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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, 25 Aug 2015
  • Student blog

I’m a hermit by nature so making friends in my first week was tricky, but much easier than high school had been. It helps that the people here in uni don’t mind if you’re a little dorky. Don’t believe me? Here’s the conversation that lead to me gaining my first friend.

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Friday, 21 Aug 2015

Professor Buckman has been the Director of the Research School of Physics and Engineering at the Australian National University for the last three years.

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Wednesday, 19 Aug 2015
  • News

Research School of Chemistry's Dr Colin Jackson has been named the ACT Scientist of the Year.

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Tuesday, 18 Aug 2015
  • Research story

The leadership of the ANU fusion program has always had a strong reputation internationally for scientific excellence.

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Thursday, 13 Aug 2015
  • News

A new exhibition celebrating the achievements of female scientists has opened in Canberra as part of National Science week and in a bid to attract more women into the profession.

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Wednesday, 12 Aug 2015
  • News

While a full sized invisibility cloak is still science fiction, research into metamaterials have potentially brought us a little closer to bending light to achieve invisibility cloaking.

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