charles Darwin University rapid evolution student Enggar Daranindra
researcher will use a presti- The 2016 Charles Darwin won the award at the Council
gious fellowship to improve the Scholars, emeritus professors of International Students of
evaluation process of national Peter and Rosemary Grant, spent Australia 2016 conference,
Indigenous higher education June in the Northern Territory which was held in Darwin.
programs and policies. and presented the Charles The Undergraduate
Associate Professor James Darwin Oration and took part International Student of the Year
Smith was selected by the in workshops with postgraduate Award acknowledged Enggar’s
National Centre for Student students. role as a student ambassador
Equity in Higher Education at During the highly popular with both the University and the
Curtin University to investigate public Oration, the Princeton Northern Territory Government’s
ways to improve higher educa- University evolutionary biologists StudyNT program.
tion pathways for Indigenous presented evidence that evolu- “These roles have given me
Australians. tionary change can be observed the opportunity to help new
Dr Smith will create a series within a human lifetime, a claim international students to make
of national guiding principles they base on findings from their the most of their studies while
that could be used by equity 40 years of ground-breaking also becoming part of the local
practitioners to evaluate research on “Darwin’s Finches” community,” Enggar said.
Indigenous higher education on the Galapagos Islands. She also volunteers with com-
programs across the country. The Grants, known interna- munity organisations in Darwin,
“Indigenous students are tionally for demonstrating including the Multicultural
significantly under-represented rapid evolution in response to Broadcasting Council NT and
within the Australian higher changes in food supply, also were Multicultural Youth NT.
CDU Annual Report 2016 31Providing transformative skills and learning The Northern Territory’s tropical wetlands provide a perfect classroom for environmental science students. 32 CDU Annual Report 2016
T
he transforma- As a result, the University Northern Australia, in par-
tive value of skills introduced a suite of Diploma and ticular its remote context,
and learning lies in Associate Degree courses nested the importance of Indigenous
changing people’s within degree programs, and a people and culture, and its
lives; providing choices in suite of Graduate Certificates and proximity to South-east Asia.
seeking rewarding and produc- Graduate Diplomas nested within The course prepares policy
tive employment that leads to Masters degrees. makers with the necessary
prosperity and fulfillment. The University introduced knowledge and skills to
Our aim is to provide this a range of full programs, some engage in effective and eth-
through an accessible and with shorter courses nested ical research in the region,
high-quality learning experience within them, in 2016: across policy development,
for all our students and to •• Master of Play Therapy, implementation and evalua-
create an organisational culture including nested Graduate tion phases.
that places the quality of the Certificate and Graduate •• Graduate Diploma
student learning experience Diploma, is offered through of Indigenous Policy
at the forefront of everything the School of Psychological Development, offered
we do. and Clinical Sciences. The through the School of
Developments in the courses enhance the knowl- Indigenous Knowledges and
University’s teaching program edge and practice skills of Public Policy. The course
in 2016 reflected the changing education, nursing, allied examines key issues of
demands in the marketplace health and social work profes- Indigenous policy develop-
relating to tertiary education. sionals to work with children ment and implementation,
The University recognised that and adolescents, through the economic development and
many students prefer to study therapeutic use of play. participation, traditional and
courses that are shorter than •• Master of Public Policy, contemporary governance
full degree programs, perhaps offered through the Northern structures, and intellectual
choosing to complete a degree Institute, provides a unique and cultural property rights
at a later stage. focus on public policy in in current social and political
CDU Annual Report 2016 33contexts. It provides an available to students regardless The University introduced
important foundation for of their location. In the VET YourTutor, an online person-
respectful and accountable portfolio in 2016, the Diploma alised tutorial service, to assist
engagement with Indigenous of Salon Management was HE students in first year subjects
people and the contemporary available fully online, joining with real time academic sup-
social and political issues other diploma courses in port. YourTutor complements
they face in Australia and Project Management, Nursing, the University’s Academic
internationally. Early Childhood Education and Language and Learning Support
•• Bachelor of Engineering/ Care, Conservation and Land Programme and its Peer Assisted
Masters of Engineering, Management, and Work Health Study Sessions (PASS), whereby
the first double degree in and Safety. A total of 1760 VET students receive academic
Australia to receive not students enrolled in online VET support from senior peers.
only Engineers Australia study in 2016. CDU significantly expanded the
accreditation but also ASIIN Students enrolled in the number of units, on campus
EUR-ACE® accreditation, Certificate IV in Electrical and online, running the PASS
which allows graduates to Instrumentation and the sessions. Results show that
work as professional engi- Certificate III in Electrical and students who participate achieve
neers throughout Europe. Refrigeration in 2016 accessed superior academic results.
online training to complement CDU’s suite of student
Vocational Education and the practical component of learning technologies, collectively
Training (VET) offerings continue apprenticeship training. This known as Learnline, continued
to respond to the dynamic needs initiative enabled apprentices to stay at the leading edge of
of the Northern Territory. In 2016, to study at any time from any University engagement. A brows-
more than 100 VET courses were location. er-based learning environment
added or transferred on to the The VET Faculty also collab- called Collaborate Ultra was
University’s scope. orated with industry, community introduced, making participation
and government to expand in online classes easier.
Learning technologies and consolidate pathways VoiceThread was introduced
CDU continues to leverage tech- between qualifications working to facilitate greater online discus-
nology to make Higher Education with industry, community and sion around learning resources.
(HE) and VET opportunities government. Systems for invigilating exam-
inations online were trialled. The
systems have the potential to
Students hone field skills help students by enabling secure
examinations to take place in
their own homes or workplaces.
Environmental Science stu- structure and function at the
dents from across the country sites, which shared the same
and overseas developed their rainfall patterns.
VET profile strategy
The Faculty of VET implemented
field skills as they travelled The students gained
a VET profile strategy to support
450 km along the Top End’s skills in vegetation and
decision-making about which
rainfall gradient. bird surveying, and in the
courses to offer for training. Four
The students made scien- assessment of landscape and
principles were identified and
tific observations at sites along soil condition.
implemented to reshape the VET
the sub-continental rainfall The School of Environment
course profile in 2016 to ensure
gradient during the 10-day also ran a two-week field
that courses are:
field intensive between Darwin intensive in Brazil later in the
•• Client-centred – designed
and Mataranka. year, during which students
on the needs of students
Professor of Environmental observed the Giant South
and employers
Science Lindsay Hutley said American Turtles that live
•• Relevant to graduates –
the students explored the in the Amazon River.
equipping students for
impact of fire on vegetation
employment, further
34 CDU Annual Report 2016education and increased
productivity in the workplace Unit merges law, politics and philosophy
•• Of high quality – to ensure
courses enhance CDU’s
reputation and achieve
high student and employer
satisfaction
•• Sustainable – to ensure
courses attract viable
enrolments.
Flexible assessment in the
form of recognition of prior
learning (RPL) continued to grow
in 2016, with more than 5000
VET students successfully
undertaking RPL assessments.
In-class, small group and
one-on-one support was pro-
vided to all VET students. The
Learner Support Unit imple-
mented a formal process to
support apprentices identified as
being at-risk, linking employers,
apprentices, lecturers, training
consultants and equity services
to remove literacy and numeracy
barriers. Support was provided
to 2114 individual students or
20% of the total VET students Professor of Political Science Wayne Cristaudo and Senior Lecturer in Law
enrolled. Felicity Gerry QC.
Partnerships and A new course unit, which Ms Gerry said the unit
opportunities was developed this year, would develop students’
New partnerships were devel- will encourage students to research skills and equip
oped with other educational respond to some of the biggest them to respond to modern
providers to facilitate seamless questions of our time. political and philosophical
progression into CDU degree Lecturers in Law, Politics issues in a legal context.
courses with advanced credit. and Philosophy have collab- “The connective tissue
These included VET providers orated to create the “Law, between politics and law is
such as TAFE SA and the BCA, Justice and the State” unit, philosophy, which is why
a private RTO working in the which will be offered for the we have collaborated on the
Northern Territory. first time in 2017. creation and delivery of this
CDU collaborated with a The academic staff unit,” she said.
number of secondary schools involved include: Head of the The unit covers justice and
throughout the NT to develop a School of Creative Arts and rationality, natural law theory,
new pathway into higher edu- Humanities Professor Brian legal positivism, jurisprudence
cation through a subject called Mooney, Professor of Political and the rule of law in varying
Research Project B. Students Science Wayne Cristaudo, contexts, and democracy and
who successfully complete this and Senior Lecturer in Law social justice.
subject, and present it to CDU Felicity Gerry QC.
for assessment at University
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