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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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People sitting on some rocks by the water side at dusk. The Sydney Harbour Bridge is in the background.
Thursday, 21 Jul 2022
  • Analysis and opinion

Natural ecosystems are already struggling from land clearing, intensive agriculture, soil degradation and poor water management. Climate changes and related sea level rise are making this worse. It’s a mistake to think this won’t affect us.

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A tiny brown mouse-like marsupial in some leaf litter.
Thursday, 14 Jul 2022
  • Media release

Scientists have tracked down and named a rare population of the White-footed Dunnart - a nocturnal native marsupial - in Queensland's wet tropics.

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Two magpie-larks, calling, with their wings stretched out
Thursday, 14 Jul 2022
  • Media release

A new study shows Australian magpie-larks may use a ventriloquial illusion to make their vocal duets more threatening.

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A little grey-white bird in a tree
Wednesday, 13 Jul 2022
  • Media release

Mistletoe plants suffered widespread die-off during the recent 2019-20 drought, and it spells bad news for Australia's woodland birds.

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Professor Susan Scott stands facing the camera, smiling.
Tuesday, 12 Jul 2022
  • Media release

Distinguished Professor Susan Scott has been newly elected as a Fellow of the International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation (ISGRG) for 2022.

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Six images of space taken by a telescope
Thursday, 07 Jul 2022
  • Media release

We now have new clues about a mysterious stage in the life of binary stars, thanks to research from The Australian National University (ANU) and Yunnan Observatory in China.

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A woman standing among some laboratory equipment
Wednesday, 06 Jul 2022
  • Academic profile

The ANU Research School of Physics is home to the largest and most powerful ion accelerator in Australia, and Professor Mahananda Dasgupta would like its world-class reputation to be better known here at home.

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A beekeeper lifts a honeycomb out of a beehive
Monday, 04 Jul 2022
  • Media release

Bee populations worldwide have been collapsing under attack from parasitic Varroa mites. Now, these mites have reached Australia.

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A woman stands wearing a black knitted jumper. A repeating design is featured, fanning out from the neckline, showing the planets and asteroid belts in the solar system.
Monday, 04 Jul 2022
  • Media release

PhD student Rachel Kirby weaved together two of her passions - knitting and space - to design a solar system jumper inspired by her PhD.

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