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COVID update - Monday 28 June
Dear ANU staff and students, I want to provide an update on the evolving COVID situation in Australia and the impact on…
Q&A: 2020 Finances update
Q: Is there a reason why we are holding these meetings on zoom and not in person? We would like to ask you questions directly VC…
Updated directives on face masks in the ACT
Dear all I am writing with an important update regarding face masks and the ANU campus. Earlier today ACT Health announced…
Racism linked to poor health among Indigenous Australians
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults who have experienced discrimination have poorer health and wellbeing outcomes…
New album creates a sonic journey through our cosmos
A new free online album takes listeners on a cosmic and sonic journey through space, including past the two giant planets of our…
Reducing carbon emissions not enough, expert warns
We are now beyond the point of simply needing to reduce carbon emissions to prevent catastrophic climate change, according to a…
Most hospital patients are dying ‘without suitable care’
A new national study shows most patients in Australia are not getting suitable end-of-life care. The paper, which looked at nine…
Study offers new clues on domestication
If you've ever wondered how your beloved pet pooch came to look so different from its wild relatives,…
Greater risk for babies born during natural disasters
Pregnant women exposed to natural disasters such as volcanoes are more likely to give birth prematurely, according to a new study…
VC's update – Liquid Instruments and staff study discounts
Hi everyone Winter has truly arrived! I like winter except for the short days. I do hope everyone managed to get a break…
Heat spells doom for Aussie marsupials
When animals are hot, they eat less. This potentially fatal phenomenon has been largely overlooked in…
Funding boost to help Aussie tech survive in space
Australia's spacecraft and satellites will better survive damaging radiation and extreme conditions thanks to $2.5 million in…
Let there be light! New tech for night vision
Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have developed new technology that allows people to see clearly in the…
King of navigation wins Queen's top honour
A leading ANU researcher who helped make GPS a tool we all use each day has been awarded the top gong in the Order of Australia…
Naomi Flutter’s long journey of reconciliation
"It was 2014 and at the age of 44, for the first time in my life, I was working alongside an Aboriginal Australian. Discovery…
“Great Dying” did not lead to uniform forest regrowth
A new study undertaken by an international research team including scientists from The Australian National University (ANU)…
Coming together to help make a better society for women
As part of National Reconciliation Week, the University brought prominent Indigenous and non-Indigenous women together…
A safe space for staff, students... and snakes
Interactions between Canberrans and the city's local snake population typically make headlines for all…
Finding optimism in a fast-changing world
A common aspiration among university students, regardless of their discipline, is to forge a career that allows them to make a…
There is hope in action
Brian Schmidt outlines why he and another 125 Nobel Laureates are calling on G7 leaders to act on climate change. This…