Research stories
Find out more about our staff and their research.
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Warmer temperatures linked to climate change are having a big impact on the breeding habits of one of Australia’s most recognisable bird species, according to researchers at The Australian National University (ANU).
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Five years ago, an ANU biologist proved that most female songbirds sing, but it’s a finding that many people are struggling to accept.
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Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) have shown how Australian wheat crops would cope if a destructive disease that’s yet to hit our shores ever made it into the country.
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Meet Dr Jennie Mallela, and of course she’s clever enough to have a PhD.
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Dan Noble and his research group explore how early developmental experiences impact physiology and metabolic function, and subsequently life history, using model lizard species.
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David Duchêne uses phylogenomics to study the diversification of Australian marsupials.
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To create a future you can look forward to we need to upgrade our crop plant resources. Upgrading crops to improve productivity and adapt to environmental stresses, such as extreme climatic conditions, is key to our future food security and quality of life.
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Seaweed plays an important role in coral reef biodiversity, with an important role in the lifecycle of several fishes.
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Fairy wrens can learn to recognise the alarm calls of other species.
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Susanne von Caemmerer is recognised as a worldwide expert for using mathematics to represent the process by which plants convert sunlight, gases and water into sugars and oxygen – photosynthesis.
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Fred Chow has dedicated his working life to the study of photosynthesis.
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Aude Fahrer's work aims to activate the immune cells responsible for attacking cancer, in a simple, low cost way.
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Sam Periyannan was born and brought up on a small sugar cane farm in Southern India. He never dreamed he would become a crop researcher, rather than a cane farmer.