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From field to future: industry placements power the next generation of crop scientists
Reshma Roy’s quest to transform carinata, an overlooked cousin of canola, into Australia’s next sustainable wonder crop is not just advancing agricultural research. It’s also showing how placements and partnerships can help cultivate the next generation of research talent.
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.
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.
ANU scientists are working with farmers to develop the crops of the future
A research partnership that is empowering the next generation of crop science.
ANU Professor receives international recognition for work on tobacco control
Tackling tobacco smoking and e-cigarette use is all in a day's work for Professor Emily Banks.
Twisted light to transform the future of technology
Electronics may not be the future of technology, according to ANU physicist Dr Kirill Koshelev, who is exploring photonic alternatives.
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Breaking barriers: Professor Samantha Bennett recognised for championing under-represented students
ANU Professor Samantha Bennett has won the 2025 ACGR Award for Excellence in Graduate Research Leadership.
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ANU trailblazers celebrated by Australian Academy of Science
Four ANU scientists have been recognised with prestigious honorific awards from the Australian Academy of Science.
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ANU trio recognised with national awards for health research
Three ANU researchers have received awards from the National Health and Medical Research Council.
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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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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…
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…
3D-printed organs? It’s not as far-fetched as you think
ANU researchers are using 3D bioprinting techniques to transform medical research.
ANU experts recognised at world’s largest robotics conference
ANU computing researchers received multiple honours at the world’s premier robotics event, ICRA’25.
Twisted light to transform the future of technology
Electronics may not be the future of technology, according to ANU physicist Dr Kirill Koshelev, who is exploring photonic alternatives.
Deaf President Now! traces the powerful uprising that led to Deaf rights in the US – now again under threat
The historic uprising by students of the world’s only Deaf university in 1988 is documented in a film now screening on Apple TV+.
Study shows major financial burden of chronic conditions
The cost of health care is a major burden for people living with chronic conditions and their carers, according to a new ANU study.
Creating sunscreen for satellites
ANU physicists are creating materials to protect spacecraft from the harsh space environment that could save the industry millions.
ANU research on restorative justice cited by Taiwan’s High Court
ANU PhD scholar Reynol Hsueh-Hung Cheng's article has recently been cited by a Taiwan High Court ruling.
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