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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
More than 30 ANU staff and students put forward their ideas for the nation as participants in the 2020 Summit. On Campus asked a few of the participants to tell us about their experiences.
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
A new quarterly poll run by ANU will gauge Australian attitudes to major issues and place them in a policy-based international context.
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Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
Scientists at The Australian National University are a step closer to understanding the rare Hartnup disorder after discovering a surprising link between blood pressure regulation and nutrition that could also help to shed light on intestinal and kidney function.
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Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
The future of the Kokoda Track could be jeopardised unless the competing interests of various landholder groups in Papua New Guinea are resolved through a new representative organisation, an expert from The Australian National University has proposed.
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Friday, April 18th, 2008
Australians believe that the environment is the most important issue facing Australia now and in five years time, according to the inaugural ANU Poll.
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Thursday, April 17th, 2008
Ahead of this weekend’s 2020 Summit academics from The Australian National University are warning research shows significant changes need to be made to Indigenous affairs policy to ‘close the gaps’ but the “narrative of failure” that dominates discussion on the area is unfounded.
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Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
The Australian National University will host a large gathering of Pacific specialists later this week at an international conference about fostering connections between Pacific Studies research, education and outreach activities.
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Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
The Australian National University will host a large gathering of Pacific specialists later this week at an international conference about fostering connections between Pacific Studies research, education and outreach activities.
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Monday, April 14th, 2008
Water policy and politics; political history of water management in the Murray-Darling Basin.
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Monday, April 14th, 2008
Citizenship, nationality, women and constitutional law, public law, intersections between public and international law.
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Monday, April 14th, 2008
Wildlife conservation, Australian mammals, forestry, ecology of Australian forests, logging impacts, and biodiversity loss.
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Monday, April 7th, 2008
A stream of debris across the sky is the result of intergalactic cannibalism, researchers from The Australian National University conclude, and it is the not the first time our galaxy has had one of its neighbours for breakfast.
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
ANU today announced that it would make a substantial contribution to the Federal Government’s review of the National Innovation System, hosting a series of Research and Innovation Policy Dialogue Workshops consider key issues in research and innovation.
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Australia’s two top-ranked research-intensive universities, The Australian National University and the University of Melbourne, will form a formidable alliance under a Memorandum of Understanding announced today.
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
ANU today announced the creation of a new endowment fund and a range of measures to ensure a strong future for the ANU School of Music.
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Test score gaps between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians are narrowest in the early years, according to new research from The Australian National University.
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Further damage to the heritage aspects of Gallipoli in Turkey is inevitable unless limits are placed on the number of tourists visiting the area for memorial services, an expert will suggest at The Australian National University tonight.
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
A quick multiple choice test: Which of the following would you associate with game shows? Is it a) commercial television, b) trivia nights or c) university physics lectures?
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Who: Matthew Doolan
What: Engineering Lecturer
My favourite space on campus is … under the wisteria behind the Gods cafe.
I like it because … there’s coffee and it’s a good place to collect your thoughts.
If I were free for an afternoon, I’d … go mountain biking.
I’d like to share my space with … my partner Bec, and […]
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
The University has announced that it will seek to make a substantial contribution to the Federal Government’s review of the National Innovation System, hosting a series of Research and Innovation Policy Dialogue Workshops to consider key issues in research and innovation.
“ANU was founded to advance the cause of learning and research in Australia. Playing […]
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
The University and unions representing ANU staff are set to start working towards negotiating a new enterprise agreement.
The current ANU enterprise agreement is up for re-negotiation and a team of senior academic and general management representatives will meet with the unions that are party to the agreement over the coming weeks.
In preparation for the […]
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Hundreds of students new to university life are getting the support they need through the SIGN and new SIGNPOST mentoring programs.
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Today we’ve announced a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Melbourne that will encourage closer ties through programs of collaboration and exchange in areas of mutual interest and benefit to both institutions.
The arrangement will enable the universities to develop joint endeavours in research, research training, teaching, scholarship, external funding bids, consulting, and international outreach.
For […]
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
GRAINER, RONALD ERLE (1922-1981), composer, was born on 11 August 1922 at Atherton, Queensland, son of Ronald Albert Grainer, storekeeper, and his wife Margaret, née Clark, both born in Queensland.
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
The Last Lecture at ANU is a tradition in the making. Each year students vote for their favourite lecturer, who must then deliver an address at University House. In 2007, Professor Hugh White, Head of the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, spoke on Australia’s future in the ‘Asian Century’. Read the speech in Last Word […]
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ANU Poll takes national snapshot
ANU poll finds ‘it’s the environment, stupid’
Mind the gap: Indigenous lives improving, but too slowly
Dr Daniel Connell
Professor Kim Rubenstein
Professor David Lindenmayer
Gallipoli - tourism and heritage don’t mix: Historian
Pointing students in the right direction
Vice-Chancellor’s message
The Last Lecture