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ANU: Australia's national university
As the nation’s university, ANU delivers research and scholarship that contributes to advancing Australia and the region. To support this unique mission, the National Institutes Grant (NIG) has been provided by the Australian Government to ANU since its foundation in recognition of the role the University plays as a resource of national significance.
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13
Feb
2018
ANU scientists help solve mystery of oldest large fossils »
Scientists from ANU are helping to solve the mystery of the world's oldest large fossils of strange organisms that grew up to two metres long and lived more than 500 million years ago.
These...
06
Feb
2018
New use of limited data helps prevent species loss »
A team of researchers have discovered that studying small groups of wildlife and how they share scarce resources in particular environments can be critical to preventing wide-spread species loss....
06
Feb
2018
No need for early 2018 rate change - ANU Shadow RBA »
Australian interest rates should remain at record lows in early 2018 but the economy may need higher interest rates by the middle of the year, The Australian National University (ANU) RBA Shadow...
02
Feb
2018
New technology can help scientists peer into deep space »
A team of Australian scientists, including researchers from ANU, have found a new way to use the telecommunications network to synchronise radio telescopes, which help scientists peer into deep space...
01
Feb
2018
Galaxy survey to precisely measure the expanding Universe »
ANU will play a major role in the Taipan galaxy survey, which will for the first time measure the current expansion rate of the Universe with one per cent precision.
The Taipan survey aims to...
23
Jan
2018
A new model promises to help avoid dangerous global warming »
A new international study involving ANU has designed a new and simpler climate model that gives authorities a more precise picture of how humanity is tracking to avoid dangerous global warming this...
10
Jan
2018
Bringing the Gamilaraay language back from the brink »
Priscilla Strasek is an Indigenous Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay woman from Lightning Ridge in New South Wales who is on a mission to help bring the native language of her people - Gamilaraay - back from...
05
Jan
2018
Swift parrots at risk of extinction »
New research from The Australian National University (ANU) has found genetic evidence that critically endangered swift parrots, which breed all over Tasmania and on predator-free islands, form a...
04
Jan
2018
National policy forum to progress Indigenous agenda »
ANU will host a major forum in 2018 on national Indigenous policies and governance, taking in the lessons from First Nations around the world and including participation from Aboriginal and Torres...
14
Dec
2017
ANU astronomers create best map of the southern sky »
Astronomers at ANU have created the most comprehensive map of the southern sky that can be viewed online by anyone around the world.
The map includes about 70,000 individual images, capturing nearly...
