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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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Tuesday, 21 Mar 2017

ANU astronomy will take centre stage around the world as BBC and ABC host a series of live stargazing events from the University's Siding Spring Observatory.

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Monday, 20 Mar 2017
  • Student blog

PhB student, Lachlan Arthur, shares some insights into his first few weeks studying in Switzerland.

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Friday, 10 Mar 2017
  • Research story

ANU Chemists have found a way to use sunlight to purify wastewater rapidly and cheaply, and to make self-cleaning materials for buildings.

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Friday, 10 Mar 2017
  • Student blog

Late last year, I spent two months living and working on a scientific research vessel.

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Friday, 10 Mar 2017
  • News

Seven ANU students have been awarded a prestigious Westpac Asian Exchange Scholarship for Semester 2, 2017.

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Wednesday, 08 Mar 2017
  • Research story

Physicists have designed a handheld devicethat will use the power of MRI and mass spectrometry to perform a chemical analysis of objects.

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Thursday, 02 Mar 2017
  • News

Plain tobacco packaging in Australia reduced smoking and increased smoker attempts to quit the habit

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Thursday, 02 Mar 2017
  • News

Researchers at ANU have found that far-away planet systems are shaped like the Solar System

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Wednesday, 01 Mar 2017
  • News

A new study led by The Australian National University (ANU) has found seawater cycles throughout the Earth's interior down to 2,900km

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