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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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Friday, 27 May 2016
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Internship opportunities and available projects will be advertised on this website as soon as they become available. 

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Friday, 27 May 2016

Associate Professor Ian Cockburn from The Australian National University (ANU), has won funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's to help find more effective treatments for malaria.

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Tuesday, 24 May 2016

The Australian National University (ANU) and Hindmarsh have launched Significant Capital Ventures, a new venture capital investment vehicle to drive innovation in Canberra and build investment links between business and research.

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Tuesday, 24 May 2016
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The ABC’s Vote Compass tells us that the environment, education and health are three big election issues this year across Australia.

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Tuesday, 24 May 2016
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An international study led by The Australian National University (ANU) has found evidence that marine life can easily invade Antarctic waters from the north, and could be poised to colonise the rapidly-warming Antarctic marine ecosystems.

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Monday, 23 May 2016

The Australian Academy of Science has recognised two scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) for their work on advancing science.

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Thursday, 19 May 2016
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Big isn't always better when it comes to the size of male genitals.

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Tuesday, 17 May 2016
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Scientists have found evidence of a huge asteroid that struck the Earth early in its life with an impact larger than anything humans have experienced.

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Tuesday, 17 May 2016
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Physicists are putting themselves out of a job, using artificial intelligence to run a complex experiment.

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