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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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Friday, 03 Feb 2017

ANU physicists are set to play a prominent role in a revolution in medical scanning.

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Thursday, 02 Feb 2017
  • Research story

People who work more than 39 hours a week are putting their health at risk, new research from The Australian National University (ANU) has found. 

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Wednesday, 01 Feb 2017
  • Analysis and opinion

Victoria's faunal emblem the Leadbeater's Possum and other species will become extinct within about 30 years unless clear-fell logging stops in Victoria's Mountain Ash forests, new research based on 30 years of monitoring the forests has found.

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Wednesday, 01 Feb 2017

The ANU has been named in the top 10 of the world's most international universities

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Tuesday, 31 Jan 2017
  • News

ANU researcher Dr Sarang Kim has received the Hazel Hawke Research Grant in Dementia Care from the Alzheimer’s Australia Dementia Research Foundation for her project Dementia Stigma Reduction

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Monday, 30 Jan 2017
  • News

Three ANU postgraduate science students have received a financial boost that will enable them to do further research into their areas of expertise for the next three years.

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Friday, 27 Jan 2017
  • News

ANU warmly welcomes the appointment of physicist Dr Robert N. Shelton as the new President of the Giant Magellan Telescope Organization.

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Friday, 27 Jan 2017

Distinguished ANU professors and high-profile alumni have been recognised for their contribution to Australian society in the 2017 Australia Day Honours.

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Wednesday, 25 Jan 2017
  • News

Crabs that invade smaller crab species’ habitat overpower and evict incumbents from their burrows, but the two species ultimately co-exist.

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