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Fires burning on mountain range by the sea.

Wildfires and threats in the sights: Microfocussing system set to transform infrared detectors

Researchers have developed a highly sensitive method for detecting environmental hotspots, such as bushfires or military threats, by harnessing the focusing power of meta-optical systems.

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Wednesday, 24 Jan 2018
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ANU is working alongside other leading institutions to ensure the women are better represented in STEMM.

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Tuesday, 23 Jan 2018
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A new study involving ANU has designed a new and simpler climate model that gives a picture of how humanity is tracking to avoid global warming this century.

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Thursday, 18 Jan 2018
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A new study led by ANU has found that the building blocks of many iconic buildings were made by microbes that lived up to 200 million years ago.

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Tuesday, 16 Jan 2018
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Scholarship available for students pursuing their passions in STEM.

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ANU Medical School Florey building
Friday, 12 Jan 2018
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Student Anna MacKinnon has her sights set on a career in rural medicine after securing an offer to study the new Bachelor of Health Science at ANU.

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Friday, 12 Jan 2018
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Dr John Debs from the Physics Education Centre has won a 2017 Australian Award for University Teaching.

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Friday, 05 Jan 2018
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New research has found genetic evidence that critically endangered swift parrots bred on predator-free islands are at high risk of extinction.

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Wednesday, 03 Jan 2018
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Aaron Kirby discusses the impacts of climate change and explains how the Master of Climate change degree has helped him in his career.

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Tuesday, 02 Jan 2018
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Every January, when ANU empties of uni students, Australia’s brightest young mathematicians arrive.

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