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Outstanding early career researchers receive funding
Research on how venom shapes biodiversity, changes to the Antarctic ice sheet over time, and the illegal parrot trade are among projects led by early…
How healthy are the leaves loved by iconic Aussie folivores?
With a research focus on factors that influence the distribution and abundance of threatened species, Research Fellow Dr Kara Youngentob says…
Liquid Instruments secures $28.5m new funding
Canberra-born technology company Liquid Instruments has received $28.5 million in funding to expand its product line and introduce novel services…
Best and brightest at ANU awarded $5 million in grants
Ways to improve new medicines, the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on human migration, and new methods to unlock quantum technologies and computing…
New training centre to revolutionise food security
A new ANU-led multi-disciplinary training centre has commenced, with the aim of revolutionising scientific training, supercharging agriculture, and…
ANU scientists win nation’s top funding award
Two ANU researchers helping to develop faster and more powerful supercomputers and software that will power the technologies of tomorrow, have been…
Bird protection tool nets ANU scientists Eureka Prize
A team of scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) has taken out one of the country's top science prizes for developing a…
Women-only recruitment drive to rocket up gender equality
The largest women-only recruitment drive in the history of Australian Astronomy and Space is underway at The Australian National University (ANU).
Is noise pollution causing stress for primates?
Primates face several threats, including hunting, habitat loss, and forest degradation and fragmentation, but few studies have looked at the impact…
Fungi fighter named ACT’s emerging scientist
Using cutting-edge technology, biologist Dr Benjamin Schwessinger from The Australian National University (ANU) is helping to protect the biosecurity…
Workers left behind by Australia’s changing retail sector
Workers in Australia’s retail sector are being left behind as a wave of rapidly-changing technologies reshape the industry, according to research led…
Peter's historic House goes back to its roots
Professor Peter Kanowski couldn't be more pleased that repairs and renovations of University House are afoot.
Call to count breast milk in food statistics
Milk produced by breastfeeding mothers is an important indicator of a nation’s food security, according to an international study led by The…
How the redefined ANU PhD focuses on community and support
Getting a PhD is never easy, but Dean of Higher Degree Research (HDR), Professor Ann Evans wants to make it the best experience it can possibly be.
ANU physicist making waves in space joins top global society
A theoretical physicist from The Australian National University (ANU) whose pioneering work has fundamentally altered our understanding of the…
ANU staff win Outstanding Engagement Award
Staff from The Australian National University (ANU) Karen Jackson, Lorena (Lori) Sciusco and Sejul Malde have won the Outstanding Engagement Approach…
Weather and climate modelling powers up at ANU
Future weather and climate predictions have been given a major boost with the launch of a new national research facility worth $7.6 million.
How Dr Claire Carouge connects climate science to software
Dr Claire Carouge is fascinated by climate science, but it's not the science itself that keeps her up at night.