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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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Thursday, 28 Jul 2016

A new resource from The Australian National University (ANU) dispels myths about how children are affected by domestic and family violence, and aims to help people who work with children to provide the best support.

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Thursday, 28 Jul 2016

The Australian National University (ANU) will receive $1 million from the NSW Government to protect the state's Swift Parrot population following the University's ground-breaking research that led to the iconic bird being listed as critically endangered.

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Monday, 25 Jul 2016
  • News

The University has celebrated the official opening of the refurbished Florey Building, which has a strong history in medical research.

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Thursday, 21 Jul 2016
  • News

A research project led by The Australian National University (ANU) has closed an important gap in the understanding of a fundamental process of life - the creation of proteins based on recipes called RNA.

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Tuesday, 19 Jul 2016
  • Research story

International research led by The Australian National University (ANU) has found how plants, such as rice and wheat, sense and respond to extreme drought stress, in a breakthrough that could lead to the development of next-generation drought-proof crops.

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Wednesday, 13 Jul 2016
  • Student profile

With an undergraduate degree in aerospace engineering and an MBA already, Ken Maxwell is no stranger to graduation ceremonies.

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Tuesday, 12 Jul 2016

Philanthropists Graham and Louise Tuckwell have announced Australia's largest personal philanthropic contribution to a university, worth about $200 million over 30 years.

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Friday, 08 Jul 2016
  • Research story

Professor Michelle Coote wants to know how you like your polymers. If you could have a synthetic material with any properties you like, what would they be?

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Monday, 04 Jul 2016
  • News

Scientists at ANU have improved the performance of tiny lasers by adding impurities, in a discovery which will be central to the development of low-cost biomedical sensors, quantum computing, and a faster internet.

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