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News

Wednesday, 20 Mar 2024

Dr. Florence Danila of the Australian National University wins Thomas Davies 2024 grant from the Australian Academy of Science to support her work on plasmodesmata.

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Wednesday, 22 Nov 2023

The remarkable ability of mangrove forests to remember recent droughts could leave them more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

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Tuesday, 19 Sep 2023

Dr. Florence Danila awarded as one of the 2023 ACT's Young Tall Poppies on 19 September 2023 at the Shine Dome.

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ANU Campus
Monday, 07 Aug 2023

ANU has been awarded a total of almost $10m in funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC) to bolster the nation's capabilities in nuclear and radiation science, and plant biosecurity.

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Thursday, 15 Jun 2023

Professor Yong-Ling Ruan and his colleagues have made a breakthrough that could yield tastier and healthier fruit.

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Wednesday, 22 Mar 2023

As the urgency for climate solutions increases globally, Westpac Scholars Trust supports successful scholars to research to solve some of Australia’s greatest environmental challenges.

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Events

A man appears surprised by a large pile of salmon on a plate held close to his face, in an outdoor setting.
30 Mar 2022 | 12pm

The rate of photosynthesis and plant growth is often rate limited by the activity of the CO2-fixing enzyme Ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase (Rubisco).

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25 Mar 2022 | 3:30 - 4pm

Plants are sessile organisms and are therefore unable to seek out environmental conditions optimal for their growth and development.

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A smiling man in a light blue shirt standing before a lush green leafy background.
25 Mar 2022 | 3 - 3:30pm

Plant scientists are in a race against time to adapt modern crops to future environments, many of which are predicted to be hotter and drier.

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A man in a blue polo shirt smiling at the camera with a beach and hills in the background.
23 Mar 2022 | 12pm

Synthetic gene circuits are a new biotechnological framework for the generation of organisms harbouring user-defined gene expression patterns and other genetic functions.

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A smiling woman with shoulder-length brown hair, wearing a white top, stands in front of a blue glass building.
2 Mar 2022 | 4pm

Given the global rates of freshwater depletion and the lack of replenishment in many regions including Saudi Arabia, the use of seawater as a primary source of irrigation for cropping may be our only viable option.

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