ANU News

The Federal Government will need to quickly revive the previous courts martial system to give it some breathing space until a new military justice system can be found, according to an expert in military law at ANU.

People who drink light to moderate amounts of alcohol in later life are less likely to develop dementia than people who abstain from alcohol consumption, an ANU study has found.

The share of Australians who spent their stimulus payments is significantly higher than in the United States, according to new research from The Australian National University.

Unless the pundits are all wrong, next weekend will see the DPJ in Japan win an historic election victory, writes Peter Drysdale on the East Asia Forum.

One of Australia’s most distinguished cancer biologists, Professor Suzanne Cory was awarded the prestigious Curtin Medal at a ceremony at the John Curtin School of Medical Research, on Monday 24 August.

A team of researchers from The Australian National University have discovered a way to remove salt from seawater using nanotubes made from boron and nitrogen atoms that will make the process up to five times faster.

New polling confirms that being in charge has a powerful influence on voter perceptions, writes Peter Brent

Good management can turn around fish stocks when fishers are treated as part of the solution, writes Quentin Grafton

Solar cells will soon be able to provide efficient heating and power, and be significantly cheaper, thanks to a joint project between researchers at ANU and Tianjin University in China.

The latest results of an international research project to detect gravitational waves mean that scientists are one step closer to understanding the nature of the universe in the seconds after the big bang.

ANU students will be able to discuss their suggestions for combating climate change with peers from around the world in an international town hall meeting to be webcast tomorrow.

An ANU researcher whose discovery of an unknown tree frog species shed new light on the relationship between hybridization and the evolution of new species won a Eureka Prize.

The United States is on the brink of major reforms to make healthcare more accessible and affordable. But the reformers still have a fight on their hands, writes Lesley Russell.

The authors of a report released today have warned of the dangers posed by climate change on Australia’s biodiversity and eco-systems.

The motivations and methods of some of the world’s best science communicators will be discussed by an ANU researcher in a series of public talks this week around the nation.

Two of Canberra’s top music teaching staff will be honoured with a special reception at ANU tonight, to recognise them receiving 2009 National Awards for Excellence in School Music Education.

Australian birds have dwindled in size over the last 100 years and climate change appears to be to blame, say researchers from The Australian National University and CSIRO.

Scientists from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Free Radical Chemistry and Biotechnology at ANU have discovered a unique natural defence mechanism against ageing.

Pacific analysts must become more creative in their approach to thinking about Fiji and its future, an academic from The Australian National University argues.

With the announcement last week of the continued suspension of Fiji from the Pacific Islands Forum, top Australian analysts and commentators will examine the island’s political and economic options at the annual Fiji Update at Parliament House on Tuesday 11 August 2009.