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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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Scientific instruments clipped onto the leaves of a small plant
Wednesday, 17 Jun 2026

Researchers have uncovered a mechanism that helps plants continue photosynthesising under extreme heat and dry air conditions.

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Science precinct showing biology building and sculpture of a large metallic ball
Thursday, 21 May 2026

Three Australian National University (ANU) scientists have been recognised for their extraordinary work by being elected Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science.

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Cockatoo eating a coloured almond
Friday, 08 May 2026

Research led by The Australian National University (ANU) has revealed that wild sulphur-crested cockatoos learn what foods are safe to eat by watching each other — a discovery that helps explain how the species thrives in rapidly changing urban environments.

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John Mackenzie
8 Jul 2026 | 12 - 1pm

PS PhD Exit Seminar: Investigating thermal tolerance in wheat: An exploration of leaf carbon metabolism under heat stress

My PhD project aims to develop and apply novel screening methodologies to improve the identification and characterisation of heat-tolerant wheat genotypes.
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ARC Training Centre in Plant Biosecurity
17 Jul 2026 | 12 - 2:30pm

Workshop - Seven Secrets of Highly Successful Research Students

Join this workshop - Seven Secrets of Highly Successful Research Students, organised by ARC Training Centre in Plant Biosecurity. All welcome.


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Jay Nicholson exit seminar
17 Jul 2026 | 3 - 4pm

E&E PhD Exit Seminar: Vulnerability of culturally important plant species to drought and heatwaves in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park

Over the last three years of my PhD, I have been working with Anangu researching why ecologically and culturally significant plants are dying during extreme heatwaves and drought
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