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Farm dam

Better dams offer major benefits to farmers and livestock

Managing the water quality of farm dams is critical to the health of livestock as well as boosting crop production, according to new research from the ANU Sustainable Farms group.

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Thursday, 18 Feb 2016
  • Academic profile

Tony Irwin is your go-to guy for nuclear reactors and the nuclear fuel cycle.

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Tuesday, 16 Feb 2016
  • Student blog

At the commencement of my second year, I look back on the advice I received and learnt. Here are five things that I wish I knew at the beginning of my first year.

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Tuesday, 16 Feb 2016
  • News

Kangaroo grazing has a huge impact on grasslands and bird populations, potentially leading to population explosions of some species while others decline, a new study from The Australian National University (ANU) has found.

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Friday, 12 Feb 2016
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Researchers who have spent 10 years studying ground-nesting wasps have solved a mystery of how the insects make sure that they find their way home.

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Friday, 12 Feb 2016
  • Research story

ANU scientists are part of a global scientific collaboration which has proven the existence of gravitational waves for the first time.

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Thursday, 11 Feb 2016
  • Research story

Dr Susana Vaz Nery’s research seeks to minimise diseases that are transmitted through contaminated soil.

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Tuesday, 09 Feb 2016
  • News

A huge reservoir of carbon developed in the deep Atlantic Ocean during the last ice age, research led by ANU Research School of Earth Sciences has found.

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Tuesday, 09 Feb 2016
  • News

A leading expert on hoarding disorder has developed a new treatment for the condition and called for a major rethink in the way hoarding is managed in Australia.

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Monday, 08 Feb 2016
  • News

If you're enrolling for the first time as a coursework student you will need to complete your enrolment soon. 

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