Curtin University is an Australian public research university based in Bentley, Perth, Western Australia. Named after John Curtin, Prime Minister of Australia from 1941 to 1945, it is Western Australia’s largest university, with over 58,000 students enrolled as of 2022.
Established in 1966 as the Western Australian Institute of Technology, the institution gained full university status in 1986 following legislation passed by the Parliament of Western Australia. Since then, Curtin has expanded internationally with campuses in Singapore, Malaysia, Dubai and Mauritius, and maintains academic ties with 90 exchange universities across 20 countries. The university comprises five main faculties and more than 95 specialist centres, conducting research across fields spanning from nuclear science to marine biology. As a member of the Australian Technology Network, Curtin is recognised for its applied research contributions, including being the only Western Australian university whose students have won the Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering’s Postgraduate Student Gold Medal.
Curtin University features in our Field Notes coverage of rare deep-sea discoveries off the Western Australian coast.
