Credit: Nic Vevers/ANU
Credit: Nic Vevers/ANU

ANU centre to tackle world's biggest biosecurity challenges

Daniel Noble - Fenner Medal

ANU trailblazers celebrated by Australian Academy of Science

Research School of Biology Group Leader Daniel Noble awarded Fenner Medal by the Australian Academy of Science

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The ANU Research School of Biology (RSB) carries out research in a wide range of biological and biomedical sciences and oversees the University's Biology curriculum, with a diverse offering of courses across both undergraduate and graduate degrees.

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Monday, 12 May 2025

A new training centre housed at The Australian National University will equip the next generation of scientists to tackle some of the world’s biggest biosecurity challenges.

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Thursday, 10 Apr 2025

Four ANU scientists have been recognised with prestigious honorific awards from the Australian Academy of Science.

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Njanjma Ranger, Ursula Badari shares knowledge with students in Arnhemland, near Gunbalanyah, NT. Photo credit: Greg Williams
Tuesday, 18 Mar 2025

ANU biology and health and medical science students now have the opportunity to enroll in an intensive in-person course in Indigenous Culture & the Environment at Charles Darwin University in Darwin during the winter break (between Semesters 1 and 2).

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Annapurna Devi Allu
30 May 2025 | 3:30 - 4:30pm

PS Seminar Series - Stress to stress burst: Mechanisms to cope heat stress in plants

Our research explores the concept of priming-induced stress memory in plants, where exposure to mild or non-lethal stress events equips plants to better confront subsequent, more severe stressors.
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Pablo Recio Santiago
6 Jun 2025 | 3 - 4pm

E&E PhD Exit Seminar: Unravelling the interaction between hormones and incubation temperature on lizard cognition

Cognition plays a vital role in survival and reproduction, yet individuals often differ in their cognitive abilities. In my thesis, I investigated the combined influence of prenatal corticosterone (CORT) — the primary GC in reptiles — and incubation temperature on cognition in two species of skink.
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Madeleine van Oppen
18 Jun 2025 | 5pm