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The unexpected poetry of PhD acknowledgements

The unexpected poetry of PhD acknowledgements

After reading hundreds and hundreds of PhD theses, we accidentally discovered how to write the perfect PhD acknowledgement: it's a kind of poetry.

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A man in a brightly coloured shirt sitting on a couch
Monday, 26 Jun 2023
  • Student blog

"I really wasn’t sure how my identity or my acceptance of myself would change when I moved to Canberra," says Isaac. "But the more time I spent listening to queer stories, the more I have felt comfortable in my own skin."

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Bee on honey
Monday, 26 Jun 2023
  • News

Two similar strains of a destructive honeybee disease have vastly different origin stories, according to new research involving ANU biologist Professor Sasha Mikheyev.

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A smiling man in a white embroidered shirt
Monday, 26 Jun 2023
  • Staff profile

Dr John Noel Viaña is a bioethicist at the Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science at ANU researching how to promote greater diversity, inclusivity, and equity in biomedical and health research.

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Headshot of a woman in a lab
Wednesday, 21 Jun 2023
  • Student profile

The search for dark matter seems an impossible challenge, but that’s nothing new to Victoria Uttaree Bashu; becoming a physicist seemed an impossible dream for her.

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Stars in dark sky
Wednesday, 21 Jun 2023
  • News

Like Simba, Timon and Pumbaa in The Lion King, ANU researchers have been staring at the stars, wondering what’s really up there.

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Glacier mountain
Friday, 16 Jun 2023
  • Analysis and opinion

In anticipation of the next big Apline Fault seismic event, geoscientists are working hard to understand more about the Alpine Fault in New Zealand.

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Statue of justice
Friday, 16 Jun 2023
  • Analysis and opinion

When science evolves, we need better mechanisms for reviewing the legal decisions based on that science.

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Red and gren apples
Thursday, 15 Jun 2023
  • News

Professor Yong-Ling Ruan and his colleagues have made a breakthrough that could yield tastier and healthier fruit.

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Professor Susan Scott
Tuesday, 13 Jun 2023
  • News

Two national teaching programs will "revolutionise" science education in Australian schools and generate the next generation of Aussie Einsteins, quantum gurus, and our future science and technology workforce.

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