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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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Thursday, 12 Nov 2015
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Have you ever wondered why your laptop computer works well for a few years, but then starts to give up the ghost?

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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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