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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
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Apr
2020
Study shows you are what you eat when it comes to survival »
A new study of human teeth from islands in Southeast Asia shows how our earliest ancestors' diets set them up for survival in harsh, new environments, allowing them to thrive while other species died...
03
Apr
2020
Council News – Meeting: 3 April 2020 »
Unprecedented times
An unprecedented series of critical events have significantly impacted the ANU in 2020.
Since the Council last met on 13/14 February, COVID-19 has become a global pandemic,...
06
Mar
2020
Council News - Meeting: 13 February 2020 »
Recent critical incidents
Following an unprecedented summer of critical incidents directly impacting the University, which included extensive damage being caused to the RC Mills Room and dozens of...
24
Feb
2020
Consumption-driven climate change leaves the poor worse off »
Climate change is disproportionately impacting the poor, elderly and people with a disability , according to an expert from The Australian National University (ANU).
Professor Sharon Friel also...
20
Feb
2020
More than just money »
About 120 of the University's scholarship holders for 2020 have heard first hand what it's like to be supported financially as they study, at a scholarship reception at the Kambri Cultural Centre...
20
Feb
2020
ANU researchers find new food poisoning toxin »
Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) have discovered new details about the tools used by bacteria to trigger dangerous food poisoning symptoms.
They've shown for the first time how...
15
Jan
2020
The heat is on for Australia’s beloved marsupials »
As Australia's weather heats up, it could have serious consequences for some of our country's most iconic animals, according to new research from The Australian National University (ANU).
The...
19
Dec
2019
The Public Policy and Societal Impact Hub Highlights 2019 »
The Public Policy and Societal Impact Hub released its Highlights 2019 this week. The report examines the Hub's second year of operation.
2019 was a big year for the Hub, with its work focussed...
13
Dec
2019
Council News – Meeting: 6 December 2019 »
The Chancellor - Professor the Hon Gareth Evans AC QC
The 455th meeting of the ANU Council was held in the RC Mills Room on Friday 6 December 2019.
It was the Chancellor's 63rd and final meeting...
11
Dec
2019
Advancing our common future »
At the University's inaugural Grand Graduation, Helen Clark was given an honorary doctorate. In this address to graduates, she says that despite the world facing many challenges by coming together we...
