ANU parasite expert named science teacher of the year »

Professor Alexander Maier, from the ANU Research School of Biology, has taken out the science category in the 2023 Awards for Teaching Excellence, announced by Universities Australia overnight.

When it comes to parasites and their reputation in the animal kingdom, it largely, well, sucks (literally).

Small, abundant and appearing in places we least expect, the narrative surrounding these mysterious creatures is long, tangled and, at times, bordering on imagery not too...