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ANU to evaluate Australia's first drug testing facility
Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) will evaluate Australia's first drug testing facility, which launched…
VC’s Update – July Graduations and MoU with CDU
Hello everyone It has been invigorating to have our new cohort of Graduates in their caps and gowns across…
Scientists track down elusive Queensland marsupial
Scientists have tracked down and named a rare population of the White-footed Dunnart - a nocturnal native marsupial - in…
Reality and illusion in magpie-lark song-and-dance duets
A new study shows Australian magpie-larks may use a ventriloquial illusion to make their vocal duets more threatening. Co-author…
Mistletoe die-off bad news for woodland birds
Mistletoe plants suffered widespread die-off during the recent 2019-20 drought, and it spells bad news for Australia's woodland…
Partnership to improve outcomes for First Nations people
The Australian National University (ANU) is teaming up with Charles Darwin University (CDU) to work toward better outcomes for…
Rocktober at ANU with special Midnight Oil gig
Aussie music royalty Midnight Oil will bring their blend of pulsating rock and politics to The Australian National University (…
ANU physicist making waves in space joins top global society
A theoretical physicist from The Australian National University (ANU) whose pioneering work has fundamentally altered our…
Champion of Indigenous education made professor
Director of the ANU Tjabal Indigenous Higher Education Centre Anne Martin has been appointed to the position of Professor in the…
Dictionary seeks smorgasbord of Aussie food terms
Do you add chicken salt to your parmy or schnitty? Do you go for a halal snack pack (HSP) or servo food after a night out?…
ANU staff win Outstanding Engagement Award
Last month, three ANU staff members, Karen Jackson, Lorena (Lori) Sciusco and Sejul Malde, won the Outstanding Engagement…
The viral magic behind the Gentleminions TikTok trend
If you've taken a trip to the cinema over the school holidays, you might have been bewildered by the sight of high school boys…
Electric vehicles pass the remote road test
Electric vehicles can handle the distances required to travel to essential services in remote and regional Australia, a new…
Life satisfaction plummets among young Aussies during COVID
Young Australians have suffered the greatest drop in life satisfaction during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, new…
Star couple caught ending their embrace
We now have new clues about a mysterious stage in the life of binary stars, thanks to research from The Australian National…
Here’s what you need to know about the Varroa mite
Bee populations worldwide have been collapsing under attack from parasitic Varroa mites. Now, these mites have reached…
Planetary purler: ANU student’s knitting creation goes viral
PhD student Rachel Kirby has been knitting for about 10 years, but her latest creation is out of this world. …
VC’s update – Marramarra Murru and 75th closing celebrations
Hello everyone, I hope you are all enjoying the lull before Semester 2 starts. I am currently in Germany for the 71st…
Engaged ANU pilot projects
Earlier this year, we invited expressions of interest from ANU researchers to participate in the Engaged ANU pilot project…
Open Air Factor: a natural form of infection control?
A leading infectious diseases expert from The Australian National University (ANU) suggests a forgotten but formidable…