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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.

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09
May
2025

White wine and lorazepam: the ‘innocent’ face of addiction

ANU research shows not all addictions are treated equally by the media. Less stigmatised reporting could save lives.

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08
May
2025

Logging devastated Victoria’s native forests – and new research shows 20% has failed to grow back

New ANU study shows forest regeneration and recovery might not be as simple as we have thought.

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20
Apr
2025

PhD Spotlight: Kathy Reid

Building a career in emerging technologies is perhaps typical of a Cybernetic researcher. Kathy Reid, however, chose to study a foreign language…

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ANU trailblazers celebrated by Australian Academy of Science

Four ANU scientists have been recognised with prestigious honorific awards from the Australian Academy of Science.

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ANU trio recognised with national awards for health research

Three ANU researchers have received awards from the National Health and Medical Research Council.

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Four ANU researchers awarded 2025 Westpac scholarships and fellowship

Four ANU researchers have been announced as 2025 Westpac Future Leaders Scholars and Research Fellow in critical areas of national and regional interests.

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How Elise and Ryan’s Industry PhD is advancing drug discovery

ANU PhD candidates Elise Palethorpe and Ryan Stocks are pushing boundaries in high-performance computing to innovate drug discovery.

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Enabling impact at ANU: Professor Lachlan Blackhall

Professor Lachlan Blackhall has always wanted to build things that change the world.

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07
May
2025

Engage polarisation analysers, captain!

Spacecraft could soon carry sophisticated polarisation-sensitive optics, thanks to innovative design that miniaturises optical technology.

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05
May
2025

Cool science to save cute devils: Honours student targets contagious cancer

Recent ANU Honours graduate is racing to understand the fundamentals of Devil Facial Tumour Disease and find a way to stop it.

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02
May
2025

No news is unbiased but knowing this makes a difference

Understanding where a news outlet stands politically could help us build a clearer, less biased view of the world, research shows.

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01
May
2025

Power of AI to help tackle genetic diseases

AI-powered protein models combined with genome sequencing technology could help scientists better diagnose and treat genetic diseases.

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30
Apr
2025

New fossil evidence suggests ancient echidnas lived in water

A small bone found 30 years ago could change what we know about the evolution of two of Australia’s most unique animals, the echidna and platypus.

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28
Apr
2025

Is working from home better than being at the office?

Managers should take a tailored approach to getting more out of employees – whether their staff are working from home while running a load of washing…

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17
Apr
2025

Fools of love: men fall faster than women, study shows

Men fall in love slightly more often than women, but women obsess about their partner more than men, according to new ANU study.

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15
Apr
2025

Young researchers take on a hidden link in gut disease

A team of ANU researchers is investigating what sparks the immune attack that inflames the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.

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14
Apr
2025

The secret to a lasting relationship? It might be your big ‘we-ness’

When it comes to predicting if your relationship will last, one element can be vital - the strength of your collective identity: your we-ness.

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