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Australia just committed $207 million to a major satellite program. What is it, and why do we need it?

Landsat Nextis the next generation of an Earth observation satellite program from which Australia has benefited for over 40 years. Here's what it means for Australia.

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Tuesday, 13 Nov 2018
  • Career story

The one-year program takes you around Australia, providing specialist training in science communication performance.

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Friday, 09 Nov 2018
  • News

The new study led ANU investigated the violent stoush between the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds.

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Tuesday, 06 Nov 2018
  • News

Associate Professor Rowena Ball shares her latest experiences of working with two remote Indigenous schools.

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Tuesday, 06 Nov 2018
  • Student profile

Five students. Same degree. Different interests and career paths. Where could the Bachelor of Science take you?

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Thursday, 01 Nov 2018
  • News

It’s our favourite time to shut down the laptop and head outdoors. In order to find out the best places to go, we hit campus and asked which outdoor activities

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Thursday, 01 Nov 2018
  • News

Researchers have found a potential new avenue to one day stop potentially harmful bacterial infections by switching off the bacteria's ability to replicate.

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Thursday, 01 Nov 2018
  • News

Researchers have used the teeth of Neanderthal children from 250,000 years ago to reconstruct the ancient climate of southeast France

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Tuesday, 30 Oct 2018
  • News

Professor Xuemei Bai has been awarded this year’s Volvo Environment Prize for her pioneering work on urbanisation, and urban system sustainability.

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Friday, 26 Oct 2018
  • Analysis and opinion

My research involves trying to find the secret to propagating them – something we still don’t fully understand.

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