ANU News

Crikey's Bernard Keane, Dr Will Grant, Tony Kevin, Simon Grose and Dr onacloV tackle the big questions about climate change in an event to be live streamed on the Internet this Wednesday at 12.30pm.

Drought and water shortages are regarded by a clear majority of Australians as the most serious problems facing rural Australia, according to the results of the latest ANUpoll published in The Canberra Times today.

The richly diverse collection of significant Indigenous art held by The Australian National University is the subject of a major book and exhibition launched today by former ANU Chancellor, Hon. Emeritus Professor, Peter Baume AC.

Australia’s most powerful supercomputer facility has been launched by the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator the Hon Kim Carr at The Australian National University.

Stress plays a significant role in young people developing body image problems, but the causes of that stress are very different for males and females, according to ANU research released as part of National Psychology Week.

The reporting of Kevin Rudd’s climate speech demonstrated the failings of the news media, writes Geoffrey Barker

With the Green vote strengthening in some key federal electorates, the Labor–Green alliance in the ACT is worth a closer look, writes Norman Abjorensen

You may hurt the ones you love but ‘forgive and forget’ is much more likely apply in intimate relationships than it is to your friends, according to research results from ANU, being released as part of National Psychology Week.

Stamp duty reduces house sales and lowers house prices, according to new research from The Australian National University.

As part of National Psychology Week, ANU and 666 ABC Canberra have teamed up to present an interactive public forum this Thursday, where six experts will seek to shed light on an age-old question – "What's wrong with our teenagers?"

Your snoring could be more than just irritating to your partner, it could be a sign that you suffer from sleep apnoea, and a new study at ANU seeks to examine the impact of sleep apnoea on psychological health.

Women who have an early menopause are unlikely to have a long term increased risk of hip fractures associated with menopausal bone density weakening, according to a new study.

Would you prefer to be ‘popular’ or ‘well-liked’? A new study has shown that for Canberra’s young people, being well-liked is much more desirable than being popular, and being popular does not always mean you’re well-liked.

In a breakthrough discovery a research team at The Australian National University has found a critical circuit in the immune system which when faulty causes loss of immunization memory and would explain why some people suffer frequent and repeated infections.

Three pioneering women who each broke new ground in their political careers will reflect on Australian progress towards closing the political gender gap at an ANU symposium, Gender, Politics and Biography, being held at Old Parliament House today.

The Australian National University is concerned to hear that Professor Brij Lal, an expert in Fiji politics, has been expelled by military authorities in Fiji. We understand he was taken for questioning shortly after he gave several media interviews commenting about the political situation in Fiji.

People who survive traumatic events often relive the experience over and over again. Now an ANU researcher wants to explore if people with depression experience similar intrusive memories of key events in their life.

Hope and perseverance drive the enormous number of young Indians with ambitions to work in government, reports Kate Sullivan

Male Fiddler Crabs will quite happily protect a female neighbour, but do so partly in exchange for sex, according to a new study.

A series of small telescopes being installed at The Australian National University’s Siding Spring observatory are set to lead to big discoveries as part of the largest network of interconnected telescopes in the southern hemisphere.