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Two scientists seated
Wednesday, 22 Oct 2025
  • Academic profile

Plant scientists Professor Graham Farquhar and Professor Susanne von Caemmerer transformed the world's understanding of photosynthesis, now they're receiving one of the Commonwealth's top honours for their research.

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Wet tropics rainforest
Thursday, 16 Oct 2025
  • News

The trunks and branches of trees in Australia’s tropical rainforests – also known as woody biomass – have become a net source of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, according to a new international study.

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Dr Samantha McGaughey (pictured) is harnessing the power of plants to help recover valuable resources from mining waste.
Thursday, 09 Oct 2025
  • News

An advanced filtration system inspired by nature that can recover untapped critical resources such as copper and lithium from mining waste is being developed by scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) in collaboration with Rio Tinto.

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Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) /Peter Ginter
Monday, 15 Sep 2025
  • News

A new approach to analysing museum specimens has revealed a massive decline in Fiji’s native ant species since the arrival of humans to the islands

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Superb fairy wren on a fence
Thursday, 11 Sep 2025
  • News

A tough winter has taken its toll on Canberra’s bird population, with less than half of the superb fairy-wrens that live in the Australian National Botanic Gardens surviving.

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Video tile with photo of Professor Graham Farquhar & Professor Susanne von Caemmerer. Text reads: Royal Medal (Biological) 2025. In conversation with Professor Susanne von Caemmerer & Professor Graham Farquhar.
Friday, 29 Aug 2025
  • News

Congratulations to Professor Susanne von Caemmerer FRS and Professor Graham Farquhar AO FRS, who have been recognised with one of the top prizes in science.

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Professor Caitlyn Byrt and Dr Samantha McGaughey
Monday, 11 Aug 2025
  • News

Plant molecular biologist Dr Samantha McGaughey has been announced as the 2025 ACT Scientist of the Year.

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Science precinct ANU
Thursday, 07 Aug 2025
  • News

Three early-career ANU academics have been honoured with ACT Young Tall Poppy Science Awards.

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AMRF
Wednesday, 06 Aug 2025
  • News

Applications open July 31 – Aug 31, 2025

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Guinea fowl
Wednesday, 23 Jul 2025
  • News

Like humans, animals can become stressed when trying to lead a group of peers in a particular direction according to a new ANU study.

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Speaker at three minute thesis
Wednesday, 23 Jul 2025
  • News

What if you only had three minutes to explain your life’s work to an audience? That’s the challenge ANU PhD scholars took on at the Three Minute Thesis final.

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Atlas moth on leaves
Thursday, 19 Jun 2025
  • Analysis and opinion

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

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