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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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23
Jan
2018
A new model promises to help avoid dangerous global warming »
A new international study involving ANU has designed a new and simpler climate model that gives authorities a more precise picture of how humanity is tracking to avoid dangerous global warming this...
10
Jan
2018
Bringing the Gamilaraay language back from the brink »
Priscilla Strasek is an Indigenous Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay woman from Lightning Ridge in New South Wales who is on a mission to help bring the native language of her people - Gamilaraay - back from...
05
Jan
2018
Swift parrots at risk of extinction »
New research from The Australian National University (ANU) has found genetic evidence that critically endangered swift parrots, which breed all over Tasmania and on predator-free islands, form a...
04
Jan
2018
National policy forum to progress Indigenous agenda »
ANU will host a major forum in 2018 on national Indigenous policies and governance, taking in the lessons from First Nations around the world and including participation from Aboriginal and Torres...
14
Dec
2017
ANU astronomers create best map of the southern sky »
Astronomers at ANU have created the most comprehensive map of the southern sky that can be viewed online by anyone around the world.
The map includes about 70,000 individual images, capturing nearly...
21
Nov
2017
ANU Asian language courses to be available online »
Australians will be able to study six important Asian languages that are rarely taught nationally through ANU from 2018, thanks to a new agreement with Open Universities Australia (OUA).
Under the...
13
Nov
2017
Graham Farquhar receives Kyoto Prize in Japan »
Distinguished scientist Dr Graham Farquhar AO has received the Kyoto Prize in Japan as part of an official ceremony for this year's winners.
The Kyoto Prize is the most prestigious international...
03
Nov
2017
Wearable sensor technologies to help revolutionise medicine »
A research project, which aims to revolutionise personalised medicine through wearable sensor technologies such as bracelets, will receive up to $10 million as the inaugural winner of The Australian...
