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Cockatoo research

Working on the Clever Cockie Project, Dr Julia Penndorf is tracking all the odd but fascinating behaviours that Sydney and Canberra cockatoos get up to in urban environments.

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Cultural burning

ANU ecologists and a cohort of New South Wales Local Aboriginal Land Councils are joining together on a project to re-introduce cultural burning in box-gum grassy woodlands and to monitor the environmental outcomes of the burns.

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A child covers his ears.

People on the autism spectrum are predisposed to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a new study has shown.

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A blood sample being taken at the the John Curtin School of Medical Research located at The Australian National University.

A supportive workplace, work-life balance and a connection to rural communities are all key to retaining doctors in rural and remote areas of Australia, according to a new study from The Australian National University (ANU).

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Headshot of a woman

There's a growing movement to decolonise mathematics. Professor Rowena Ball explains what this means and why it is important.

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Dr Chelisa Cardinez, left, and Rebecca Davey in a research lab at the John Curtin School of Medical Research

Scientists from The Australian National University have discovered a gene mutation is responsible for causing psoriasis.

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Animals in a kitchen

What business does a wild animal have in contributing to our domestic bliss?

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Riccardo Natoli with some of his mentees: From back row, left to right: Sarah Farzadi, Natoli, Rakshanya Sekar, Adrian Cioanca, Nicholas Bariesheff.

What makes Associate Professor Riccardo Natoli special?

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Dr Julia Ellyard. Photo: Tracey Nearmy/ANU

A new study has found that rare coding variants in a lupus risk gene could help understand how the immune system mistakenly targets the body's own tissues.

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