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Invention can help prevent deaths caused by blood clots
New portable technology that visualises clots forming in flowing blood in a 3D holographic livestream promises to…
Laughter isn’t always the best medicine for work stress
Humour helps us deal with the stress of juggling work and family commitments, but only when we seek it out,…
Status check: COVID-19
Our Public Health Lead, Professor Tracy Smart, unpacks the current COVID situation for our ANU community. It's official -…
Significant drop in Australians who will get COVID jab
There has been a substantial increase in COVID-19 vaccine resistance and hesitancy among Australians, according to new analysis…
VC's Update -- things I have learned as Vice-Chancellor
Hello everyone, When I started as Vice-Chancellor back in 2016, I started what I knew was going to be the hardest job of my life…
Government needs to tackle foreign influence “grey zone”
A new report from The Australian National University (ANU) has provided a roadmap for the Government to navigate the "grey zone"…
Fair Work amendments increase COVID risk
The Government's proposed Fair Work Amendment Bill threatens Australia's ongoing control of COVID and could spark our next…
Council News – Meeting: 11 February 2021
Council News Meeting 1/2021 and Planning Days 11 & 12 February 2021 The impact of 2020 Following an…
Pandemic response sees confidence in government soar
Australians' confidence in government and political leaders has skyrocketed over the last 12 months on the back of the COVID-19…
2021 State of the University: Vice-Chancellor's address
Friends. The New Year begins. The preceding one ends. What a relief. Because let's face it, it was a year from hell.…
Unis must continue to defend truth and democracy
The leader of Australia's national university and Nobel Laureate, Professor Brian Schmidt, says democracy and truth are under…
VC outlines his vision for 2025 after “a year from hell”
ANU Vice-Chancellor Professor Brian Schmidt AC has set out the University's vision for 2025, as it emerges from one of the…
Class of COVID join global celebration with their 'village'
This year's Grand Graduation ceremony saw 4,000 people gather in-person and virtually, both in Canberra and around the…
Australia must stop hoarding its COVID-19 vaccines
The most at-risk Australians should be vaccinated against COVID-19 now, but the rest of the country can wait, according to an…
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…
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…
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…
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…