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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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16
Sep
2020
How to train a machine to see 3D in the dark »
Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) have developed a new way to create an almost perfect hologram in near darkness.
Optical holograms are a clever way of producing a 3D image of...
14
Sep
2020
Chinese investment in Australia plummets to $2.5 billion »
Chinese investment in Australia dropped by over 47 per cent, from $4.8 billion in 2018 to $2.5 billion in 2019, according to new data released by The Australian National University's Chinese...
09
Sep
2020
Investing in early fire detection could save $8 billion »
Early bushfire detection could save the Australian economy $8.2 billion over the next 30 years, according to new modelling from The Australian National University (ANU).
The research, led by the ANU...
08
Sep
2020
Help complete Australia’s longest daily weather record »
Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) are launching a new citizen science project to create Australia's longest daily weather record beginning in 1838.
The researchers are...
04
Sep
2020
People power key to getting through COVID-19 pandemic »
The strength of connections, be it human connections within cities, or collaborative networks between cities, has been a key factor in determining how effectively the world's biggest cities have been...
03
Sep
2020
Worry increases, distancing decreases with COVID second wave »
Victoria's COVID-19 second-wave outbreak and related lockdown has seen a spike in anxiety and worry among Australians everywhere, but particularly in Victoria, new data from The Australian National...
21
Aug
2020
VC's update – Virtual Open Week & July financial update »
Hi everyone,
As an astronomer I'm used to the weather disrupting the best laid plans... This week has been cold (by Canberra but not by my Alaskan childhood standards) and wet - which has been great...
20
Aug
2020
Mystery gas discovered near centre of Milky Way »
An international team of researchers have discovered a dense, cold gas that's been shot out from the centre of the Milky Way "like bullets".
Exactly how the gas has been ejected is still a mystery...
19
Aug
2020
New board to help advance music and the arts in Canberra »
Culture and the arts in Canberra have a new ally, with the establishment of a Community Advisory Board at The Australian National University's School of Music.
The board, led by former Labor...
13
Aug
2020
Supercomputer simulation could show us how to stop COVID »
The vital work examining how the coronavirus invades our cells could also unlock potential drug treatments.
In the battle against COVID-19 you need as many weapons as possible in your armoury. And...
