Pilot study promotes peer review for medicos

Junior Medical Officers will be aided in their professional development by their peers, as part of a pilot study put together by staff of the ANU Medical School.

New outlet for social research

Academics mingled with politicians and the media at the launch of a new ANU institute for social research.

Linkage grants over $2.2 million

ANU researchers have secured more than $2.2 million in funding in the latest round of Linkage Grants from the Australian Research Council.

Imagining life on a greenhouse earth

What will life on earth be like if the severe greenhouse conditions predicted for the next few centuries come true? That’s the question addressed at a multi-disciplinary conference recently hosted by the University.

Development economics at ANU

ANU was the host of the recent fourth annual Australasian Development Economics Workshop and Dr Chris Manning, Head of the Indonesia Project, shares the highlights.

‘Climate change has sealed our fate’: Kiribati President

The President of Kiribati said his country is destined to become uninhabitable due to ocean-level rise in a frank address at ANU last week.

2007 proves a positive year

As the only Australian university established by an Act of the Commonwealth Parliament, ANU is also the only university to have its Annual Report tabled in the federal Parliament.

Can’t top the Top End

Far from the cold of a Canberra winter, a small group of ANU staff are providing support for research in northern Australia.

Sustainability across the globe

Alex Readford is one of three ANU students travelling halfway around the world to get hands-on experience in sustainability.

Computerised irrigation system set to save precious resource

Facilities and Services are doing their part for the drought with a new irrigation system designed to save water.

Jackie Chan opens education centre

International movie star Jackie Chan opened the Jackie Chan Science Centre in March.

When two tribes go to war

Nobody could have predicted that one of the great brand battles would be between rival groups of fans of fantasy literature.

Big business a big problem for voters: study

Australian voters see big business as a greater threat than unions, think more should be spent on social services over tax cuts and say Peter Costello would not have saved the Coalition from electoral defeat at last year’s poll. Those are some of the key findings of a new study from ANU.

Look into my eyes

In the not-too-distant future computer games could come equipped with programs that sense the mood of the gamer.

Rescue or ruin in Manila?

Student Cameron Sugden has been volunteering with the organization Bahay Tuluyan in Manila, The Philippines, which helps street children who would otherwise be locked up by authorities.

Conversation: National Health

What’s really needed for Australia to get a good diagnosis for its health system?

Vice-Chancellor’s message

The Australian Government is currently taking a close look at the nation’s research and education policies through a review of the innovation system and a review of the tertiary education system. As this edition of ANU Reporter goes to print, both reviews will be in full swing, and ANU will be making its contribution.
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Six easy lessons in: Sponges

While not the most attractive of ocean creatures, sea sponges have both a history and a future in scientific research.

Silver tongues, second language

Speaking in public regularly tops the list of things people would rather die than have to do. Death seems to be an overly dramatic alternative, but is an indication of the common terror that results from having to stand in front of a group of people and hold their attention while saying something cogent.
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Focus

When law meets science

What kind of science is being used by our political leaders and law makers when they assess things like environmental impact? How could the seemingly disparate worlds of science and the law be better integrated? Judith Jones, a senior lecturer in law from the ANU College of Law surveys the scene.
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The double life of Dan

An ANU student and Rhodes scholarship winner shows that it is possible to mix academic and sporting lives.

Llewellyn Hall Resurgent

Canberra’s premier concert venue has come a long way.

Road to somewhere

ANU researchers are helping to lay the groundwork for the first comprehensive plan of management for the Canning Stock Route.

More than one way to innovate

Senator Kim Carr told an audience of ANU leaders about his vision for the future of research and innovation in the university sector.