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The unexpected poetry of PhD acknowledgements

The unexpected poetry of PhD acknowledgements

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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Wednesday, 30 Nov 2022
  • Academic profile

Dr Adele Morrison is a globally recognised climate scientist, but she wasn’t always confident she’d find her place in the science community.

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Huntsman spider
Monday, 28 Nov 2022
  • News

While most spiders are creatures of solitude, a study involving researchers from ANU has found some species have become more gregarious.  

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Houses on a flooded street
Thursday, 24 Nov 2022
  • Analysis and opinion

Climate change is driving a worldwide increase in extreme events. The latest State of the Climate report confirms the risks of disasters are rising in Australia.

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A fossil in a grey rock
Wednesday, 23 Nov 2022
  • News

The contents of the last meal consumed by the earliest animals known to inhabit Earth more than 550 million years ago has unearthed new clues about the physiology of our earliest animal ancestors, according to scientists from ANU.

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Wednesday, 23 Nov 2022
  • Analysis and opinion

On November 21 2022 an earthquake near the Indonesian city of Cianjur in West Java caused at least 268 deaths and damaged 22,000 buildings. This event should serve as a wake-up call to improve building practices in Indonesia, because we know it’s not a question of if but when.

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Tuesday, 22 Nov 2022
  • News

Two leading researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) who are battling catastrophic climate change and killer infectious diseases are winners in the 2022 Prime Minister's Prizes for Science.

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Monday, 21 Nov 2022
  • News

Animals bred in captivity can experience significant changes to their bodies, behaviour and health, which affects their chances of survival when they’re released into the wild, a new review from ANU researchers has shown.

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Friday, 18 Nov 2022
  • News

The ARC Training Centre for Multiscale 3D Imaging, Modelling and Manufacturing, M3D Innovation is using a "disruptive" digital imaging, analysis, modelling and manufacturing technology developed at ANU for more than 15 years.

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Friday, 18 Nov 2022
  • News


Discover the contributions that LGBTQIA+ people in STEM make, and the barriers people can face.

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