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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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11
May
2018
ANU study sheds new light on how our solar system formed »
A study led by ANU and the University of Crete in Greece has shed new light on the mystery of how our solar system formed in a cloud of gas and dust in space billions of years ago.
Lead researcher...
10
May
2018
Kenyan cave sheds new light on dawn of modern man »
Forty-eight thousand year-old crayons and shell beads were among a treasure trove of items unearthed by archaeologists at a cave in Kenya.
Archaeologists have discovered more than 30,000 items at...
04
May
2018
Intestinal worm infections could be dramatically reduced »
The number of children suffering from intestinal worm infections could be dramatically reduced around the world by treating adults as well as children, based on the results of a new pilot study in...
01
May
2018
Imminent forest collapse threatens Melbourne’s water supply »
A landmark study from ANU has found that a vital forest in Victoria faces imminent collapse, which poses a major threat to Melbourne's water supply.
Lead researcher Professor David Lindenmayer said...
24
Apr
2018
Galaxies grow bigger and puffier as they age: new study »
A new international study involving ANU and The University of Sydney has found that galaxies grow bigger and puffier as they age.
Co-researcher Professor Matthew Colless from ANU said that stars in...
23
Apr
2018
Inaugural ANU Research Capabilities Expo »
Have you ever wondered about the vast network of world-class expertise, and the significant (and often unique) instrumental infrastructure that underpins research here at ANU? Are you curious to know...
18
Apr
2018
Survey profiles 350,000 stars in search for Sun’s siblings »
Astronomers from ANU, other Australian institutions and Europe have mapped the chemical profiles of 350,000 stars in the Milky Way that will help them find the lost siblings of our Sun that were...
04
Apr
2018
China’s emissions trading scheme in the spotlight »
China's new national Emissions Trading Scheme has been analysed in-depth for the first time by a team of researchers led by Professor Frank Jotzo from The Australian National University (ANU)....
21
Mar
2018
ANU research shines light on how new seafloor forms »
International research led by ANU and the University of Southampton has improved understanding of how ocean basins are created as new seafloor is generated along tectonic plate boundaries called mid-...
15
Mar
2018
Scientists helping to improve knowledge of plate tectonics »
Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) are helping to improve understanding of how rocks in Earth's hot, deep interior enable the motions of tectonic plates, which regulate the water...
