Charles Darwin University
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Charles Darwin University (CDU) is an Australian public university with a main campus in Darwin and eight satellite campuses in some metropolitan and regional areas. It was established in 2003 after the merger of Northern Territory University, the Menzies School of Health Research, and Centralian College.
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Latin: Universitas Caroli Darwinii | |||||||||
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Type | Public research university | ||||||||
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Accreditation | TEQSA | ||||||||
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Budget | A$341.17 million (2022)[2] | ||||||||
Chancellor | Paul Henderson[3] | ||||||||
Vice-Chancellor | Scott Bowman[4] | ||||||||
Academic staff | 599 (FTE, 2022)[5] | ||||||||
Administrative staff | 884 (FTE, 2022)[5] | ||||||||
Total staff | 1,282 regular (2022)[2] 393 casual (2022)[2] | ||||||||
Students | 21,132 (2022)[5] | ||||||||
Undergraduates | 9,319 (2022)[5] | ||||||||
Postgraduates | 2,593 coursework (2022) 349 research (2022)[5] | ||||||||
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Address | Ellengowan Drive , , , 0810 , | ||||||||
Campus | Urban and regional with multiple sites[6] | ||||||||
Named after | Charles Darwin | ||||||||
Colours | CDU Blue, CDU Red, orange and purple[7]
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Nickname | Dangudbila (Larrakia for kangaroos)[8] | ||||||||
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Website | cdu.edu.au | ||||||||
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CDU is a member of the group of seven Innovative Research Universities in Australia, and offers academic degrees as well as vocational education.