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Spicy perfection isn’t to prevent infection
This is the chef's kiss of scientific discovery The next time you tuck in to a tikka masala you might find yourself asking…
VC’s Update – hotspots and structuring your working week
Hi everyone, This week, Western Australia experienced their first major lockdown since March last year, with a five-day…
Turbocharging photosynthesis the key to a food secure world
Australian agriculture plays a key role towards providing food for the planet but it is also expected to be one of the world's…
Chancellor appointed to prestigious Kissinger Fellowship
ANU Chancellor the Hon Julie Bishop has been named the 2021 Kissinger Fellow by the McCain Institute for International Leadership…
Leading light on women’s leadership joins ANU
One the world's leading thinkers and practitioners on leadership has joined The Australian National University (ANU) to drive…
New software allows scientists to “walk inside” samples
New software will allow scientists to see data in 3D and create life-like models of objects like fossils and mummies, making it…
Canberra’s 'rock school' hits the right tune
Aspiring musicians will be able to write and produce an original song in just five weeks, for free, amid a host of innovative…
Update on travel to ANU from Western Australia
Dear students, You are receiving this message because the address you registered with The Australian…
Suu Kyi detention marks return to the Myanmar of old
The detention of Aung San Suu Kyi appears to mark the inevitable end of a trajectory that has seen the military in Myanmar revert…
Major sum adds up to even better maths thinking
A $785,000 donation from the US-based Simons Foundation will go to Australia's only maths research in residence program, MATRIX…
Project to get Indigenous communities talking about gambling
A first-of-its-kind program launching today will help reduce gambling harm in Indigenous communities across…
$3 million boost to protect our biodiversity
Threatened Australian animal and plant species have been given a major lifeline, thanks to new funding for a new database that…
COVID pandemic can help bridge rich-poor divide
Experts say the COVID-19 pandemic is fertile ground to address global inequities and create a more equal world but have warned…
Honours highlight First Nations justice reform
Dr Jill Guthrie has been given one of Australia's highest honours for significant service to Indigenous health, including her…
Smoking killing one-in-three First Nations people
Smoking causes 50 per cent of deaths among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults aged 45 years and over, and 37…
Stopping climate change requires urgent use of science
Using science with urgency, at scale and in cooperation will help the world prevent cataclysmic climate change, Nobel laureate…
We must keep learning and must keep doing
Speech to 2021 UN Climate Adaptation Summit Friday 22 January 2021 It's a great honour to be asked to speak on behalf of the…
We must stay ahead of the vaccine rollout curve
By Dr Adam Henschke Trust, once lost, is hard to repair. The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine will require public…
ANU academics to lead top Australian studies institute
Two academics from The Australian National University (ANU) have been named co-directors of a leading centre for the study of…
VC’s Update – Welcome to 2021
Hi everyone, Welcome back to 2021. Like many of you, my plans for the break were disrupted by border closures, and I was unable…