Research news
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 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 political scientist receives prestigious international award for public opinion research
Professor Ian McAllister has been honoured for lifetime contributions to public opinion research.
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.
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 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…
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.
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.
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.
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.
ANU InSpace named University of the Year at 2025 Australian Space Awards
The award recognises InSpace's outstanding leadership in space research, industry engagement and innovation.
Taking the wind out of dangerous cyclones
Aerosols could hold the key to stopping potentially destructive cyclones in their tracks, according to a new ANU study.
Ability Optics lights up a faster, clearer future for biotech
ANU spinoff company Ability Optics Pty Ltd is accelerating to revolutionise biotechnology by speeding up early lead drug screening.
World-first clinical trial to drug the ‘undruggable’ cancers
A world-first clinical trial targeting cancers that are currently undruggable will begin later this year, led by a research team from ANU and…
Research tracked 13,000 giants of the ocean over 30 years, to uncover their hidden highways
Research led by ANU expert Ana Sequeira gathered 30 years of satellite tracking data to map hotspots of megafauna activity in the world.
Space+Place Initiatives launches
ANU InSpace is joining in a pilot program to develop groundbreaking space industry opportunities as Australia prepares for its first orbital launch…
Decades of searching and a chance discovery: why finding Leadbeater’s possum in NSW is such big news
Decades-long research signals the importance of well-resourced biodiversity surveys in uncovering our most threatened species and their conservation.