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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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Heidi Parkes
Monday, 20 Nov 2023
  • Student blog

Heidi Parkes completed a Master of Science Communication. During her studies she participated in a pilot mentor program for her master’s research course.

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bright sun
Friday, 17 Nov 2023
  • Analysis and opinion

With an El Niño declared and global temperatures rising, meteorologist Clem Davis explains what weather might be in store for Australians this summer.

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Friday, 17 Nov 2023
  • Research story

Does ChatGPT ever give you the eerie sense you’re interacting with another human being? Artificial intelligence (AI) has reached an astounding level of realism, to the point that some tools can even fool people into thinking they are interacting with another human.

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Burnt plantation
Tuesday, 14 Nov 2023
  • Analysis and opinion

The amount of timber-producing forest burning each year in severe wildfires has increased significantly in the past decade, and threatens industries such as timber milling and paper manufacturing.

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iGEM jamboree
Tuesday, 14 Nov 2023
  • Student blog

ANU Students attended the 20th iGEM Grand Jamboree in Paris and entered a team into the iGEM global synthetic biology competition to present their research and hear from leaders in the field.

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A black bird with a curved beak and red eyes
Friday, 10 Nov 2023
  • Research story

The white-winged chough is one of the weirder birds out there.

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Flooded town
Friday, 03 Nov 2023
  • News

Human-caused climate change is changing the way water moves around Earth, according to a new study involving researchers from ANU.

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Doctor alone and looking into the distance
Thursday, 26 Oct 2023
  • Analysis and opinion

Dominique Lee was training in radiation oncology when she was invited to join her supervisor to discuss a training opportunity. Instead, she was drugged and sexually assaulted. A set of sexual safety standards, that can apply to all medical workplaces and add to the legislative requirements we are already required to meet, are in development.

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HIAF
Thursday, 26 Oct 2023
  • News

A new partnership between The Australian National University (ANU) and world-leading Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in the United States will deliver innovations in nuclear science and help steward the safe use of nuclear technologies across the globe.

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