1 Nov 2019

Professor Hiroto Naora established the RSBS Molecular Biology Unit in 1968, which he directed until his official retirement in the mid-1990s. He donated funds...

14 Dec 2017

This historic film (1966) was made by the CSIRO Film Unit for Dr Bill Williams as part of his television production, 'The Computer Botanist'.

14 Dec 2017

Emeritus Professor Fyfe Bygrave, founding member of the ANU Department of Biochemistry, wrote a history of the Department of Biochemistry, from 1967 - 2000.

12 Dec 2017

On 4 December 2017, we celebrated 50 years of Biology at ANU. We had a great turnout to celebrate 50 years of biology at ANU. Here are some photos from the...

7 Dec 2017

Tony Argyle, Technical Services Manager Retired at the ANU Department of Zoology, produced a document outlining the history of the department, until 1990.

4 Dec 2017

The ANU Research School of Biology celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2017. Since its foundation in 1967, the School has become one of the largest at ANU,...

2 Nov 2017

Cellulose is the most abundant bio-polymer on Earth, of enormous commercial value in fibre industries. Richard Williamson and his co-workers pioneered studies...

9 Oct 2017

RSB research on the visual processing using honeybee inspired electronic circuits was used by Fujitsu for the development of robots, and later to help guide...

14 Sep 2017

Biologic newsletter was published by the Research School of Biological Sciences between 1986 and 1998, to highlight current research. Click on any of the links...

17 Aug 2017

Fire plays an important role in shaping the Australian landscape and its flora and fauna. This influence is millions of years old, and is the focus of research...

8 Aug 2017

Although significant advances in malaria control have been made in the past few decades, resistance to our current antimalarial drug repertoire threatens...

27 Jul 2017

Orchids are valued the world-over for their delicate beauty and fragrance, but for wasps they hold a different kind of appeal: sex appeal.