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When credit access backfires: can banking competition hurt consumers?
ANU research shows that striving for perfect competition in banking may have undesired consequences for consumers.
Three ANU ventures named in 2025 Cicada x Tech23
Three innovative start-ups from The Australian National University (ANU) have been selected to attend the deep-tech festival 2025 Cicada x Tech23 in…
From code to care: ANU research on AI is changing lives
Dr Chirath Hettiarachchi is harnessing artificial intelligence to help people living with diabetes and depression. And he’s only just getting started.
New research shows Year 12 students face many pressures – far beyond study and exams
The federal government wants to increase the number of Australians who complete tertiary study from 60% to 80% by 2050.
This ANU researcher is pulling back the curtain on Big Tech’s promises
Technology promises progress, but Dr Thao Phan wants us to question who really benefits from it.
Making numbers more meaningful in population health
Every summer, ice cream sales spike – and so do shark attacks. There is certainly a pattern here, but do increased ice cream sales cause more shark…
ANU plant scientists recognised with award from the Royal Society
Professor Susanne von Caemmerer FRS and Professor Graham Farquhar AO FRS have been recognised with one of the top prizes in science.
Want your kids to do well at school? It takes more than motivation
Remember that maths test in high school – the one you and your friend studied hard for, but only one of you managed to pass?
Pooh Bear’s Corner reminds us of the power of pausing
One of Australia’s most iconic roadside shrines can tell us a lot about the joy of journeying, ANU research reveals.
Abrupt Antarctic changes could have catastrophic consequences for generations to come if emissions don’t fall
Antarctica is at risk of abrupt and potentially irreversible changes to the continent’s ice, ocean and ecosystems that could have profound…
Meet Robert: a life gilded in punk couture, queer expression and royal opulence
Associate Professor Robert Wellington is using art history to speak truth to power.
ANU academic making waves in water innovation
Dr Samantha McGaughey is on a mission to demonstrate how science can help create a brighter, more sustainable future for us all.
Couples who meet online less happy in love, study shows
People who meet their romantic partners online report lower levels of marital satisfaction and experience love less intensely than those who meet in…
Dancing dwarf galaxies predict our Milky Way’s future
A cosmic dance could be the future of the Milky Way as it tracks a course to collide with neighbouring galaxies, new research from The Australian…
Microearthquakes in New Zealand’s Southern Alps more common during spring and summer
Changes in water levels beneath Earth’s surface caused by glacier snowmelt and rainfall could be responsible for triggering small but frequent…
Young science scholars flourish as tall poppies
Remarkable early-career scholars from The Australian National University (ANU) have been recognised with prestigious ACT Young Tall Poppy Science…
ANU PhD start-up wins at Blackbird’s Foundry program
Breakthrough silk protein technology from an ANU PhD candidate has won double prizes at a competitive startup pre-accelerators.
Fellowship to study forgetful fusion physics
Congratulations to Dr Ed Simpson, who has been awarded a Future Fellowship to study nuclear fusion reactions.