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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
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...
22
Feb
2018
Rainfall’s natural variation hides climate change signal »
New research from The Australian National University (ANU) and ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science suggests natural rainfall variation is so great that it could take a human lifetime...
20
Feb
2018
ANU experts help launch Indonesian economic super think tank »
Three ANU academics have played key roles in collaborating with the establishment of Indonesia's first economic research super think tank, The Indonesian Bureau of Economic Research (IBER), which has...
13
Feb
2018
ANU scientists help solve mystery of oldest large fossils »
Scientists from ANU are helping to solve the mystery of the world's oldest large fossils of strange organisms that grew up to two metres long and lived more than 500 million years ago.
These...
06
Feb
2018
New use of limited data helps prevent species loss »
A team of researchers have discovered that studying small groups of wildlife and how they share scarce resources in particular environments can be critical to preventing wide-spread species loss....
06
Feb
2018
No need for early 2018 rate change - ANU Shadow RBA »
Australian interest rates should remain at record lows in early 2018 but the economy may need higher interest rates by the middle of the year, The Australian National University (ANU) RBA Shadow...
02
Feb
2018
New technology can help scientists peer into deep space »
A team of Australian scientists, including researchers from ANU, have found a new way to use the telecommunications network to synchronise radio telescopes, which help scientists peer into deep space...
01
Feb
2018
Galaxy survey to precisely measure the expanding Universe »
ANU will play a major role in the Taipan galaxy survey, which will for the first time measure the current expansion rate of the Universe with one per cent precision.
The Taipan survey aims to...
