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Meet the Canberran who makes the Australia Day awards

Canberra artist Cathy Newton, from the ANU School of Art and Design’s Glass Workshop, makes the Australian of the Year awards.

Canberra uni students embrace co-operative housing model

The Canberra Student Housing Co-operative at Havelock House is designed to ease the rental crisis by providing students with affordable housing based on the co-operative model.

ANU develops new tool for solar and wind farms

ANU researchers have developed a tool that shows the best locations around Australia for new wind or solar farms.

Genomics key to Indigenous health equality: ANU expert

First Nations Australians must be given access to the power and potential of genomics and the health benefits it delivers, a leading health researcher from The Australian National University (ANU) says.

Farmers birdwatching for cash: ANU’s BirdCast tracks threatened birds

ANU scientists and landholders in the grassy woodlands have joined together to help save biodiversity on their farms through BirdCast.

ANU collaboration in new album exploring sounds of the sun

Sunconscious is the third collaboration of a trio of cross-disciplinary experts – ANU's Professor Kim Cunio, with Diana Scarborough and Dr Nigel Meredith - as part of the Sounds of Space project.

Canberra’s extreme pollen days to continue into 2023

Experts at the Australian National University predict “no real relief on the horizon” for hay fever sufferers in Canberra until January 2023, in part thanks to La Niña. Professor Simon Haberle, Director of...

ANU opens new cybernetics school

The Australian National University’s School of Cybernetics, officially launched today, will focus on new technologies, including AI.

ANU researcher educates children young and old

ANU researcher Dr Bjorn Sturmberg has written a new children's book, Amy's Balancing Act, to educate readers about renewable energy.

ANU study finds 1 in 3 Australian adults hacked in past year

Around one in three Australian adults have been exposed to data breaches in the last 12 months, according to new analysis from The Australian National University (ANU).

Blood moon to glow red in Australian skies on Tuesday

Space lovers are in for a treat on Tuesday night, 8 November, when a blood moon will grace Australia's skies, causing the Earth's only natural satellite to glow a spectacular reddish colour.  

ANU scientists use deep planetary scan to confirm Martian core

Seismologists from The ANU have developed a new method to scan the deep interior of planets in our solar system to confirm whether they have a core at the heart of their existence. 

ANU study looks at impact of bushfires, COVID-19 on Aussie families  

A follow-up study from The Australian National University (ANU) will shed light on the full impact of the 2019/20 bushfires and the global pandemic on young families.  The study follows ANU’s 2020 Mother...

ANU improving health outcomes for Indigenous Australians

Steps are underway to improve the diagnosis rate of Indigenous Australians living with rare genetic disorders. The Garvan Institute of Medical Research has partnered with ANU’s National Centre for Indigenous Genomics (NCIG) in creating a database that aims to house an accurate representation of the rich genetic make-up of our First Nation People.

ANU research reveals women in senior roles not trusted by colleagues

Women in high-status, senior positions aren’t trusted by the people they work with, according to a new study from the Australian National University (ANU).

‘Canberra ketamine’: ANU scientists discover new recreational drug

Scientists from ANU have detected a mysterious new recreational drug that's never been seen before, labelled "CanKet" (Canberra ketamine).

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