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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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19
May
2020
Study shows wildfires increasing in size and frequency »
A new study by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) has shown for the first time the full extent of the areas burned by Victorian bushfires over the past two decades.
Co-author...
19
May
2020
Two in three volunteers stop work due to COVID-19 »
COVID-19 has had a significant impact on the economic and social benefits generated by the roughly seven million Australians who volunteer for an organisation or group, new analysis from ANU shows...
18
May
2020
COVID sees profits plummet for self-employed Australians »
More than four-in-five self-employed Australians say their profits have taken a significant hit because of COVID-19, new analysis from ANU shows.
The analysis of a recent survey of more than 3100...
13
May
2020
New research could help save species from extinction »
New research from The Australian National University (ANU) could help protect our plants and animals from extinction, by allowing scientists to predict which currently thriving species might be at...
07
May
2020
Tiny devices promise improved cancer detection »
Scientists have made new miniature devices that could be developed into safe, high-resolution imaging technology that helps doctors to identify potentially deadly cancers and treat them early. ...
05
May
2020
Gene research could lead to cancer breakthrough »
New research by scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) will help us better understand rare forms of cancer.
Professor Eduardo Eyras and his team have developed a tool to study how...
30
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...
