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James Smithies helped digitise the Royal Family’s archives. Now, he’s bringing that expertise to ANU
From working for Her Majesty, the late Queen Elizabeth II to leading the newly created ANU HASS Digital Research Hub, Professor James Smithies is on…
Plants reveal hidden survival strategy for hotter, drier climates
Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) have uncovered a mechanism that helps plants continue photosynthesising under extreme heat…
Why women rarely lead executive boards and how ANU research could change this
Professor Tracy Wang, a corporate governance researcher at The Australian National University (ANU) College of Business and Economics (CBE), cautions…
Deep-sea analysis deepens the mystery of rare ancient cosmic explosion
An international team of researchers has detected rare radioactive isotopes in a deep-sea manganese crust, providing new insights into the formation…
Dating apps transformed relationships. Regulation is still catching up
75% of Australians who use dating apps have experienced some kind of harassment or abuse in digital dating contexts. New ANU research is helping…
A beacon of hope: Katie Sutton is illuminating the past and future of LGBTIQ+ history
Growing up as a neuroqueer kid in regional Victoria was not always easy for Associate Professor Katie Sutton (she/they).
The 1990s, even with…
Professor Janine O’Flynn appointed to Board of ANZSOG
Professor Janine O’Flynn has been appointed to the Board of the Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG).
ANU-led digital infrastructure projects secure $54 million in federal funding
Supercomputing technology used in medical research and climate modelling will be boosted as part of $54 million worth of Australian Government…
How an impulsive decision led an ANU geophysicist to become one of the world’s most eminent scientists
Emeritus Professor Malcolm Sambridge has a knack for solving the unsolvable. His pioneering work developing mathematical models to solve earth…
Is your smartphone helping you think, or thinking for you?
The average person checks their phone 58 times a day. ANU researcher Associate Professor Rachael Brown wants us to ask a simple question: who’s…
Three top ANU scientists elected to the Australian Academy of Science
Distinguished Professor Yun Liu, Professor Robert Furbank and Professor Jochen Brocks are among 28 new members admitted to the Australian Academy of…
ANU researchers awarded ARC Linkage Projects Round 2 funding
The Australian National University (ANU) has been awarded more than $1.87 million in funding through the latest Australian Research Council (ARC)…
Shining new light on the secret world of cell-to-cell communication
A new nanoscopy technique developed at ANU has uncovered hidden networks used for communication between cells, opening new ways to understand human…
Growing up queer then and now – how has Australia changed?
Sociologist Mary Lou Rasmussen explores how two generations of queer Australians built a sense of belonging in a country that did not always make…
Stardust trapped in Antarctic ice reveals tens of thousands of years of Solar System’s past
Scientists have discovered the rare radioactive isotope, iron-60, which is formed in the interiors of massive stars and ejected into space when they…
How black hole mergers are helping scientists calibrate the Universe’s most sensitive instruments
An international team of scientists from the LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA collaborations, including researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for…
Increasing JobSeeker is long overdue. Here’s how we could do it, without breaking the budget
In the lead-up to the federal budget, there’s much focus on what the government will do to address cost-of-living pressures for households amid…
Copycat cockatoos learn to adapt from each other
Research led by The Australian National University (ANU) has revealed that wild sulphur-crested cockatoos learn what foods are safe to eat by…