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Breaking down biases: tackling weight stigma in medicine

The bad news: weight bias exists in medicine. The good news: researchers have found promising interventions to support medical students to provide weight-inclusive care.

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Friday, 11 Aug 2017
  • Research story

Read about the Warramunga Seismic and Infrasound Research Station of the ANU Research School of Earth Sciences.

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Friday, 11 Aug 2017
  • News

Dr Kai Chan from the ANU Research School of Biology has been named 2017 ACT Scientist of the Year.

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Thursday, 10 Aug 2017
  • News

In her new book, A Changing Climate for Science, Dr Lewis argues that scientists have strict responsibilities to be transparent and engage the general public.

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Monday, 07 Aug 2017
  • Career story

Dr Ramin Rafiei has some advice for anyone questioning the value of a PhD outside of academia: "Be a nerd!"

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Friday, 04 Aug 2017
  • Research story

A new study led by ANU has found that plants are able to forget stressful weather events to rapidly recover.

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Monday, 31 Jul 2017
  • Student blog

Brody Hannan exchanged the mid-century architecture of the Chifley Library for the centuries-old cloisters of Oxford to undertake an IARU Global Summer Program.

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Friday, 28 Jul 2017
  • Research story

An expedition led by ANU will help solve the mysteries of Zealandia, an underwater continent to the east of Australia.

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Thursday, 27 Jul 2017
  • Research story

New research from ANU shows the need for urgent action to boost the flock sizes of the critically-endangered regent honeyeater.

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Wednesday, 26 Jul 2017
  • News

Science communicators from eight African countries visited ANU for a six week training program at the National Centre for Public Awareness of Science.

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