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ANU researchers awarded $19.7 million in ARC Discovery Projects funding

Research into the history of grandparenting in Australia, speed-of-light earthquake and tsunami detection and the search for extrasolar life are among projects at The Australian National University (ANU) to have received federal funding.

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13
Dec
2024

Why studying India’s roads matters for Australia’s international relations

ANU historian Aditya Balasubramanian is studying the post-colonial roadbuilding in India to inform the future of Australian-Indian partnership.

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12
Dec
2024

ANU STEM Superstars step into the spotlight

Four stellar ANU scientists have been recognised as STEM Superstars.

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20
Nov
2024

ANU researchers named on Highly Cited Researchers list

Twelve researchers from the Australian National University (ANU) have been named in the top one per cent in the world in their field on Clarivate’s…

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22
Oct
2024

New ANU Population Lab to empower cross-sector planning for Australia’s future

As Australia's population continues to evolve – with declining birth rates and increasing life expectancies contributing to an ageing society –…

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Forging connections at the 2024 ANU Research Infrastructure Expo

The 2024 ANU Research Infrastructure Expo on 27 November brought together university staff, researchers, students, government and industry partners to explore the latest research facilities and capabilities at ANU.

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ANU researchers celebrated by Australian Academy of Science

Seven researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) were formally admitted to the Australian Academy of Science (AAS) at the Academy’s flagship event, Science at the Shine Dome 2024.

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ANU researchers named on Highly Cited Researchers list

Twelve researchers from the Australian National University (ANU) have been named in the top one per cent in the world in their field on Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers 2024 list.

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ANU wins $11.8m in ARC Future Fellowships

The ethics around humane exclusion for refugees, understanding why monarchies endure and the biodiversity impacts of plant invasion are among a number of research projects from The Australian National University (ANU) that have received federal funding this week.

The projects, led by 11 mid-career researchers at ANU, have been awarded a total of $11.8 million as part of the latest round of Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowships.

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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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20
Dec
2024

ANU scientists on a beetle hunt

When scientists observed snow gums dying in huge numbers, they immediately suspected a beetle might be the culprit - but catching it is nothing easy.

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18
Dec
2024

PhD student uses Crompton Award to research the nearly-magic

The Crompton Endowment has helped ANU PhD student Babu visit one of the foremost nuclear physics laboratories for a core puzzle in nuclear physics.

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17
Dec
2024

ANU scholars bring displacement and migration research to the Excellence on the Elimination of Violence against Women

ANU research on violence, gender and displacement was showcased at the Centre of Excellence on the Elimination of Violence Against Women (CEVAW).

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16
Dec
2024

Big funding, big doubts: is tech money poisoning trust in science?

A latest ANU research shows that in a post-truth era, the way we perceive researchers, and their funding sources, can make or break science.

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11
Dec
2024

Defying gravity: Dr Elise Stephenson is propelling gender equality into orbit

ANU researcher Dr Elise Stephenson is engineering a more equal future on Earth and in outer space.

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09
Dec
2024

New AI-powered software revolutionises RNA research with real-time targeted sequencing

A groundbreaking advancement at ANU in RNA sequencing promises to transform the study of the genetic code and its regulation in health and disease.

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08
Dec
2024

A new era for Indigenous gender justice

Dr June Oscar AO is making sure the voices of First Nations women and girls resonate powerfully across the continent.

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06
Dec
2024

ANU literature PhD candidate takes Finnegans Wake expertise to Oxford

The ANU PhD candidate Hamid Farahmandian is currently on exchange at Oxford University, thanks to his passion for the famously complex novel…

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05
Dec
2024

ANU Indonesian politics expert named as Australia's top researcher in Asian studies and history

ANU Associate Professor Marcus Mietzner is named in The Australian’s 2025 Research magazine as Australia’s top researcher in Asian studies and…

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