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Developing fuel moisture sensing satellites for fire management with Indigenous knowledge

In this collaborative project, researchers are working to develop future satellites for fire management by using traditional Indigenous knowledge and collaborating on remote sensing technology to help manage wildfires.

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Jin Si Lam at ANU in Canberra, ACT.
Tuesday, 16 Jul 2024
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  • Student profile

Jin Si Lam focused on the mechanisms of thrombosis and cancer.

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The unexpected poetry of PhD acknowledgements
Thursday, 11 Jul 2024
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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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Dr Tim McInerney in the Finkel Lecture Theatre.
Wednesday, 10 Jul 2024
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  • Student profile

Tim McInerney always knew he'd get a PhD. He hadn't planned on also getting a tattoo.

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Three men in a lab wearing safety glasses
Wednesday, 10 Jul 2024
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ANU physicists are giving the Sydney Harbour Bridge a laser-based facelift so it can stand proud for future generations.

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Man stands near trees
Tuesday, 09 Jul 2024
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Emeritus Professor Will Steffen has been remembered as a “giant” of climate science at the inaugural lecture held in his name at ANU.

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Victoria Thomas leans on a bench at the School of Medicine and Psychology
Monday, 08 Jul 2024
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Making tough decisions that conflict with your values can result in what psychologists call 'moral injuries'. ANU experts are working to understand this better.

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Monday, 08 Jul 2024
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Physicists have seen the only known example of a sixth-order electromagnetic decay process in nature, emitted as a gamma ray from an excited state in iron-53 nuclei.

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Man inside
Thursday, 04 Jul 2024
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A new artificial intelligence tool that can help to select the most suitable treatment for cancer patients has been developed by researchers at the ANU.

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A whale tail on ocean with coast in background
Thursday, 04 Jul 2024
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Some of the first ever recorded evidence of reproduction in blue whales, including underwater footage of a mother nursing its calf, has been captured as part of a decade-long research and citizen science program led by the ANU.

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