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CTWD moves to the city!
On Monday 5th of November, the Centre for Transformative Work Design celebrated its move to the heart of the historic Perth CBD with a...
Nov 15, 2018


Our Sketches displayed at Thank you for Working in Aged Care Day
Aged Care workers do a fantastic job and are an integral part of our community. Unfortunately, they are often undervalued and...
Sep 19, 2018

Talking about the future of work in the West Australian
News item from the West Australian JOBS TRANSITION A $20 million research institute being established at Curtin University will...
Sep 5, 2018


Sharing tips and experiences about having a sustainable academic career
At the recent Academy of Management Conference in Chicago, Sharon Parker was honoured to share the stage with Professor Jane Dutton and...
Aug 24, 2018


Which Greek/Roman metaphor would describe your team performance?
"Icarus" team that starts out well but has a downward spiral versus. Illustration by Kim Smith A new paper that, with the help of...
Aug 21, 2018

Applications for CEPAR Summer Research Scholarships are open
CEPAR and the UNSW Business School offer highly competitive summer research scholarships to currently enrolled undergraduate students who...
Aug 17, 2018

PhD Top Up Scholarships at The Future of Work Institute
We are pleased to announce that The Future of Work Institute will provide attractive incentives to 4 PhD students. We are looking for PhD...
Aug 15, 2018


New beginnings at Curtin University
The Curtin Graduate School of Business building based in the Perth CBD is our new home. The Centre for Transformative Work Design is now...
Jul 26, 2018


A Diversity Framework to Support Flourishing of Mature Workers in Organisations
Daniela Andrei presented a talk on ‘A Diversity Framework to Support Flourishing of Mature Workers in Organisations’ at the 2018 UWA...
Jul 18, 2018


"Wise proactivity" Presentation in Shanghai
Sharon presented a key note presentation on "wise proactivity" in Shanghai at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE)...
Jul 3, 2018


FulBright Scholar, Ross Andel visits the Centre for Transformative Work Design
FulBright scholar, Ross Andel, visited the Centre for Transformative Work Design (CTWD) this week. Ross Andel is Professor in the School...
Jun 15, 2018


Developing goal orientations conducive to learning and performance: An intervention study
A new study by Ying Wang, School of Management, RMIT University, Chia-Huei Wu, Department of Management and Marketing, Durham University,...
Jun 5, 2018


Work Design Sketching Competition: The winner is...
We want to say how thrilled we were with the number and quality of the entries. We received 42 entries from 9 countries (Australia,...
May 29, 2018


FIFO workers Mental Health at the Black Swan Theatre Company
The Centre for Transformative Work Design’s Dr Laura Fruhen participated in a panel discussion on FIFO work at the State Theatre last...
May 23, 2018


The Future of Work - what business needs to know
Technological advances such as automation, robotics and artificial intelligence, unprecedented in both scale and pace, are dramatically...
May 23, 2018

START, Striding TowARds health and well-being Trial
The Centre for Transformative Work Design is delighted to be part of the START project, conducted by Curtin University’s Physical...
Mar 27, 2018

Maria Visits the Centre
Maria Tims, a holidaying scholar from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, visited the Centre in October 2017. Maria obtained her PhD at the...
Nov 2, 2017

Centre PhD student wins Raine Study prize!
Last week, Anu Bharadwaj, a PhD student at the CTWD and in the School of Psychology, presented at the Raine Study Annual Scientific...
Oct 26, 2017

Work design and communication in virtual teams
Australian Universities (AU) and the German Academic Exchange Service has granted $5000 funding to support an international research...
Oct 24, 2017

Minister Announces CTWD funding for research into FIFO work and well being
By UWA's Media Team: The State Government has granted The University of Western Australia’s (UWA) Centre for Transformative Work Design...
Oct 18, 2017
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