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Power disconnections put First Nations people at risk
In some remote Northern Territory communities nearly all households, 91 per cent, experienced a…
VC’s update – final blog for 2021
Hello everyone This is my final blog for the year! I think it is fair to say that the year …
Welfare recipients face varying levels of stigma: ANU study
Those with mental disability and the unemployed are perceived more negatively than other groups who are entitled…
Golden moment for ANU jewellery artist
When Ghanaian-Australian hip-hop star Genisis Owusu swept the recent Aria awards, he wasn't the only one with reason to celebrate…
What can cake tell us about the Earth's core?
How is our Earth's inner core like a cake? According to Professor Hrvoje Tkalčić and Sheng Wang from The…
Lack of direction leaves climate policy in chaos: expert
Both sides of politics lack leadership when it comes to establishing clear climate policies, according to a leading public policy…
Council News - Meeting: 3 December 2021
Council News Meeting 6/2021 3 December 2021 The ANU Council's sixth and final meeting of the year took place on…
Academic Board News - Meeting: 30 November 2021
Academic Board News Meeting 6/2021 30 November 2021 The ANU Academic Board's sixth and final meeting of the…
Major PFAS health study releases findings
A research team led by The Australian National University (ANU) has released findings from a major epidemiological study funded…
Moth balls thrust satellites into space
The chemical in moth balls, naphthalene, will be tested in space in a new satellite rocket propulsion system, Bogong, developed…
Vast majority of Australians want COVID-19 boosters
More than seven-in-10 vaccinated Australians say they will definitely get a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot when it is recommended…
New technique reveals the age of massive Southern Cross star
An international team of astronomers from Australia, the United States and Europe has for the first-time unlocked…
Reflecting on Nobel prize winners from ANU
When Professor Brian Schmidt discovered the Universe was expanding at an accelerating rate, he thought he'd made a mistake.…
VC’s update – Barbara Miles and outstanding RSB scholars
Hello everyone A magnificent beginning to a green summer that is so different to this time two years ago, when…
Parliament must lead efforts to create a safe workplace
The Australian Human Rights Commission has delivered a landmark report which provides an extremely comprehensive plan of how to…
It's not the OMGicron variant so keep calm
It's been hard to avoid the news over the past week about the emergence of Omicron. No, this is not a new type of Transformer but…
A super hero of a different kind
Having an extra chromosome in each cell sounded like the genetic makeup of a super hero to a young Mark Mulligan. The thought…
“Exercise in a pill” could offer solution for at-risk people
Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have identified unique molecular signals …
Mysterious clouds could offer new clues on dark matter
The hunt for gravitational waves, ripples in space and time caused by major cosmic cataclysms, could help solve one of the…
Jenkins review needs urgent implementation: experts
Australia's leading institute for women's leadership is urging all political parties and independents to commit to implementing…