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Nhung Nghiem and Mark Polizzotto are seated in an office and talking to each other..

ANU researcher wins NHMRC award for global cancer trial

Professor Mark Polizzotto has won an NHMRC award for his global study testing whether a daily tablet could replace chemotherapy for a cancer that kills up to half its patients in Africa.

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Ice in Antarctica
Thursday, 21 Aug 2025
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Antarctica is at risk of abrupt and potentially irreversible changes to the continent’s ice, ocean and ecosystems.

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Dr Samantha McGaughey in a lab
Monday, 11 Aug 2025
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Plant molecular biologist Dr Samantha McGaughey has been announced as the 2025 ACT Scientist of the Year.

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Milky way
Monday, 11 Aug 2025
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A cosmic dance could be the future of the Milky Way as it tracks a course to collide with neighbouring galaxies, new research has found.

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Dr Konstantinos Michailos in a geology workshop.
Friday, 08 Aug 2025
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Changes in water levels beneath Earth’s surface caused by glacier snowmelt and rainfall could be responsible for triggering small but frequent earthquakes in New Zealand’s central Southern Alps, according to new research.

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HEadshot
Thursday, 07 Aug 2025
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Dr Ed Simpson has been awarded a Future Fellowship to study nuclear fusion reactions.

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Science precinct ANU
Thursday, 07 Aug 2025
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Three early-career ANU academics have been honoured with ACT Young Tall Poppy Science Awards.

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Kioloa
Thursday, 31 Jul 2025
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This year marks the fiftieth anniversary since the Joy and Edith London Foundation gifted Kioloa Coastal Campus to the ANU.

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Scientist in a lab
Monday, 28 Jul 2025
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A new discovery made by ANU researchers could lead to smarter, more effective treatments for Hodgkin Lymphoma, a common blood cancer.

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Guinea fowl
Wednesday, 23 Jul 2025
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Like humans, animals can become stressed when trying to lead a group of peers in a particular direction according to a new ANU study.

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