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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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Dr Julia Ellyard. Photo: Tracey Nearmy/ANU
Friday, 01 Mar 2024
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  • Research story

A new study has found that rare coding variants in a lupus risk gene could help understand how the immune system mistakenly targets the body's own tissues.

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Scientist with drag queen
Wednesday, 28 Feb 2024
  • News

ANU graduate and biologist 'WELI' knows more about kangaroos than most. He's hopped to the number one spot in the 2024 Dance Your PhD global contest with his quirky submission, ‘Kangaroo Time (Club Edit)’.

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John Curtin School of Medical Research Director Elizabeth Gardiner poses for photographs at ANU in Canberra.
Wednesday, 28 Feb 2024
  • Academic profile

“Researchers are great people, but they live and survive in a tough environment," Professor Gardiner said.

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First year PhD student, Yanran Fan, in her lab at the John Curtin School of Medical Research.
Wednesday, 28 Feb 2024
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  • Research story

Yanran Fan always thought she’d become a lawyer. Instead, she's pursuing a PhD.

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Tuesday, 27 Feb 2024
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Professor Alexander Maier, from the ANU Research School of Biology, has taken out the science category in the 2023 Awards for Teaching Excellence, announced by Universities Australia.

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Bee on hand
Tuesday, 27 Feb 2024
  • Analysis and opinion

We have a small and vanishing window to collect bees before the inevitable rapid spread of the varroa mites, and the mass die-offs, occur.

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Two scientists in a lab
Tuesday, 27 Feb 2024
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The heart of future quantum devices could be lit up by arrays of tiny glow-sticks, developed by ANU physicists.

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A large-eyed mouse on red dirt
Friday, 23 Feb 2024
  • Analysis and opinion

Australia can lay claim to two new native mammal species, discovered as part of collaborative new research published in the journal Molecular Ecology.

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Platelet-red blood cell complex, in which a platelet (arrow) is attached to the surface of a red cell, viewed using scanning electron microscopy (bar length = 1 µm)
Wednesday, 21 Feb 2024
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  • Research story

Researchers at the John Curtin School of Medical Research (JCSMR) have found a new function of platelets apart from their known role in preventing bleeding and helping us fight off infections.

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