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News

Thursday, 28 Jan 2021

Threatened Australian animal and plant species have been given a major lifeline, thanks to new funding for a new database that contains 100-years of flora and fauna DNA.

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Python
Thursday, 03 Dec 2020

Pythons first arrived in Australia from Asia around 23 million years ago and then adapted to their new home by becoming incredibly diverse, according to new research.

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Koala
Monday, 09 Nov 2020

Scientists have discovered one of Australia’s best-loved animals is actually three different species.

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Friday, 07 Aug 2020

A group of ANU researchers are helping rehabilitate koalas after the 2020 bushfires.

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A koala is reintroduced to bush near the Two Thumbs Wildlife Sanctuary.
Friday, 07 Aug 2020

ANU researchers say new growth offers new hope for koalas surviving in burnt habitats. Now this breakthrough has been given vital backing.

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Wednesday, 08 Jul 2020

Professor Kruuk will receive $3.3 million in funding from the ARC to pursue research into the effects of changing environments on wild animal populations.

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Events

2 Sep 2021 | 4pm

For more than 50 years, the scientific study of animal behaviour has been defined by Tinbergen’s Four Questions. Two of his questions consider the connection between evolution and animal behaviour. They ask: how is behaviour is adaptive, and what is its evolutionary history?

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12 Aug 2021 | 12 - 1pm

Invited Panel: Michael Kasumovic & Dominique Potvin

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Three capuchin monkeys in a natural setting, with overlay diagrams and mathematical equations suggesting communication between them.
6 Aug 2021 | 4pm

Using information adaptively is crucial to survival. Accordingly, animals have evolved sensory and cognitive systems for detecting and processing information, including from other individuals.

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5 Aug 2021 | 2pm

New developments in robotics, virtual reality, and especially artificial intelligence (AI) are giving rise to a new type of technologies: the ‘artificial intimacies’.

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2 Jun 2021 | 1 - 2pm

Want to get funded? The College Research Office (CRO) in the College of Science is here to help you with that. The CRO provides administrative support at every stage of your funding journey, from pre-to post-award and everything in between.

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27 May 2021 | 4 - 5pm

Invited Panel: Ary Hoffmann, Karyn Johnson, Ben Schwessinger

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