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Changes to PARSA funding arrangements
Dear students Many of you may be aware of the ongoing governance and operational issues within the independent ANU…
Leading public service thinker to head Crawford School
Professor Janine O'Flynn has been appointed as the new Director of the ANU Crawford School of Public Policy, returning to ANU to…
Academic Board News – Meeting: 28 June 2022
Academic Board News Meeting 3/2022 28 June 2022 The ANU Academic Board's third meeting of the year took place on Tuesday…
National forum to drive First Nations' economic sovereignty
First Nations leaders have issued a call to action for governments and industry to work with them on building new and better…
$45m injection to electrify innovation in Aussie solar tech
The Australian National University (ANU) will play a critical role in researching and developing cheaper, more efficient and…
Unpopular leaders punished at the polls in 2022 election
Scott Morrison and Barnaby Joyce were the most unpopular leaders of any party since 1987, new analysis of the 2022 federal…
Weather and climate modelling powers up at ANU
Future weather and climate predictions have been given a major boost with the launch of a new national research facility worth $7…
Leading lawmaker George Brandis joins ANU
Former Attorney-General and most recent High Commissioner to the United Kingdom George Brandis QC will join The Australian…
Building better economic outcomes for Indigenous Australians
Experts from The Australian National University (ANU) have raised alarm bells about the "economic apartheid" facing Aboriginal…
Student safety and wellbeing update
Dear students and staff, In March this year, ANU released its Student Safety and Wellbeing Plan, designed to help keep our…
Nanoparticles control light like road signs direct traffic
Physicists at The Australian National University (ANU) have developed tiny translucent slides capable of producing two very…
Age and education key to election win
Voters' age and level of education were the two most important factors in deciding the latest federal election, new analysis from…
Indigenous communities facing housing crisis
Very poor quality housing poses a serious health risk to Australia's remote Indigenous communities, particularly in the…
Heat is on to plug energy crisis in Australia
NSW and Queensland residents have this week been urged to conserve power and the east-coast wholesale electricity spot market has…
Scientists discover rapidly growing black hole
The fastest-growing black hole of the last nine billion years has been discovered by an international team led by astronomers…
Hi-tech nest boxes to help greater gliders
The humble wildlife nest box has been given a hi-tech overhaul to help greater gliders severely impacted by Australia's bushfire…
Pandemic hero receives Queen’s honours
An ANU intensive care specialist who helped keep the ACT community safe during COVID-19 has been recognised in the 2022 Queen's…
Ancient DNA unearths cultural “explosion" in the Pacific
DNA analysis of ancient human remains has shed new light on an "explosion" of intermixing cultures and genetics in an island…
The “glass obstacle course” facing women in marine science
Major change is needed to counteract the lack of gender equality in marine science, according to new research from The Australian…
Response to Emissions Reduction Assurance Committee
Statement in response to the Emissions Reduction Assurance Committee (ERAC) and Clean Energy Regulator (CER) This statement can…