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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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Brianna Woodhead
Wednesday, 06 Sep 2017
  • Student profile

When the time came for Brianna to leave her hometown and start university in a big city, finding a new sense of community was high on her radar.

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Monday, 04 Sep 2017
  • Academic profile

ANU Associate Professor Malcolm McLeod is creating new chemical methods for detecting doping, leading to a clean-up in the greyhound industry of steroid abuse.

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Thursday, 31 Aug 2017
  • Career story

Meet Dr Kai Chan, the 2017 ACT Young Scientist of the Year

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Wednesday, 30 Aug 2017
  • Career story

Elite athlete? Actor? Astronaut? It’s pretty rare to find someone actually living their childhood dream. Cue: Nate Byrne, ABC Breakfast News weather presenter.

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Wednesday, 30 Aug 2017
  • News

ANU has won $1.24 million in new funding from the Australian Government to support 326 students to study overseas.

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Tuesday, 29 Aug 2017
  • News

The ANU Bachelor of Mathematical Sciences has been listed as one of the most attractive degrees in the market, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.

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Tuesday, 29 Aug 2017
  • Analysis and opinion

90% of Australians feel science has made life easier. But we're a complex nation when it comes to the finer details of how we view science and scientists.

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An Earth Science student analyses minerals in the Centre for Advanced Microscopy
Monday, 28 Aug 2017
  • Student profile

The ANU Research School of Earth Sciences has launched a pilot internship program which benefits students, industry and the University.

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Wednesday, 23 Aug 2017
  • Research story

Despite being the most abundant protein in the world, we are still getting to the roots of how Rubisco, the protein at the heart of photosynthesis, works.

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