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Dr Tim McInerney in the Finkel Lecture Theatre.

Tim McInerney always knew he'd get a PhD. He hadn't planned on also getting a tattoo.

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Victoria Thomas leans on a bench at the School of Medicine and Psychology

Making tough decisions that conflict with your values can result in what psychologists call 'moral injuries'. ANU experts are working to understand this better.

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Elizabeth Webb at JCSMR

Two researchers from the John Curtin School of Medical Research have been honoured at the inaugural CHARM awards.

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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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