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Islands are engines of linguistic diversity, study shows

Islands drive language change and generate language diversity in similar ways to how they drive species diversity, according to new research from ANU that analysed languages from over 13,000 inhabited islands.

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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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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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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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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

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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