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Islands are engines of linguistic diversity, study shows

Islands drive language change and generate language diversity in similar ways to how they drive species diversity, according to new research from ANU that analysed languages from over 13,000 inhabited islands.

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Friday, 11 Aug 2017
  • Research story

In the ANU Fenner School, where economists work alongside ecologists, and hydrologists alongside historians, researchers transform fieldwork into policy.

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Friday, 11 Aug 2017
  • Research story

Read about the Warramunga Seismic and Infrasound Research Station of the ANU Research School of Earth Sciences.

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Thursday, 10 Aug 2017
  • News

In her new book, A Changing Climate for Science, Dr Lewis argues that scientists have strict responsibilities to be transparent and engage the general public.

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Monday, 07 Aug 2017
  • Career story

Dr Ramin Rafiei has some advice for anyone questioning the value of a PhD outside of academia: "Be a nerd!"

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Friday, 04 Aug 2017
  • Research story

A new study led by ANU has found that plants are able to forget stressful weather events to rapidly recover.

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Monday, 31 Jul 2017
  • Student blog

Brody Hannan exchanged the mid-century architecture of the Chifley Library for the centuries-old cloisters of Oxford to undertake an IARU Global Summer Program.

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Friday, 28 Jul 2017
  • Research story

An expedition led by ANU will help solve the mysteries of Zealandia, an underwater continent to the east of Australia.

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Thursday, 27 Jul 2017
  • Research story

New research from ANU shows the need for urgent action to boost the flock sizes of the critically-endangered regent honeyeater.

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Wednesday, 26 Jul 2017
  • News

Science communicators from eight African countries visited ANU for a six week training program at the National Centre for Public Awareness of Science.

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