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Setting the record straight: vaccines and the Delta variant
Just a few weeks ago I wrote about increasing evidence that the virus is seasonal and hits hardest in the cooler months. Now, we…
The designer who never retired
Amy Jarvis pays tribute to Derek Wrigley - a designer who left his touch on almost every part of the ANU campus. Derek Wrigley…
A PhD forged in the fire of life
Postgraduate research of any kind is a huge life undertaking, but no one warns you that it may be just…
Professor Schmarotzersindwunderbarhausen’s class act
Professor Bruno von Schmarotzersindwunderbarhausen in his idiosyncratic attire is not something you…
VC's update – face masks and July graduations
Hello everyone I have been acting VC while our Vice-Chancellor is on some well-deserved leave. We have experienced a big shift…
ANU at core of steeling industry for a cleaner future
Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) are at the core of a national program to transition Australia's…
A mental health check-in
If the last couple of weeks have left you with a sense of 'here we go again', you're not alone. More than a year into the…
National app maps COVID alerts across Australia
Researchers have developed a new contact tracing web app for COVID‐19 that pulls together current contact tracing alert locations…
Black holes swallow neutron stars like "Pac-Man"
Scientists have for the first time detected black holes eating neutron stars, "like Pac Man", in a discovery documenting the…
Shock find brings extinct mouse back from the dead
An Australian mammal thought to have been wiped out over 150 years ago can now be crossed off our list of extinct animals,…
Accolades for alumna's book that grapples with gender
"I knew I would one day write about it, but it wasn't until we separated that I had the time and space to do so." Emma Batchelor…
History of Antarctic ice sheets holds clues for our future
A new study from researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) on how the world's largest ice sheet developed also…
COVID update - Monday 28 June
Dear ANU staff and students, I want to provide an update on the evolving COVID situation in Australia and the impact on…
Q&A: 2020 Finances update
Q: Is there a reason why we are holding these meetings on zoom and not in person? We would like to ask you questions directly VC…
Updated directives on face masks in the ACT
Dear all I am writing with an important update regarding face masks and the ANU campus. Earlier today ACT Health announced…
ANU still a target for phishing
ANU continues to be a target of opportunity for phishing attacks. Over the past week we have had many members of our community…
Racism linked to poor health among Indigenous Australians
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults who have experienced discrimination have poorer health and wellbeing outcomes…
New album creates a sonic journey through our cosmos
A new free online album takes listeners on a cosmic and sonic journey through space, including past the two giant planets of our…
Reducing carbon emissions not enough, expert warns
We are now beyond the point of simply needing to reduce carbon emissions to prevent catastrophic climate change, according to a…
Most hospital patients are dying ‘without suitable care’
A new national study shows most patients in Australia are not getting suitable end-of-life care. The paper, which looked at nine…