Past events

Find information about past ANU Science events.

Cancer
Monday, 11 Nov 2024, 4:30am - 5:30pm

Imagine a world where we can treat cancer with pinpoint accuracy, targeting only the cancer cells and leaving healthy cells untouched. Presented by Associate Professor Tamas Fischer & Associate Professor Marian Burr.

RNA
Thursday, 31 Oct 2024, 4:30 - 5:30pm

We have previously developed the EvoFam computational pipeline [1,2] for detecting paralogous families of structured cis-regulatory regions transcriptome-wide in mammals, using mutational information across deep vertebrate alignments. Presented by Dr Brian Parker

loneliness
Wednesday, 30 Oct 2024, 4:30 - 5:30pm

Loneliness is one of the strongest predictors of poor health.
Presented by Professor Tegan Cruwys

marine megafauna
Tuesday, 29 Oct 2024, 4:30 - 5:30pm

I will present the MegaMove project resulting from a unique transdisciplinary collaboration between 378 biologists, ecologists, physicists, oceanographers and modelers , as a pathway to answer this topical question with a focus on marine megafauna. Presented by Dr Ana Sequeira

Maths
Thursday, 24 Oct 2024, 5:30 - 6:30pm

Join us for a public lecture from Honorary Associate Professor Conrad Burden (Australian National University). Light refreshments will be served afterwards.

FREE TQI accredited workshop
Wednesday, 23 Oct 2024, 4 - 6pm, Thursday, 24 Oct 2024, 4 - 6pm

Hands-on Climate Connections: demonstrations, activities and tinkering for climate and energy education
Presented by Dr Graham Walker, Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, ANU

ANU Postgraduate Spotlight
Wednesday, 23 Oct 2024, 5:30 - 7:30pm

Connect with global experts

FREE TQI accredited workshop
Wednesday, 23 Oct 2024, 4 - 6pm, Thursday, 24 Oct 2024, 4 - 6pm

Hands-on Climate Connections: demonstrations, activities and tinkering for climate and energy education
Presented by Dr Graham Walker, Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, ANU

health
Wednesday, 23 Oct 2024, 4:30 - 5:30pm

As the global climate changes the relationship between human health and the climate is becoming more obvious, challenging traditional approaches to health and medicine. Presented by Dr Arnagretta Hunter