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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, 13 Sep 2016

Three ANU academics have been recognised among Australia's best teachers, winning Office for Learning and Teaching (OLT) Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning.

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Monday, 12 Sep 2016
  • News

The Australian National University (ANU) has opened a new visitor’s centre at Mount Stromlo with interactive astronomy exhibits, including one that replicates flying into a wormhole in space, and a new café with stunning views across Canberra.

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Friday, 09 Sep 2016
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A new study from The Australian National University (ANU) has found that symbolic play in toddlers, which involves use of the imagination, is more beneficial to language development than functional play like puzzles, blocks or drawing.

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Thursday, 08 Sep 2016

ANU will lead Australia's next wave of research into the Universe and the formation of the basic elements, using new 3-D technology to explore the Universe.

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Wednesday, 07 Sep 2016

ANU will establish an international research program to improve ways to store renewable energy that can be integrated into the electricity grid under a new $8 million partnership with the ACT Government.

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Tuesday, 30 Aug 2016
  • News

New research has resolved a mystery over why female fiddler crabs visit and leave many males during mating season, and found the females aren't just being picky.

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Saturday, 27 Aug 2016
  • Research story

What’s an atmospheric scientist you ask? What isn’t an atmospheric scientist is more like it. Meet Dr Margi Bohm. She describes herself as a jack-of-all-trades. That’s the understatement of the century.

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Friday, 26 Aug 2016
  • Career story

ANU alumnus Stefan Nekvapil says science communication equipped him with the skills he needed for work—and life.

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