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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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Thursday, 06 Feb 2025
  • Analysis and opinion

Without climate and weather models we would be flying blind, both for short-term weather events and for our long-term future. But how do they work – and how are they different?

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Thursday, 06 Feb 2025
  • Student profile

Dr Natalie Gordon's 'life 1.0' included a teaching career and a stint as a nun - then she got cancer. "As a cancer survivor, you take life more seriously," she says. "I’ve got my time again. So what would I like to do?"

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Thursday, 06 Feb 2025
  • Student profile

ANU graduate Sonali Varma says Australia must facilitate community for young people struggling with isolation and loneliness.

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Ellora Kelly
Wednesday, 05 Feb 2025
  • Student profile

Ellora Kelly is studying Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), majoring in Renewable Energy Systems and Bachelor of Science, double majoring in Marine Science and Biodiversity Conservation at ANU Research School of Biology.

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Twinkle Mali
Tuesday, 04 Feb 2025
  • Student profile

Twinkle Mali is pursuing a Master of Public Health at the Australian National University degree at the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health (NCEPH)

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Katriel Tan
Tuesday, 04 Feb 2025
  • Student profile

Katriel Tan recently finished the Bachelor of Health Science at ANU and is starting the Doctor of Medicine and Surgery program at ANU Medical School.

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Tuesday, 04 Feb 2025
  • Student profile

Dr Thuany Costa de Lima is graduating from the ANU Research School of Earth Sciences with a PhD, after researching the deepest component our planet.

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Thursday, 30 Jan 2025
  • News

Researchers from ANU will partner with Rio Tinto to ensure First Nations cultural knoweledge and perspectives are central to the global energy transition.

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Tuesday, 21 Jan 2025
  • News

In a study of more than 71,000 people from 68 countries, Australia ranked equal fifth highest for trust in scientists out of all countries surveyed.

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