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| Finding a new Earth: holy grail of astronomy | May 07, 2012 | |
 Determining the habitability of rocky, Earth-like planets in the universe will be crucial for us as a species, according to scientists from The Australian National University. |
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| $31M boost to regional medical care | May 07, 2012 | |
 ANU Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Young welcomed news that ANU, the University of Canberra and the Southern General Practice Network have received joint funding to improve medical care infrastructure in the Canberra region. |
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| Schmidt and O’Neill elected to Royal Society | Apr 26, 2012 | |
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ANU Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Lawrence Cram has congratulated two ANU academics who have been elected to the Royal Society of London, the longest standing scientific academy in the world. |
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| Looking inside the Earth | Apr 23, 2012 | |
 Defects found in rocks below the Earth’s surface have a major impact on the transmission of seismic waves, such as those caused by earthquakes, researchers at The Australian National University have discovered. |
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| Hey, big energy spender | Apr 18, 2012 | |
 How will the unrelenting demand for energy in China be met? And where does Australia fit in the picture? Frank Jotzo answers these questions in East Asia Forum. |
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| Tiny particles key to understanding early solar system | Apr 17, 2012 | |
 New research from The Australian National University has answered a decades old cosmic conundrum on how ‘chondrules’ – tiny particles found within meteorites – could have formed in extreme heat, especially when the meteorite structure surrounding them remained cold. |
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| Microworld of Sullivans Creek | Apr 16, 2012 | |
 The tiny living organisms that call Sullivans Creek home were not fans of the recent storm water flood. |
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| Discovery shakes beliefs of Earth to the core | Apr 16, 2012 | |
 For a century, scientists have assumed that the Earth has same chemical make-up as the sun. But this belief has been challenged by scientists at The Australian National University. |
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| Million dollar grant to help map the skies | Apr 16, 2012 | |
 Nobel Laureate Professor Brian Schmidt and his team will continue their ground-breaking work with the help of a $1 million extension of his Australian Laureate Fellowship. |
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| Sounds of silence proving a hit | Apr 16, 2012 | |
 Researchers at The Australian National University have developed the fastest random number generator in the world by listening to the ‘sounds of silence’. |
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| Lego pirate proves, survives, super rogue wave | Apr 16, 2012 | |
 Scientists have used a Lego pirate floating in a fish tank to demonstrate for the first time that so-called ‘super rogue waves’ can come from nowhere in apparently calm seas and engulf ships. |
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| Researchers working to close the gap | Apr 16, 2012 | |
 A group of researchers from the Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute and the Menzies Centre for Health Policy have been awarded the NSW Health 2012 Closing the Gap award. |
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| Big Bang on Earth | Mar 26, 2012 | |
 Astronomers have begun to blast 3 million cubic feet of rock from a mountaintop in the Chilean Andes to make room for what will be the world’s largest optical telescope when completed near the end of the decade. You can watch the GMT big blast on You Tube. |
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| Global emissions surge back after GFC | Mar 14, 2012 | |
 A recent spike in worldwide carbon emissions growth was caused by the rebound from the global financial crisis (GFC) and is likely to be a one-off, according to a new study from The Australian National University. |
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| Study reveals contraceptive cancer risks | Mar 14, 2012 | |
 A study has revealed that injectable contraceptives that are widely used around the world influence the risk of developing several types of cancer. |
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| Society: step up to save planet | Mar 14, 2012 | |
 Scientific knowledge alone isn’t enough to save the planet – we must also act on that knowledge and radically change our behaviour, according to the authors of an international study. |
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| Chronicles of the deep | Feb 13, 2012 | |
 With the help of one of the planet’s oldest marine organisms, an ANU scientist is revealing the natural environment’s true history. |
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| Looking at the micro could mend broken hearts | Feb 07, 2012 | |
 Researchers have completed the first comprehensive survey of the tiny cellular molecules found in the heart and which are essential for its healthy function. The breakthrough could lead to the development of targeted therapeutic treatments for heart disease. |
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| Big trees boost city life | Feb 07, 2012 | |
 New research from The Australian National University has revealed for the first time the role large trees play in sustaining biodiversity and bird life in urban environments. |
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| Climate change history reveals future threats | Feb 02, 2012 | |
 The historical record foreshadows a grim picture for a future threatened by even greater climate change according to a study from The Australian National University. |
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| ANU people given the order on Australia Day | Jan 30, 2012 | |
 A world-renowned quantum physicist and a researcher working to improve space travel are among the members of the ANU community recognised with 2012 Australia Day honours. |
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| Black Saturday provides bushfire answers | Jan 24, 2012 | |
 Clearing vegetation close to houses is the best way to reduce the impacts of severe bushfires, according to a team of scientists from Australia and the USA who examined house loss as a result of Black Saturday. |
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| Food for thought as China’s cities grow | Jan 12, 2012 | |
 The growth of Chinese cities is increasing wealth in the country, but it’s coming at a cost, with farmers needing to make room for city dwellers as a consequence of the country’s ongoing economic boom. |
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| Young minds experiment with a future career in science | Jan 05, 2012 | |
 Australia’s brightest young scientific minds have lit the Bunsen burner and flamed their passion for science at the 2012 National Youth Science Forum (NYSF), which kicked off at ANU this week. |
During the month of January more than 300 Year 11 students from around Australia are participating in a series of twelve-day workshops which give them hands-on experience of a career in science. Students from Germany, Canada, South Africa and New Zealand are also attending the forum. |
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| Food glorious food: students serve up tasty new book | Dec 21, 2011 | |
 A group of ANU student volunteers from Real Food Canberra and The New Literacy Programme have launched a food manual for young people, Helpings, which contains recipes alongside food education and cooking guidance. |
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| ANU philosopher urges consensus on 50-year debate | Dec 21, 2011 | |
 Misinterpretation of a key scientific concept has led to decades of fierce debate according to an ANU philosopher. |
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| ANU honours Chubb’s service to education | Dec 16, 2011 | |
 Australia’s Chief Scientist Professor Ian Chubb has received an honorary doctorate from ANU as part of the 2011 graduation ceremonies. |
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| Brian Schmidt receives Nobel Prize in Stockholm | Dec 14, 2011 | |
 Professor Brian Schmidt received the Nobel Prize for Physics in a formal ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden on Saturday. |
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| Water on Mars: maybe martian microbes | Dec 14, 2011 | |
 Scientists from The Australian National University have found that extensive regions of the sub-surface of Mars could contain water and be at comfortable temperatures for terrestrial – and potentially martian – microbes. |
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| ANU experts join Academy Council | Dec 14, 2011 | |
 ANU Nobel Laureate Professor Brian Schmidt has been elected to the Council of the Australian Academy of Science. |
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| Staff recognised in university media awards | Dec 09, 2011 | |
 ANU Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ian Young, has recognised the contribution that staff make to the level of public debate through the annual Media Awards. |
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| ANU researchers star in Academy awards | Dec 09, 2011 | |
 ANU researchers have been honoured in all three categories of the 2012 Academy of Science awards. |
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| A brighter future for infertility treatment: study | Dec 07, 2011 | |
 Male infertility could soon have a boost through new treatments at a sub-DNA ‘epigenetic’ level, according to researchers from The Australian National University. |
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| ANU Chancellor named top global thinker | Nov 30, 2011 | |
 ANU Chancellor Professor the Hon Gareth Evans AO QC has been named one of Foreign Policy magazine’s Top Global Thinkers of 2011. |
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| New DVC Academic to join ANU team | Nov 28, 2011 | |
 Rhodes Scholar and award-winning teacher and historian Professor Marnie Hughes-Warrington will join ANU as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) in early 2012. |
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| Tegan a two-time science winner | Nov 25, 2011 | |
 ANU students have taken out first, second and third prizes in this year’s New Scientist Prize for Science Writing, with top honours going to science student Tegan Dolstra for the second year in a row. |
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| Future Forum tracks the global green economy | Nov 17, 2011 | |
 The second program in the ABC/ANU co-production Future Forum, focusing on the big issues ahead for the world and the nation, will screen next Wednesday at 8pm. |
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| ANU congratulates new Future Fellows | Nov 15, 2011 | |
 ANU Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Young has congratulated the 203 researchers around the nation announced today as Future Fellows, particularly the 26 recipients from The Australian National University. |
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| ANU congratulates ARC grant winners | Nov 02, 2011 | |
 Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Young has congratulated all recipients of the Australian Research Council’s 2012 Major Grants, especially those from The Australian National University. |
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| Campfires and Bunsen burners blaze bright for young scientists | Oct 24, 2011 | |
 Undergraduate science student Hilary Hunt writes about her experiences at the 2011 Asian Science Camp and why it was the place to be. |
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| Driving science and building nations | Oct 17, 2011 | |
 Brian Schmidt came to this country from the US partly because of its unique position and facilities. But Australia has matured since then, says our newest Nobel Laureate, astronomer Brian Schmidt. He is optimistic about the future for Australian science and the contribution it can make to improving lives, in this country and the world. Here is an edited version of a speech he gave at the presentation of the 2011 Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science at Parliament House in Canberra. |
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| ANU astronomer wins Nobel Prize | Oct 05, 2011 | |
 The Australian National University is celebrating the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Physics to Professor Brian Schmidt. |
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| New plan for ANU future | Sep 30, 2011 | |
 The future direction of The Australian National University has been outlined with the launch of a new strategic plan. |
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| ANU congratulates new ARC Laureates | Aug 10, 2011 | |
 Australian National University Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Young has congratulated all Australian Research Council 2011 Australian Laureate Fellows, especially the three researchers from ANU. |
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| New deal helps disadvantaged kids study | Aug 10, 2011 | |
 A new relationship between The Australian National University and The Smith Family will improve educational opportunities and increase access to university for young Australians from disadvantaged backgrounds. |
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| Graeme Samuel joins ANU Council | Aug 10, 2011 | |
 Former Chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Graeme Samuel AC has been appointed a member of The Council of The Australian National University. |
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| Sun shines on clean energy and water | Aug 10, 2011 | |
 The Australian National University continues to be at the forefront of national and international solar research thanks to funding provided by the Commonwealth via the Australian Solar Institute (ASI). |
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| Research yields world food potential | Aug 01, 2011 | |
 The Australian National University and Bayer CropScience have signed a research agreement to develop new technology with the potential to produce higher yielding food crops. |
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| Forum tracks Australia’s future | Aug 01, 2011 | |
 ANU experts will be on show in a first-of-its-kind joint production between the University and ABC News 24 to be broadcast on ABC News 24 on August 3 at 8pm. |
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| 17th Annual Lions Oratory Competition 2011 | Jul 18, 2011 | |
 Got something to say?If you’re an undergraduate student at ANU, you could represent your ANU College at the 2011 Lions Oratory Competition and win up to $1500 in cash. |
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| Meet some of our new graduates | Jul 18, 2011 | |
 Last week saw more than 1700 undergraduate and postgraduate students take home their degrees from ANU. Each of them has a unique story. |
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| ANU in global top 10 across a range of subjects: QS rankings | Jul 08, 2011 | |
 ANU has been ranked in the global top ten across seven different subject areas, according to the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by subject. |
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| New Dean for Engineering and Computer Science | Jun 27, 2011 | |
 Professor John Hosking has been appointed as the new Dean of the ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science. |
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| Ilana Atlas appointed ANU Pro-Chancellor | Jun 22, 2011 | |
 The Council of The Australian National University has appointed Ilana Atlas as the new Pro-Chancellor. Ms Atlas will begin her role on 1 August 2011. |
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| ANU helps unlock secret of the seas | Jun 20, 2011 | |
| An international marine research program which draws on ANU expertise will continue to unlock the mysteries of the deep seas thanks to renewed funding from the Federal Government. |
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| Days of discovery open doors to degrees | Jun 20, 2011 | |
 Over 500 Year 10 and 11 high school students from the NSW south coast and southern tablelands crammed an entire university degree into a single day of study at ANU last week. |
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| Science, Medicine and Health Prizes and Scholarships presentation | Jun 08, 2011 | |
 The Hall at University House was filled to capacity on Monday night as students, parents and friends gathered at the annual Science, Medicine and Health Prizes and Scholarships presentation evening. The ceremony was held to celebrate the achievements of our students and to thank our donors for their generous support. A cocktail reception, with music from students of the School of Music, followed the presentation |
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| ANU congratulates ARC grant winners | Jun 06, 2011 | |
| Australian National University Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Young has congratulated all ARC grant winners, especially the 11 ANU recipients of second round funding from the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) Linkage Projects funding scheme. |
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| Quantum Man: Richard Feynman’s life in science | May 24, 2011 | |
 It took a man who was willing to break all the rules to tame a theory that breaks all the rules. This talk, based on Lawrence Krauss’s new book, Quantum Man: Richard Feynman’s life in science, presents a charming and accessible overview of the scientific contributions of world famous physicist and public figure Richard Feynman, as seen through the arc of his fascinating life. |
Speaker/Host: Professor Lawrence Krauss Venue: Manning Clark Centre, theatre 1, Union Court, ANU Date: Thursday, 2 June 2011 Time: 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Enquiries: Events on 6125 4144 |
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