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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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05
Sep
2021
How to renew a damaged world »
The policy choices Australian governments make in this difficult time will determine the country's future direction for years to come, Richard Maude writes.
Like the rest of the world, Australia is...
24
Aug
2021
Modelling highlights risk in national COVID plan »
Australia's National Plan to relax COVID-19 restrictions puts too many lives at risk and could hamper thousands more Australians with ongoing illness, according to new modelling from researchers....
23
Aug
2021
Exposure sites at ANU »
**Updated 6.45am 24 August 2021**
This is an update about a COVID exposure site on the ANU Acton campus.
Please note that at this point in time the only exposure sites are Warrumbul Lodge and...
16
Aug
2021
Logging increases risk of severe fire »
Logged forests near regional and rural towns and settlements are at increased risk of increased fire severity, new research from The Australian National University (ANU) shows.
The study, published...
09
Aug
2021
Global temperatures likely to rise in next decade »
The world may warm by 1.5 degrees Celsius by the early 2030s, a climate change expert from The Australian National University (ANU) warns.
Professor Mark Howden is a Vice-Chair of the...
23
Jul
2021
Laser research to boost deep space missions »
Canberra is one step closer to being Australia's home to deep space laser communication, thanks to a government funding for researchers at The Australian National University (ANU).
Two ANU projects...
21
Jul
2021
Having a Barry Crocker? ANU wordsmiths want to hear about it »
If you know what it means to 'have a Barry Crocker' or 'do the Harold Holt', wordsmiths at The Australian National University (ANU) want to hear from you.
The Australian National Dictionary Centre (...
21
Jul
2021
DNA regulator offers new hope for Hodgkin lymphoma treatment »
Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) have discovered how a DNA-binding protein sustains Hodgkin lymphoma.
The world-first discovery has the potential to help treat the rare cancer...
13
Jul
2021
Lab launch gives new energy to our renewables future »
A new lab that will help build a greener and climate change resilient electricity grid has been officially opened at The Australian National University (ANU).
Opened today by ACT Chief Minister...
12
Jul
2021
Student research program set to inspire holographic phones »
Research students from the Australian National University (ANU) and the Friedrich Schiller University (FSU) in Germany will collaborate to invent technology that could make smartphones thinner,...
