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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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Tuesday, 10 Nov 2015

Life sciences at The Australian National University (ANU) is in excellent health according to the latest rankings from Times Higher Education.

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Monday, 09 Nov 2015
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ANU has won more than $7.4 million for 13 projects in the latest National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding round.

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Friday, 06 Nov 2015
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According to Cosmopolitan, 2015 is the year “the period went public”, with debates over the “tampon tax” grabbing headlines around the world.

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Friday, 06 Nov 2015
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Two projects involving researchers from ANU have received a slice of US $20 million from the G20 to strengthen global food security by making more energy efficient wheat.

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Tuesday, 03 Nov 2015

ANU has welcomed the announcement by ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr MLA to support the future of Australia's space industry at Mount Stromlo.

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Monday, 02 Nov 2015
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Did you remember to exercise today?

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Monday, 02 Nov 2015

A group of ANU students recently travelled to the University of Tsukuba in Japan to complete a course on biodiversity and biotechnology. The course, Biodiversity, Biotechnology and Applications, was partially funded by the New Colombo Plan mobility grant.

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Wednesday, 28 Oct 2015
  • Research story

Chemists have created a star-shaped molecule previously thought to be too unstable to be made.

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