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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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Monday, 15 Aug 2016

Scouts ACT and the Research School of Chemistry at The Australian National University (ANU) co-hosted more than 1,000 Scouts and Guides for a day of fun chemistry on Saturday 13 August to help kick off National Science Week.

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Friday, 12 Aug 2016
  • Research story

Dr Graham Walker has just returned from 11 weeks in Africa, where his Science Circus Africa education outreach program was seen by a staggering 41,000 people across five countries.

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Friday, 12 Aug 2016
  • Career story

From some, an international environmental negotiation might seem like an incomprehensible acronym, but for Dr Luke Kemp, it’s as gripping as Game of Thrones.

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Friday, 12 Aug 2016
  • News

Scientists have developed a new material based on graphene that could drive a revolution in medical implants and lightweight heat-resistant materials for car and aircraft engines.

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Friday, 12 Aug 2016
  • Student profile

How can Ruby Dixon, who hasn’t even graduated yet, already call herself an experienced research scientist? Because as part of her PhB program.

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Friday, 12 Aug 2016

Indigenous school students with a passion for science and engineering are getting a taste of university life at The Australian National University (ANU) this week.

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Friday, 12 Aug 2016

The Australian National University (ANU) has led an international project to make a diamond that's predicted to be harder than a jeweller's diamond and useful for cutting through ultra-solid materials on mining sites.  

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Friday, 12 Aug 2016
  • News

Australians think the fairest way to judge the Olympic medal tally is by medals per capita while Americans think it should be judged on total medals.

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Friday, 12 Aug 2016
  • News

New psychology research has found a surprising new factor that can lift student NAPLAN scores by as many as 10 points.

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