Plant research centre opens

A new Plant Phenomics Centre will attract plant scientists to Canberra by providing them with access to the next generation of robotic and imaging plant research tools.

Beazley appointed new ANU Chancellor

Professor Kim Beazley has been appointed Chancellor of The Australian National University by the University Council.

Chinese language teachers stage national meeting

Teachers from around Australia met recently in Canberra to discuss the latest techniques in how best to teach Chinese to Australian students.

Water waste - is Aussie rice worth the resources?

Australia faces more prolonged droughts – so is growing resource-intensive rice in the country a waste of water? That’s the question three leading agricultural scientists debated at ANU.

Twin beams as the ultimate laser pointer

New laser technology that could dramatically improve precision measurement ranging from atomic to outer-space applications has been developed by physicists at ANU.

Graduates step into the future

Graduations returned to the refurbished Llewellyn Hall last week for the first time since the February 2008 hailstorm.

China Update 2008

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was among the experts on China who examined the challenges for the Asian nation and the rest of the world at the University’s annual China update.

A good idea goes a long way

The evolution of thinking on evolution was teased out at a forum discussing the legacy of Charles Darwin and John Wallace held at the Research School of Biological Sciences (RSBS) this month.

Poetry in Action

Staff and students travelling around Canberra by bus should keep their eyes peeled for the poetry of ANU Archivist Maggie Shapley.

Demonstrating our sustainability credentials

More than 50 university students from across Australia and India had a lesson in sustainability when the 2008 Australia India Universities Youth Forum (AIUYF) visited ANU.

Award winning research management

The ANU Research Office took out first prize in a poster competition at the recent congress of the International Network of Research Management Societies (INORMS).

Away with words

Studying Australian Indigenous languages from the USA may be a challenge but it’s one that ANU alumna Claire Bowern embraces.

Scene 23 July 2008

The University’s most recognisable graduate
of Chinese language studies made an
appearance at the John Curtin School of
Medical Research for the 2008 China Update.
He posed for a photo with ANU College
of Asia and the Pacific graduate students
Trang Nguyen and Heather Kelly.

Ducks braved the winter cold to take a dip in
the pond at the entrance to the Chancelry
tower […]

Research at the south coast

Academics, scientists, students and other researchers have a distinct field location available to them at the University’s coastal campus.

Graduations Gallery

Catherine Farrelly and Claudia Quintenilla

Graduate Nigel Bew with Erin Sutcliffe and Darius

Graduate Adrian Wong and brother Andrew Wong

Graduate Chris Shehan with
Josie McCrone

Juliet Chapman and Kayla Tulloch

Jen Yee Lee with Vice-Chancellor
Professor Ian Chubb

Maniotis Andreas with Vice-Chancellor
Professor Ian Chubb

PhD graduate Ian McRae and family

PhD graduate Siobhan McCarthy
with James Molinari

Staff Info 23 July 2008

Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Awards and more.

Vice Chancellor’s Excellence Awards

Staff are invited to nominate recipients for the 2008 ANU Vice Chancellor’s Awards.

Free cervical cancer vaccine now available

The next clinics for the free cervical cancer vaccine will be held on 4 and 5 August 2008.

University staff in dialogue

An international expert on the role of dialogue in organisational change was a guest at a recent forum co-hosted by the Centre for Educational Development and Academic Methods (CEDAM) and the Centre for Dialogue.

Awards 23 July 2008

Professor Kiaran Kirk from the School of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BaMBi) has been awarded the Australian Society for Parasitology’s 2008 Bancroft-Mackerras Medal for “outstanding contribution to the science of parasitology in Australia”.
Dr Peter Jackson from the Division of Pacific and Asian History in the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific has won a […]

Student Info 23 July 2008

Fees, Bush Week and more.

From your Students’ Association

The ANU Students’ Association is proud to welcome students back for semester two.

Dr Katerina Teaiwa

Pacific Studies, Fiji, Kiribati (Banaba), Diaspora; Pacific Arts and Cultures; Cultural Industries, Dance; …

Spaces @ ANU 23 July 2008

John Sullivan wants everyone to appreciate his favourite space.

Dr Ben Wellings

The European Union; European history and politics; British history and politics; Nationalism Australian history and politics