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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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Professor Yun Liu, Professor Sharon Friel and Professor Naomi McClure-Griffiths.
Thursday, 08 Jul 2021

Galaxies, building health equity and “crystal chemistry” is the focus of three major research projects at The Australian National University (ANU) receiving more than $9.7 million in Government funding.

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Telescope image of constellation Aquila close to border with Capricornus and Sagittarius.
Thursday, 08 Jul 2021
  • News

In a world-first, astronomers from The Australian National University (ANU) have discovered evidence of a massive explosion that led to the destruction of a rapidly spinning, strongly-magnetized star.

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Computer generated illustration of neutron star and black hole merging.
Wednesday, 30 Jun 2021
  • News

Scientists have for the first time detected black holes eating neutron stars, "like Pac Man", in a discovery documenting the collision of the two most extreme and enigmatic objects in the Universe.

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Tuesday, 29 Jun 2021
  • News

An Australian mammal thought to have been wiped out over 150 years ago can now be crossed off our list of extinct animals, following a new study.

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Courtyard with buildings.
Tuesday, 29 Jun 2021
  • Analysis and opinion

Australia has the world’s worst track record for wiping out mammals, with 34 species declared extinct since European colonisation. But today, we bring some good news: one rodent species, Gould’s mouse (Pseudomys gouldii), is set to be crossed off Australia’s extinct species list.

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Icebergs in icy landscape with blue and orange sky
Monday, 28 Jun 2021
  • News

A new study from researchers at ANU on how the world's largest ice sheet developed also provides vital clues about climate change tipping points.

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Professor Nerilie Abram is holding a coral core sample in laboratory lit with blue light
Thursday, 24 Jun 2021
  • News

We are now beyond the point of simply needing to reduce carbon emissions to prevent catastrophic climate change, according to a leading scientist from ANU.

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Thursday, 24 Jun 2021
  • Media release

A growing global push to halt biodiversity decline, most recently agreed at the G7 on Sunday, leaves Australia out in the cold as the federal government walks away from critical reforms needed to protect threatened species.

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Tuesday, 22 Jun 2021
  • Research story

It is all around us. Every day in our lives we are in contact with it. In fact, we are made from it: ancient stardust.

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