ANU is very interesting and Canberra is a calm place so it's good for learning. The people are friendly and outgoing, it's like home.

The hidden history of Lake George

A chemist and physicist sees science as an unduly gendered kind of world – but that need not be the case

An award-winning astronomer who needs both career and family

Master of Environment (Research)

Could something lethal help make us stronger?

Professor Ken Freeman, one of Australia’s most influential astronomers, had absolutely no interest in the field when he started out.

By the end of the study we found that the number of underweight children got down to less than 1 in 20. That’s a really big change over a short period of time.

Older Australians are still bearing the brunt of the Global Financial Crisis