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The Global Energy ChallengeNov 16, 2009
A stable and sustainable energy supply is one of the major issues of this Century. World-energy demand is expected to increase by about 70% in the coming 20 years, while the production of petroleum is likely to peak in this period. The combination of rising demand and declining production of conventional oil raises the question: What is the plan?

In his presentation Professor Snieder will give examples of what one can do as a teacher, student, consumer, businessman and as a citizen to make progress towards a more sustainable energy system.		 Find out more...


Science Photography Competition 2009Sep 15, 2009
Enter photos depicting one or more of the following:
* Field trips
* At work in the laboratory
* Student social life
* Scientific shots
* Technology in the raw

There is an overall prize of $500 for the best photograph, and the winner of each category will receive a prize of $100. 		Find out more...


Dogs, drugs and detectionSep 03, 2009
A new method for catching sports drug cheating is shaking up the greyhound industry and could have major applications for the human world too. Dr Mal McLeod, from the Research School of Chemistry at ANU is an organic chemist who’s not averse to spending a day at the dog track. Find out more...


Radical wisdom for an age-old problemSep 01, 2009
A team of scientists, led by Professor Chris Easton from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Free Radical Chemistry and Biotechnology at The Australian National University has discovered that amino acids are working hard to protect our bodies from the ageing process caused by being exposed to free radicals and oxygen. Find out more...


National Science Week 2009Aug 25, 2009
ANU was heavily involved in National Science Week again this year. It hosted a public lecture by visiting Cambridge University chemist, Dr Peter Wothers and much more including the Science Spectacular at the CSIRO Discovery Centre. Find out more...


Nanotubes help to solve desalination problemAug 24, 2009
Researchers Dr Tamsyn Hilder, Dr Dan Gordon and group leader Professor Shin-Ho Chung from the Computational Biophysics Group at the Research School of Biology at ANU have come up with a way to eliminate all salt from seawater using nanotubes made from boron and nitrogen atoms that will make the process up to five times faster. Find out more...


New Chemical Science HubMay 22, 2009
A recent $90 million grant for a Chemical Sciences Hub will allow for two new Chemistry buildings, a new Science teaching building, and a combined Sciences workshop, which will double student capacity in Chemistry at ANU. Find out more...


Congratulations to Professor Mark Humphrey and Professor Rob StrangerDec 18, 2008
Congratulations to Professor Rob Stranger and Professor Mark Humphrey on the award of an Australia-China Special Fund Grant for Scientific and Technological Cooperation.

The funding - one of only two grants awarded this year - will help establish a Joint Research Centre for Functional Materials.		 Find out more...

 
2009 NHMRC/ARC Grant SuccessesNov 28, 2008
The recent announcement of grant successes for ARC Discovery ($21M), ARC LIEF ($4M), Linkage International ($200K), Linkage ($2.6M) and NHMRC Project Grants ($4.5M) and Research Fellowship schemes has seen CMBE and CPS combined win over $32M in new research funding for the next 3-5 years. Congratulations to all grant recipients! Find out more...