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Samsara-funded research team stand outside socially distanced in masks.
Plastic chomping company takes out top sustainability award »
An ANU-backed start up that is turning the tide on the wave of plastic pollution flooding our planet has taken out a top prize in one of Australia's major...
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A man sits by a computer screen that shows wearable micro-technology
WearOptimo's tiny tech gets a big boost »
ANU innovation company WearOptimo is developing microwearable medical devices that could save lives. Now, their tiny tech has been given a big boost thanks to...
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Professor Andy Hogg standing next to a blue supercomputer.
Professor Hogg to take climate modelling to the next level »
Professor Andy Hogg has been appointed as inaugural Director of the Australian Community Climate Earth System Simulator-National Research Infrastructure (...
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Could our food choices have a positive green impact? »
Making good food choices is necessary both for ourselves and for the planet, says plant scientist Professor Justin Borevitz. "The first thing to aim for when...
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Academic Director, Research Initiatives and Infrastructure (RII), Prof Ute Roessner
Plant scientist Professor Ute Roessner to join ANU »
Professor Ute Roessner AM will join the new Research Initiatives and Infrastructure (RII) team in the R&I portfolio as Academic Director on March 7.  ...
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Where students share their bright business ideas »
A bioplastic made from coffee grounds and an app providing peer-to-peer tutor matching were the business ideas that topped the latest round of the...
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Farmers add space tech to their toolboxes »
Australian primary producers may soon look to the skies with more than just an eye on the weather thanks to Australian National University (ANU) researchers...
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Islamic women with their hands on top of each other
Seeking Muslim communities’ guidance to help at-risk youth »
Australian-first ethnographic research into hard-to-reach Muslim communities is paving the way for programs that will help address anti-social and criminal...
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Female hands hold a box with fresh vegetables and herbs. Organic farm products
Ecosystem approach to food insecurity a first for Australia »
Victorian social enterprises that are working together to redress food insecurity, hunger and nutrition issues in a culturally appropriate way in the wake of...
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