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Feb
2014
Supporting violence victims »
A project to improve services for family and sexual violence victims in Papua New Guinea has received $3 million in Australian aid...
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Feb
2014
Oceanography from orbit: an astronaut’s perspective »
It's the dream job of many children, whose vast imaginations make a career in space as attainable as a career on Earth, but becoming...
13
Feb
2014
Environment change threatens indigenous know-how »
The way indigenous cultures around the globe use traditional medicines and pass on knowledge developed over centuries is directly linked to...
13
Feb
2014
Research busts myth about weight »
Australian National University-led research has busted the myth that overweight people live longer than people with a lower body mass index...
12
Feb
2014
Student e-help for e-mental health »
The Centre for Mental Health Research (CMHR) is looking to recruit students to help them shape a new online campus mental health support...
10
Feb
2014
$76 million startup sale »
A high-technology company set up by The Australian National University and UNSW Australia has been sold for $76 million (US$68 million)....
10
Feb
2014
ANU astronomers discover oldest star »
A team led by astronomers at The Australian National University has discovered the oldest known star in the Universe, which formed shortly...
05
Feb
2014
Healthy eating too expensive »
A healthy diet is out of reach for people on a low income, research from ANU has revealed.
The study on food prices in Sydney's Western...
03
Feb
2014
Motorcyclists find safety in numbers »
New research has helped explain the frequency of motorcycle collisions with cars, finding drivers are slower to notice motorbikes when...
03
Feb
2014
Waves costly for fish »
Big waves are energetically costly for fish, and there are more big waves than ever. The good news is that fish might be able to adapt.
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Jan
2014
Online test assesses Alzheimer's risk »
A free 10-minute online test developed by ANU researchers is helping people assess their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.
The test,...
24
Jan
2014
Smart phone, smart hygiene? »
Smart phone users have been urged to be wary of new apps or sanitising products which promise to disinfect a mobile phone.
ANU infectious...
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Jan
2014
Astronomers go supernova over dying star »
The sudden explosion of a star in a neighbouring galaxy only 11.4 million light years from Earth could give astronomers new clues about the...
21
Jan
2014
Academics honoured for research »
Two ANU academics have been honoured by the Australian Academy of Science for lifetime achievements in scientific excellence.
Dr Gavin...
20
Jan
2014
Leading the fractal revolution »
There is a fractal revolution underway and Professor Michael Barnsley is leading the charge.
"In my bones I am a fractal geometer," says...
17
Jan
2014
Robots teach kids about resilience »
Siblings Abbie and Bri Wade, and Chris Claoue-Long are on a mission to bring the fun of building robots to ACT school kids.
The trio, all...
17
Jan
2014
A precious Antarctic window to the mantle »
Geologists have discovered the first Antarctic kimberlite, an innocuous-looking volcanic rock precious to scientists and jewelers alike.
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Jan
2014
ANU researcher seeks hot workers »
As southern Australia swelters through another summer heatwave, a leading health researcher has called for the country to re-evaluate its...
13
Jan
2014
Making light work of planet hunting »
Finding a planet the size of Jupiter in the Milky Way is the astronomical equivalent to finding a needle in a haystack. But after a...
09
Jan
2014
Bushfire risk will always be there »
ANU researchers say Australians should avoid building homes in bushland, in order to reduce the risk of homes being destroyed by fires.
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