Research stories
Vanuatu art exhibition showcases resilience in the face of climate change
By Evana HoThis year, the world has faced the life-changing calamity of COVID. Vanuatu, an island nation east of Australia has been COVID-free. But not problem-free: its economy has been dramatically diminished by the loss of tourism and it has continued to battle a threat to its very existence.…
ANU-led global consortium on communication in healthcare takes aim at COVID-19
By Evana Ho A new ANU-led initiative comprising research centres from the world’s top universities will translate cutting-edge research on communication to deliver better outcomes for patients around the world, including those affected by COVID-19. The International Consortium for Communication…
No ape jape: gibbons need protection from COVID-19 too
Experts studying how tourism affects wild gibbons say visitors should wear PPE masks and have health checks before visiting them. While tourism to wild gibbon populations halted with the first COVID-19 lockdowns, tour operators in Cambodia and China are gearing up to resume visits. The…
Investing in early fire detection could save $8 billion
Early bushfire detection could save the Australian economy $8.2 billion over the next 30 years, according to new modelling from The Australian National University (ANU). The research, led by the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods, examined how much money would be saved between…
Indigenous education strategy failing remote communities
A policy where remote Indigenous students board 'off country' to advance education opportunities is having the reverse effect, a major new report warns. The report, the first of its kind and led by Dr Marnie O'Bryan and Dr William Fogarty from the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (…
Worry increases, distancing decreases with COVID second wave
Victoria's COVID-19 second-wave outbreak and related lockdown has seen a spike in anxiety and worry among Australians everywhere, but particularly in Victoria, new data from The Australian National University (ANU) shows. The latest survey forms part of the ANU Centre for Social Research…
Indigenous banana cultivation dates back over 2,000 years
ANU archaeologists from the ANU Achool of Archaeology and Anthropology have found the earliest evidence of Indigenous communities cultivating bananas more than 2,000 years ago. The evidence of cultivation and plant management dates back 2,145 years and was found at Wagadagam on the tiny island of…