Media releases
ANU announces Tuckwell Fellows
The Australian National University (ANU) Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Professor Marnie Hughes-Warrington today announced the appointment of three fellows to mentor the Tuckwell Scholars when the first cohort arrive in 2014.
Good jobs can lead to happy families
Most people associate work with negative effects on family life, but new research from ANU has turned this view on its head, showing that the positives of jobs flow through too.
Earth’s centre is out of sync
New research from ANU has revealed that the centre of the Earth is out of sync with the rest of the planet, frequently speeding up and slowing down.
The Australian National University (ANU) has received more than 650 applications from across Australia for the recently launched Tuckwell Scholarship Program.
Mother’s milk – Our first vaccination
High levels of antibodies passed on to children by their mothers may help with the effectiveness of childhood vaccines, says Laureate Professor Rolf Zinkernagel.
Planting the seeds for a new world economy
The world’s foremost ecological economist will use a report launch at ANU to call for a sustainable alternative to our current economic system.
Former leader of the Liberal Party, the Hon. Dr Brendan Nelson has been appointed a Distinguished Research Fellow with the Centre for European Studies at ANU.
Summer ice melting in the Antarctic Peninsula has intensified almost ten-fold in the last 600 years according to research from ANU and the British Antarctic Survey.
An improved primary health care system and policy in Australia will be one of the outcomes of a partnership between the ANU Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute and the Australian Association of Academic Primary Care.
Size matters for heroes, not zeroes
Penis size influences a man’s sex appeal, and the taller the man, the bigger the effect, research from ANU has revealed.
