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Lauren Harrison, a PhD student in RSB, writes about what it’s like to be a woman in science and the importance of mentoring.
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Megan McDonald is a Real Wonder Women in STEM. Read about her in this Biocomic designed for International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
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Dr Terry Neeman is our in-house Biostatistician in Biology. She writes about why maths and statistics are so critical to science for International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
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Koalas displaced and injured by Australia's bushfire crisis are being cared for and housed temporarily at the Research School of Biology.
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Australia’s current bushfire crisis could wipe out some of our rarer insect species, according to a group of experts.
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As Australia's weather heats up, it could have serious consequences for some of our country's most iconic animals. The research shows marsupials like koalas, possums and gliders are forced to change their eating habits in hot weather because of the toxins found in Eucalyptus leaves.
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Research that could transform global rice production by increasing yields from the world’s number one food crop has been boosted by five more years of funding.
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Esteemed senior ANU biologist and mentor, Professor Barry Pogson, has been awarded the highest accolade for staff, the 2019 Peter Baume Award.
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Some clever detective work by an international team of scientists has uncovered how a deadly fungus - a stem rust called Ug99 - came about through some unusual breeding habits. The discovery will help protect wheat crops around the world from devastating fungal diseases.