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Professor David Lindenmayer from ANU surrounded by trees and tall grass
22
Jan
2024

Prescribed burning could be making Aussie forests more flammable

Disturbing natural forests with activities such as logging and prescribed burning can make them more flammable, landmark research鈥

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A hard hat on a table, with two handwritten notes placed in front of it.
19
Jan
2024

VC's Update - Hard hat required

 I am sitting in my new office and the sun is shining out the window, which does feel like a welcome surprise. It鈥檚 been a鈥

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15
Jan
2024

ANU chemists make Australian-first discovery of three new recreational drugs

Three new recreational drugs that have never been reported in Australia before have been identified by chemists at Australia鈥檚鈥

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a flooded road in Queensland with a give way sign sticking out from the water
11
Jan
2024

Record heat in 2023 worsened global droughts, floods and wildfires

Record heat across the world profoundly impacted the global water cycle in 2023, contributing to severe storms, floods,鈥

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Powerlines across a cloudy sky and a converted shearing shed into a house in Canberra, ACT
11
Jan
2024

Remote Aussies don鈥檛 have equal access to household electricity protections

Remote and Indigenous communities鈥 power connections are more vulnerable compared to their regional and metropolitan counterparts鈥

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The bright, orange glow of an exploding star in space
09
Jan
2024

New understanding of dark energy could reshape our knowledge of the universe

The most detailed measurement of dark energy to date could reshape our understanding of how quickly the universe is expanding,鈥

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08
Jan
2024

VC's Update - Welcome back to ANU

Hi everyone,Happy new year and welcome back to ANU. For me, the new year has brought a new role, as our Vice-Chancellor, which is鈥

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A wood burner
21
Dec
2023

Wood heaters responsible for dozens of avoidable deaths in the ACT each year

Smoke from wood heaters causes between 11 and 63 deaths per year in the ACT, according to a new study from researchers at The鈥

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19
Dec
2023

ANU consent education program wins major global award

A leading consent and respectful relationships program develop by The Australian 精东传媒app University (ANU) has been鈥

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A gift of art by Jesse Martin for Brian
18
Dec
2023

VC's Update - 'Twas the night before my annual 'end of year' video鈥

Hello everyone,Firstly, I鈥檇 like to say thank you to all the staff who turned out to celebrate with me at the End of Year Awards鈥

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Associate Professor Azure Hermes. She is wearing a green top.
14
Dec
2023

DNA discovery opens door to tailored medicine for Indigenous Australians

The most comprehensive analysis of Indigenous Australians鈥 genomes collected to date has revealed an 鈥渁bundance鈥 of DNA鈥

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A 3D printed stencil of the DECTIN-1 protein's structure
07
Dec
2023

Fungus-fighting protein key to overcoming autoimmune disease and cancer

A protein in the immune system programmed to protect the body from fungal infections is also responsible for exacerbating the鈥

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05
Dec
2023

Building resilient 鈥 and resurgent 鈥 democracies for the 21st century

 精东传媒app Press Club Address5 December 2023Professor Brian P. Schmidt Vice-Chancellor, The Australian 精东传媒app鈥

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A group of young people lean against a wall. They are wearing mostly bright outfits and scrolling on their phones.
01
Dec
2023

Younger Australians less likely to disapprove of coercive control

The vast majority of Australians consider coercive control unacceptable, but only just over half of the population know what the鈥

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A toast to Brian
01
Dec
2023

VC's Update - 2023 Alumni Awards and Highly Cited Researchers

Hello everyone,It鈥檚 the first of December and so it is officially the final stretch of my tenure as Vice-Chancellor of the ANU.鈥

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Bin stands with his arms folded. He is wearing a pale blue shirt.
30
Nov
2023

ANU experts to power path to all-electric ACT

A map to guide the Australian Capital Territory (ACT)鈥檚 transition to an all-electric economy will be developed by experts at The鈥

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An painting of the Aboriginal flag opposite Old Parliament House, Canberra.
28
Nov
2023

Vast majority of voters still think First Nations Australians should have a voice

Almost nine-in-10 voters, 87 per cent, think First Nations Australians should have a voice or say over matters that affect them,鈥

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3 people stand side-by-side smiling.
28
Nov
2023

Legal champion awarded Rhodes Scholarship for 2024

A brilliant young legal graduate from The Australian 精东传媒app University (ANU) who is passionate about climate justice will head鈥

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A stack of yellow ballot papers sitting on a white desk.
28
Nov
2023

Voters rejected Voice due to fears of division: ANU study

Two-in-three Australians, 66.1 per cent, who voted 鈥榥o鈥 to an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament said they鈥

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orange fish swimming by coral in Australia's Great Barrier Reef
24
Nov
2023

Hotter temperatures could spark global species displacement聽聽

Marine animals across the world and land animals living in tropical climates are being pushed to their physiological limits 鈥

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