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Friday, March 27th, 2009
Focusing species conservation efforts on national parks and wildlife corridors while neglecting the areas that surround them is taking a dangerously simplistic view and putting biodiversity at risk, according to an academic.
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Thursday, March 26th, 2009
Understanding the mistakes our brains make in processing visual information could provide important clues for helping people learn and retain information, according to a visiting academic.
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Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
A new approach to trapping rainbows could lead to a form of computing that uses many different colours of light at once to convey information, according to an international research team.
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Monday, March 23rd, 2009
Minister for Trade The Hon Simon Crean MP will be the keynote speaker at a symposium on trade agreements.
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Monday, March 23rd, 2009
Japan’s decision to send two maritime destroyers to the Gulf of Aden to deal with the threat from pirates could find the country stranded in deep legal waters or set a new touchstone for that country’s ability to engage in international security, according to ANU academics.
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Thursday, March 19th, 2009
Two new supercomputers ordered today by the Bureau of Meteorology and The Australian National University will deliver 12 times the power of previous models, ensuring Australia is at the forefront of international weather forecasting and climate modelling.
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Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Lights across the ANU campus will be switched off from 8.30-9.30pm on Saturday 28 March as the University gets behind Earth Hour 2009.
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Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
The Communications and External Liaison Office (CELO) runs regular media skills workshops for ANU staff.
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Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
He was a leader in education, an advocate of the arts, and a man who celebrated the University. On the first autumnal day of the year, the University met to celebrate his life.
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Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Thinking about further study? The Student Recruitment Office is holding a Graduate Studies Information Evening Tuesday 5 May from 5pm to 7pm at University House.
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Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Tegan Kelly writes: Ahoy all post-grads! It’s March already and I hope you are all settling smoothly into the year.
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Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
ANU has partnered with the organisation Engineers Without Borders Australia to give students more experience of sustainable development and opportunities to work with disadvantaged communities.
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Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
The University Preschool & Child Care Centre would like to invite friends and families from the past and present to their 40th birthday.
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Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Thinking about further study? The Student Recruitment Office is holding a Graduate Studies Information Evening Tuesday 5 May from 5pm to 7pm at University House.
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Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
The February 2009 issue of Statistical Services’ email newsletter, ‘it figures’, is now available on-line.
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Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Work continues on the proposal to reconceptualise the Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS).
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Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
The second Woroni edition for 2009 came out 12 March.
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Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
The University Counselling Centre will be running two short lunchtime seminars in March and April for ANU staff and students.
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Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Chubb paid tribute to the “extraordinary contribution” Dr Hector Kinloch made to ANU at the opening of student residence, Kinloch Lodge.
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Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Simply by making a few small changes to the way he uses energy in the workplace and at home, Sumit Lodhia has won a fully installed solar energy system for his home.
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Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
A training program to develop researcher leadership is being offered by the University.
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Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
A second round of Commonwealth Scholarships is now open for application.
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Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
ANU Centre for the Public Awareness of Science and ARC Centre for Antimatter-Matter Studies (CAMS) masters student Tegan Donald has developed a new exhibit about antimatter which is currently on display at Questacon.
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Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Arnan Wiesel continues his journey through the complete J.S. Bach keyboard works with one of J.S. Bach’s most popular keyboard works.
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Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Thirteen foreign correspondents representing agencies including the Finnish Broadcasting Company and Deutsche Welle met ANU academics as part of a visit coordinated by ANU and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
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Narrow view threatens biodiversity
Can you believe what you see?
Trapping rainbows shines light on future of computers
Simon Crean speaks at trade symposium
Piracy plan presents problems for Japan
Weather and climate get supercomputer boost