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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
27
Sep
2018
Launch of a new era in healthcare »
The Australian National University (ANU) will launch its Our Health in Our Hands program today, a $10 million investment in improving health through personalisation of treatment and disease...
24
Sep
2018
25 years partnering with our nation’s policymakers »
Imagine being asked by a politician, a federal government department, an embassy, an international NGO or one of the nation's top cultural institutions to do research on issues such as road deaths,...
01
Aug
2018
Research reveals defence against malaria parasites »
A study involving researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) has found that platelets can attack and kill malaria parasites - reducing the number of parasites circulating in the blood...
27
Jul
2018
Swift parrot protection agreements are being broken »
A new research paper from The Australian National University (ANU) has found agreements to protect the critically endangered Swift Parrot in Tasmania have been broken leaving the species at high risk...
26
Jul
2018
Ice age sea-level drops not caused by CO2-level changes »
The increasing amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere due to human activity will contribute to future sea-level rises, but new research has revealed that rapid ice age sea-level drops were not...
24
Jul
2018
Designer molecule kills malarial parasites »
A research team from ANU and The University of Queensland has designed and made a molecule derived from a human protein that kills the parasite which causes malaria.
Treatments for malaria, a...
10
Jul
2018
ANU launches new Australian Studies Institute »
The Australian National University (ANU) has launched the Australian Studies Institute, which will promote the study of Australia as part of its "Australia and the World" program.
The Australian...
10
Jul
2018
ANU scientists discover the world’s oldest colours »
Scientists from ANU and overseas have discovered the oldest colours in the geological record, 1.1 billion-year-old bright pink pigments extracted from rocks deep beneath the Sahara desert in Africa...
29
Jun
2018
200,000 Indigenous people asked to be part of national study »
In an Australian first, the Australian National University will partner with key Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peak bodies to conduct a national study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander...
25
Jun
2018
Action needed to prevent heart attack and strokes »
A world-first study involving more than 2800 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people has found significant numbers are at high risk of heart attack or stroke, that risk increases substantially...
