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Doughnut-shaped region found inside Earth’s core deepens understanding of planet’s magnetic field

A doughnut-shaped region thousands of kilometres beneath our feet within Earth’s liquid core has been discovered by ANU scientists, providing new clues about the dynamics of our planet’s magnetic field.

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Monday, 01 Aug 2016
  • Career story

Science careers: Find out how Laura used her Bachelor of Science degree to land her a job as the Operations Manager for Southern Innovation

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Friday, 29 Jul 2016
  • Career story

Eloise has since graduated from ANU and is headed for Oxford to start a PhD in mathematics.

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Friday, 29 Jul 2016

The Australian National University (ANU) and the CSIRO have opened a new collaborative research centre to focus on environment, agriculture and global food supplies.

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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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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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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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