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VC's update – Liquid Instruments and staff study discounts
Hi everyone Winter has truly arrived! I like winter except for the short days. I do hope everyone managed to get a break…
Heat spells doom for Aussie marsupials
When animals are hot, they eat less. This potentially fatal phenomenon has been largely overlooked in…
Funding boost to help Aussie tech survive in space
Australia's spacecraft and satellites will better survive damaging radiation and extreme conditions thanks to $2.5 million in…
Let there be light! New tech for night vision
Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have developed new technology that allows people to see clearly in the…
King of navigation wins Queen's top honour
A leading ANU researcher who helped make GPS a tool we all use each day has been awarded the top gong in the Order of Australia…
Naomi Flutter’s long journey of reconciliation
"It was 2014 and at the age of 44, for the first time in my life, I was working alongside an Aboriginal Australian. Discovery…
“Great Dying” did not lead to uniform forest regrowth
A new study undertaken by an international research team including scientists from The Australian National University (ANU)…
Coming together to help make a better society for women
As part of National Reconciliation Week, the University brought prominent Indigenous and non-Indigenous women together…
A safe space for staff, students... and snakes
Interactions between Canberrans and the city's local snake population typically make headlines for all…
Finding optimism in a fast-changing world
A common aspiration among university students, regardless of their discipline, is to forge a career that allows them to make a…
There is hope in action
Brian Schmidt outlines why he and another 125 Nobel Laureates are calling on G7 leaders to act on climate change. This…
'Australia must regulate' child sex content online
Child sexual abuse content has flourished unabated on Australia's Cocos Keeling Islands' top-level internet domain and must be…
Scientists lead ambitious study to reach infinity and beyond
Scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) have designed a new type of space-craft propulsion system…
'Go hard, go early' approach to COVID-19 the right move
A new study published today highlights the importance of a 'go hard, go early,' strategy when it comes to responding to growing…
VC's update – National Reconciliation Week and vaccines
Hi everyone, It has been an incredibly busy few weeks on our campus with National Reconciliation Week, community forums and a…
A ‘treasure’ map of Indigenous history in Australia
A new project at The Australian National University (ANU) shifts from the Australian history told from our colonial beginnings to…
Australia leads project that will burst the Hubble bubble
Australian scientists will help construct one of the world's most powerful ground-based telescopes that promises to see further…
University House - extended closure
Information about the University House extended closure Update 27 May 2021 On Monday 20 January 2020, Canberra experienced…
Powering ahead with community batteries
Community-scale batteries are already achievable in Australia, will complement existing household batteries and will allow more…
Cash rate should stay on hold for the next year
The official cash rate should remain at a historic low of 0.1 per cent for at least one year, according to The Australian…