Learn about The Australian National University's news on research expertise, research study programs, industry partnerships, multi-college collaborations and state-of-the-art research facilities.
Latest news
NEWS HIGHLIGHT
Meet David: shaping how we protect natural resources for the future
Professor David Lindenmayer is working to advance conservation science while maintaining a positive place for young scientists.
Professor Tim Senden: fueling research with active infrastructure
Professor Tim Senden sees research infrastructure as the basis of discovery and impact.
Remote cave discovery shows ancient voyagers brought rice across 2,300km of Pacific Ocean
Traces of rice found in Guam date back more than 3,500 years, according to ANU researchers.
ANU PhD researcher set to search for origins-of-life conditions beyond Earth with NASA
ANU PhD student Yani Lach has been selected by NASA for a groundbreaking astrobiology PhD internship in California.
ANU health researchers named Rising Stars in ACT awards
Emerging researchers from ANU have been selected in the 2025 CHARM Rising Star Awards, celebrating their impact in health research.
Professor Tim Senden: fueling research with active infrastructure
Professor Tim Senden sees research infrastructure as the basis of discovery and impact.
Learn More
What’s stopping ACT homes from going all-electric? New ANU-ActewAGL partnership set to find why
Despite advances in technology and policy, many ACT residents remain hesitant to fully electrify their homes.
Learn More
Breaking barriers: Professor Samantha Bennett recognised for championing under-represented students
ANU Professor Samantha Bennett has won the 2025 ACGR Award for Excellence in Graduate Research Leadership.
Learn More
ANU trailblazers celebrated by Australian Academy of Science
Four ANU scientists have been recognised with prestigious honorific awards from the Australian Academy of Science.
Learn More
Enabling impact at ANU: Professor Lachlan Blackhall
Professor Lachlan Blackhall has always wanted to build things that change the world.
Learn MoreAll news
Stamp-sized hard drives capable of storing 100 times more data than current tech closer to fruition
A new molecule co-developed by ANU chemists can store digital data at temperatures as cold as the moon at night.
Celebrating women in engineering at ANU
On International Women in Engineering Day, we honour the women reshaping the world through engineering.
The space-inspired breakthrough tackling ‘forever chemicals’ in water
ANU physicists have developed a groundbreaking device, showing the real-world impact space research can have.
ANU political scientist receives prestigious international award for public opinion research
Professor Ian McAllister has been honoured for lifetime contributions to public opinion research.
What is uranium enrichment and how is it used for nuclear bombs? A scientist explains
As Iran’s uranium enrichment sites were under attack, ANU expert explains what it means to 'enrich' uranium and how it's used for…
Researchers explore the path from ideas to impact
The Research to Value workshop delivered by CSIRO explores how research ideas can take shape and create real-world impact.
What is rage bait and how can you avoid it?
Anger at online content has sparked both revolutions and violent attacks on vulnerable people. How should we react to these posts?
The long journeys of ‘Handsome’ Joe Croft, father and son: ANU Archives Lecture 2025
Professor Brenda L Croft shared the bittersweet journey of tracing her First Nations heritage through archival research.
Australia’s oldest occupied ice age cave found at high elevation in Blue Mountains
Archaeologists have found new evidence providing definitive proof of repeated occupation in the upper reaches of the Blue Mountains.
More from ANU
ANU Reporter
The online magazine for ANU.
Newsroom
Find all the latest news from ANU.
Policy Brief
A digital platform for time-poor policymakers needing quick access to evidence-based research.