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Bird protection tool flies high with Banksia win »
A bird protection tool designed by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) has taken out one of the nation's top sustainability prizes, a NSW...
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Susan Scott first Aussie to win prestigious Pascal medal »
One of the world's leading physicists who is helping unlock the Universe's most complex mysteries is the first Australian to win the prestigious Blaise Pascal...
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New innovation hub to support First Nations partnerships »
A new Indigenous-led innovation hub, which will support The Australian National University (ANU) in developing long-term partnerships and collaborations with...
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Professor Yuerui (Larry) Lu. Photo: Professor Yuerui Lu/ANU.
Discovery of exciton pairs could enable next-gen technology »
Electrical engineers from The Australian National University (ANU) have demonstrated how to create exciton pairs in a new type of semiconductor structure,...
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Race against time to find ancient Indigenous carving »
Researchers are working with a group of First Nations Australians in a race against time to document ancient art in the bark of Australia's boab trees in some...
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Experimental nuclear physicist, Professor Mahananda (Nanda) Dasgupta, at the Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility (HIAF).
Nanda's badge of pride in Australian nuclear physics »
Professor Nanda Dasgupta feels the word nuclear could do with a rebrand. "There is so much hostility and fear around the word nuclear, and yet it's in...
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Professor Emily Banks. Photo: ANU
Major ANU funding win to boost health for all Australians »
A tobacco-free future and stopping cancers caused by infections are two of the exciting projects at The Australian National University (ANU) to receive major...
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Left to right: Dr Kiara Bruggeman, Dr Joshua Chu-Tan, Dr Bjorn Sturmberg and Dr Amy Dawel
Young ANU scientists make their mark with Tall Poppy honours »
Four outstanding early career researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) who are forging new ground in fields spanning tissue engineering to how...
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Aussie start-up to grow plants on the moon »
The Australian National University (ANU) will lend its unique expertise in plant biology to an ambitious mission led by Australian space start-up Lunaria One...
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