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Breaking down biases: tackling weight stigma in medicine

The bad news: weight bias exists in medicine. The good news: researchers have found promising interventions to support medical students to provide weight-inclusive care.

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Tuesday, 27 Mar 2018
  • News

Dr Brad Tucker from ANU has seen the death throes of a star cocooned inside a dense shell of gas and dust, which ended in a violent explosion.

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Monday, 26 Mar 2018
  • Impact story (giving)

Students from the ANU Research School of Psychology and China's Southwestern University are engaging in a powerful cross-cultural exchange program.

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Friday, 23 Mar 2018
  • Analysis and opinion

Canberra's living infrastructure will need to adapt with the city's growing population, writes Professor Peter Kanowski.

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Friday, 23 Mar 2018
  • Analysis and opinion

Associate Professor Jamie Pittock explains why effective management of the Murray-Darling Basin is essential for Australia’s water future.

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Wednesday, 21 Mar 2018
  • Donor profile (giving)

Ken Cooper has created a new rose dedicated to his wife Susan’s memory, and to raise money for cancer research.

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Wednesday, 21 Mar 2018
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Research led by ANU has improved understanding of how ocean basins are created as new seafloor is generated along tectonic plate boundaries.

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Wednesday, 21 Mar 2018
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The Science Circus is a well-loved Australian institution. But its influence reaches well beyond Australia.

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Tuesday, 20 Mar 2018
  • Academic profile

During the drought that dominated Australian life at the start of the 21st Century, Dr Virginia Marshall noticed something was missing.

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Tuesday, 20 Mar 2018
  • News

A research team has detected electrons outside of their regular orbits, a phenomenon that could be harnessed to develop next-generation electronics.

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