New book honours giants from our 75-year history
Content warning: Please be aware this story contains information that may cause distress for some members of our community. We…
Be the change that others don’t see
The 16-year-old Liz Allen never imagined a moment when she would one day welcome students at one of the world's best universities…
VC’s update – some busy weeks on campus
Hello everyone Wow! It has been a busy week on campus and it really feels like we're back. We've had traditional graduations…
Council News - Meeting: 10 and 11 February 2022
Council News Meeting 1/2022 and Council Planning Days 10 and 11 February 2022 The ANU Council's first meeting of the…
"The Ancestors are with us": Lucashenko's call to action
Acclaimed author Melissa Lucashenko has called on Australians to "choose a radically different path" when it comes to the…
Happier kids get better test results
Students' NAPLAN results are linked to far more than their time spent on homework, new research from The Australian National…
Ebe gets her moment on the stage after long wait
Ebe Ganon - a queer, disabled student who completed her arts and science degrees in 2020 whilst managing illness challenges and…
2022 State of the University: Vice-Chancellor's address
On Monday 7 February 2022, Chancellor the Hon Julie Bishop and Vice-Chancellor Professor Brian P. Schmidt shared their…
Former refugee a step closer to dream of being a doctor
When Soumi Gopalakrishnan was five years old, she had open heart surgery in Sri Lanka and met the doctor who changed her life.…
2022 State of the University: Chancellor's address
On Monday 7 February 2022, Chancellor the Hon Julie Bishop and Vice-Chancellor Professor Brian P. Schmidt shared their…
Experts call to lower voting age to 16
Dozens of experts are calling for the voting age in the ACT to be reduced to 16 and are backing a Bill that could soon be…
Supermountains controlled the evolution of life on Earth
Giant mountain ranges at least as high as the Himalayas and stretching up to 8,000 kilometres across entire supercontinents…
Calls to empower patients and reduce diagnostic error
If Jen didn't fight to convince her doctors something was seriously wrong with her, there could have been fatal consequences. …
New record signals bright future for solar tech
Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) have broken their own record to create a more efficient solar cell.…
Experts condemn Myanmar's ongoing military takeover
The ANU Myanmar Research Centre has condemned the Myanmar coup one year on from the Southeast Asian nation's military takeover on…
Fresh beginning for 2022 with First Nations Elders
As we prepare for a new academic year on campus in 2022, a smoking ceremony in Kambri yesterday gave us the opportunity to…
Be brave like a tiger: Lunar New Year explained
"Everyone should be reminded to be brave like a tiger this year." That's the sage advice of a young China studies scholar at The…
Honours for exceptional people in our community
Two women at the top of their games in science, two philanthropists, a tireless advocate for people with intellectual…
VC’s update – our soon-to-be busy campus and honours
Hello everyone I hope you're all settling back into work and study for the year ahead. It will be a busy few weeks on campus -…
Weapon in immune system arsenal could unlock MS treatment
Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have identified why certain cells in the body, known as Th17 cells, go…