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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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Highlights
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...
13
Mar
2018
Mysterious signal comes from old stars at centre of galaxy »
A team of astronomers involving ANU has discovered that a mysterious gamma-ray signal from the centre of the Milky Way comes from 10 billion-year-old stars, rather than dark matter as previously...
09
Mar
2018
Research reveals genetic timeline of early Pacific settlers »
Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have helped put together the most comprehensive study ever conducted into the origins of people in Vanuatu - regarded as a geographic gateway...
05
Mar
2018
Stress of Cyclone Yasi caused premature births »
New research from The Australian National University (ANU) on the impact of natural disasters on maternal health has found women whose pregnancy was impacted by Cyclone Yasi were more likely to give...
01
Mar
2018
ANU research uncovers trove of lost Australian literature »
A new research project from The Australian National University (ANU) has uncovered more than 21,000 forgotten novels, novellas and short stories, including thousands of unknown Australian works,...
27
Feb
2018
New research sheds light on Milky Way’s turbulent past »
Stars around our galaxy previously thought to be from merged dwarf galaxies are likely to have once been part of the Milky Way before being pulled away by an invading satellite galaxy, a new study...
