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Developing fuel moisture sensing satellites for fire management with Indigenous knowledge

In this collaborative project, researchers are working to develop future satellites for fire management by using traditional Indigenous knowledge and collaborating on remote sensing technology to help manage wildfires.

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Monday, 30 Oct 2017
  • Student profile

Third year medical student Lissy McLinton talks about her placement in the Northern Territory.

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Friday, 27 Oct 2017
  • Research story

A new study led by ANU has mapped priority areas around the world to protect thousands of mammal species.

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Wednesday, 25 Oct 2017
  • News

Three researchers from ANU have been honoured for their contributions to science and health in the ACT Tall Poppy Awards for 2017.

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Wednesday, 25 Oct 2017
  • News

The physics and engineering Makerspace has played a key role in designing and producing the newly unveiled Australian of the Year trophies. 

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Wednesday, 25 Oct 2017
  • Academic profile

From an early age, Professor Fred Chow wondered how plant science could be used to solve famine.

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Friday, 20 Oct 2017
  • Academic profile

Dr Aude Fahrer's 'wake-up call' to the immune system could fight many types of cancer.

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Wednesday, 18 Oct 2017
  • News

ANU congratulates Professor Jenny Graves AO, one of Australia’s leading evolutionary geneticists, on winning this year’s Prime Minister’s Prize for Science.

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Wednesday, 18 Oct 2017
  • News

Scientists from ANU have launched a new crowdfunding campaign to help protect the critically endangered swift parrot from sugar gliders.

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Tuesday, 17 Oct 2017
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Scientists from ANU and around the world have detected for the first time gravitational waves from the collision of two stars about 130m light years away.

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