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Scientists uncover molecular secrets of how we see colour
A global team has cracked a decades-old mystery, revealing the atomic structures of the molecules in our eyes that allow us to see colours.
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- Academic profile
A chemist and physicist sees science as an unduly gendered kind of world – but that need not be the case
- Research story
By the end of the study we found that the number of underweight children got down to less than 1 in 20. That’s a really big change over a short period of time.
- Research story
Older Australians are still bearing the brunt of the Global Financial Crisis
- Academic profile
Professor Ken Freeman, one of Australia’s most influential astronomers, had absolutely no interest in the field when he started out.
- Student profile
When Sam returned to Australia, he completed his final year of high school and decided to enroll in the Bachelor of Philosophy or PhB program at ANU. “The research component of the PhB program was a big draw card.” he says. “I wanted to continue that sort of self-contained guided research I had done at RSI. The backing of the research schools at ANU is amazing and there is world class research going on in all fields. On top of that, the PhB program is just an amazing group of students.”