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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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A women is looking at the camera. Behind her is laboratory equipment.
Friday, 19 Aug 2022
  • Media release

Australia is set to play a leading role in the global hunt for mysterious dark matter, with the launch of a new lab in regional Victoria today.

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Tractor harvesting crops.
Friday, 19 Aug 2022
  • News

Food production is already one of the biggest stressors to our planet, but it's made substantially more challenging by the interaction of Earth system processes, according to new research.

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A man in a lab coat is looking towards the camera. He is sitting next to a computer displaying genetic analysis in a laboratory.
Friday, 19 Aug 2022
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Using cutting-edge technology, biologist Dr Benjamin Schwessinger from The Australian National University (ANU) is helping to protect the biosecurity of Australia's unique flora and agricultural industry.

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Friday, 19 Aug 2022
  • Research story

Dr Francis Bennet is pushing the boundaries of glass for secure satellite communication. This new technology aims to optimise communication across Australia, especially during natural disasters and health crises.

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A smiling woman next to a a glowing tube
Wednesday, 17 Aug 2022
  • News

As a PhD candidate in the ANU Research School of Physics, Ash Pascale is living her childhood dream.

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A man holding an open box containing marshmallows, sugar and paddlepop sticks
Tuesday, 16 Aug 2022
  • Media release

Our ANU College of Science STEM boxes have been sent to more than 130 schools this year to celebrate National Science Week.

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A women in a blue jumper in an artist studio is looking down.
Monday, 15 Aug 2022
  • Staff profile

Ngaio Fitzpatrick views the climate through a veil of broken industrial glass. Discover what happens when art and science collide this National Science Week.

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Friday, 12 Aug 2022
  • Media release

A new study from ANU offers further clues about what happened to the Mediterranean during a tumultuous period that likely included the most catastrophic flooding event in Earth's recorded history.

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Friday, 12 Aug 2022
  • Media release

If you've ever thought you felt the Earth move under your feet at a Canberra Raiders game, you might soon have scientific proof thanks to researchers from The Australian National University (ANU).

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