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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, 01 Jul 2016
  • Student blog

If you think Canberra is boring, or even worse, you’ve never heard of it, our student blogger Jesse Zondervan will change your tune.

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Friday, 01 Jul 2016
  • Student blog

Do you love to plan for all eventualities? Are you anxious about uncertainty? Our student blogger Jesse Zondervan suggests you go against your instincts and enjoy the freedom of spontaneity.

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Thursday, 30 Jun 2016
  • News

Bringing together researchers from a range of fields can help solve complex problems, but research from The Australian National University (ANU) has found interdisciplinary research is consistently short changed.

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Thursday, 30 Jun 2016
  • Student profile

We want to minimise our impact on the environment by taking lessons from nature. It’s green chemistry. “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery,” said little-known English writer Charles Caleb Colton.

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Tuesday, 28 Jun 2016
  • Student blog

I’m surprised by the abundance of bike paths in Canberra. Both lanes along the road and segregated green cycle lanes supply a cycle infrastructure throughout Canberra.

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Tuesday, 28 Jun 2016
  • Student blog

Canberra might be silent at times, but student life is humming.

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Tuesday, 28 Jun 2016
  • Student blog

Where other people see rocks and cliffs, our geologist student blogger Jesse Zondervan sees another world. Join him as he visits Jervis Bay.

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Tuesday, 28 Jun 2016
  • Student blog

At a self-catering college you can share the table with friends from around the world, and maybe even a pot of 70 eggs, writes student blogger Jesse Zondervan.

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Tuesday, 28 Jun 2016
  • Student blog

A field trip takes student blogger Jesse Zondervan to a classroom in paradise on the Great Barrier Reef.

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