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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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Highlights
23
Oct
2019
New research centre to study deep history of human past »
A world-first research centre will broaden history to focus on Australia's incredible but often overlooked Indigenous past.
Launched today at ANU, the new centre also aims to broaden the discipline...
11
Oct
2019
Fairy-wrens change breeding habits in warmer weather »
Warmer temperatures linked to climate change are having a big impact on the breeding habits of one of Australia's most recognisable bird species, according to researchers at The Australian National...
03
Oct
2019
Council News – Meeting (Darwin): 3 October 2019 »
Council meeting in Darwin
The 454th meeting of the ANU Council was held in the Board Room of the Charles Darwin University (CDU), in Darwin on 3 October 2019. This was the first Council meeting...
13
Sep
2019
Contributing to the University's next big milestone »
The University is gearing up to mark the 75th anniversary of our founding, which takes place on 1 August 2021.
A new project called ANU75 is being launched to commemorate this anniversary,...
26
Aug
2019
Small skulls point to human migration highway to Australia »
Human remains discovered on Alor island in Indonesia offer new insight into human migration through Southeast Asia thousands of years ago, say researchers from The Australian National University (ANU...
22
Aug
2019
Australian men on top when it comes to life expectancy »
Australian men are now living longer than any other group of males in the world, according to new research from The Australian National University (ANU).
The study introduces a new way of measuring...
26
Jul
2019
Council News - Meeting: 26 July 2019 »
Chancellorship
Council appointed the Hon Julie Bishop to be the next Chancellor of the University.
Ms Bishop will succeed Professor the Hon Gareth Evans AC QC, following a decade of service, on...
30
May
2019
Sunshine may decrease risk of inflammatory bowel disease »
Children who spend half an hour a day outside in the sun reduce their risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to new research from The Australian National University (ANU).
More than 800...
22
May
2019
Scientists unlock the potential of ultra-thin 2D materials »
Scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) have, for the first time, demonstrated the maximum potential of ultra-thin 2D materials to generate electricity using sunlight.
2D materials...
17
May
2019
Climate a driver of language diversity »
A region's climate has a greater impact than landscape on how many languages are spoken there, new research from The Australian National University (ANU) shows.
The research team mapped language...
