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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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Atlas moth on leaves
Thursday, 19 Jun 2025

Saving species starts at home: how you can help Australia’s 1,000 threatened invertebrates

Sadly, almost 1,000 Australian invertebrates are threatened with extinction and need protecting.

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myrtle rust tracker
Tuesday, 10 Jun 2025

Protecting our native plants against a deadly disease

These scientists are on a mission to track one of Australia's deadliest plant diseases.

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whale shark and diver
Friday, 06 Jun 2025

UN-backed global research movement shows benefits of tracking ocean giants for marine conservation

A team of international scientists has tracked over 100 marine megafauna species, identifying the most critical locations in our global oceans for better marine conservation efforts.

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7 Jul 2025 | 1 - 2pm

E&E Seminar Series: Did meat make us human? Reconstructing the onset and evolution of early hominin meat consumption

Dietary shifts—particularly the inclusion of animal resources—were pivotal in human evolution, yet direct evidence of meat consumption in early hominins remains limited and debated.
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