Research stories
Find out more about our staff and their research.
- 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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Take a look at the next generation of crop science in the field, as scientists tour an Agricultural Institute in Wagga Wagga.
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A detailed insight into the Grassland Earless Dragon and its taxonomic significance, distribution, life history, ecology and habitat.
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For an ANU biologist, what started as a routine glance at a butterfly specimen has ended with the discovery of a masterful deception, decades in the making.
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ANU scientist Professor Caitlin Byrt is harnessing the power of plants to create a sustainable future for people and the planet.
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- Student profile
Are these desert-dwelling gecko clones thriving or just surviving?
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Working on the Clever Cockie Project, Dr Julia Penndorf is tracking all the odd but fascinating behaviours that Sydney and Canberra cockatoos get up to in urban environments.
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- Student profile
“We just need to educate people and build awareness of spiders, to show that they’re not actually the bad guys we want them to be.”
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- Student profile
How did saltwater crocodiles snap up Yusuke Fukuda’s heart?
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Professor Alexander Maier wants us to change our mind about parasites.
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While Australia is the last continent to be invaded by the vorroa mite, it has an opportunity to be the first to eradicate it.
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Until recently we had very little idea when butterflies evolved, and hypotheses concerning their place of origin were largely educated guesses.
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As campus takes a break, we have a look at some of the science which never stops – and the people who keep it running, every day of the year.
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Dr Tobias Hayashi studied a delicate little native orchid with a cool and clever adaptation to attract pollinators.