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Farm dam

Better dams offer major benefits to farmers and livestock

Managing the water quality of farm dams is critical to the health of livestock as well as boosting crop production, according to new research from the ANU Sustainable Farms group.

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Thursday, 30 Nov 2017
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The Difficult Birds Research Group based in the Fenner School of Environment and Society at the ANU is on a mission to save the swift parrot.

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Thursday, 30 Nov 2017
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After being awarded the Rod Rickards Scholarship, chemistry PhD student Junna is dedicated to finding treatments for neurodegenerative disorders.

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Tuesday, 28 Nov 2017

Nine ANU students have been selected for the Australian Government's New Colombo Plan (NCP) Scholarships for 2018.

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Tuesday, 28 Nov 2017
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If you want to teach someone how to catch a bus, build them a balloon rocket. This is what Vanessa de Kauwe has discovered in her PhD.

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Tuesday, 28 Nov 2017
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Astronomers at ANU have created the most detailed radio image of nearby dwarf galaxy revealing secrets of how it formed and how it is likely to evolve.

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Monday, 27 Nov 2017
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The awards recognise the outstanding contributions of individuals and teams that allow the University to operate as one of the world's best universities.

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Wednesday, 22 Nov 2017
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Georgia put her global health and development knowledge to the test as a youth delegate at the APEC Summit in Vietnam.

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Monday, 20 Nov 2017
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A new study involving ANU and international collaborators has found plants release more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere through respiration than expected.

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Friday, 17 Nov 2017
  • News

Two ANU scientists have been recognised as future research superstars with early-career awards from the Australian Academy of Science.

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