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On International Women in Engineering Day, we honour and celebrate the women reshaping the world through engineering.
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Emerging researchers from ANU have been selected in the 2025 CHARM Rising Star Awards, celebrating their outstanding early-career impact in health research and innovation in the ACT.
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Maths in the pub 2025 with Phil Dooley
13 May 2025
Join us for an evening of numbers, patterns, and surprises, where local experts will explore the beauty of mathematics in a fun and casual setting.
Three Minute Thesis: College of Systems & Society Finals
30 Jun 2025
One slide, three minutes, show us your thesis.
Sea^2 = Play^2 + Me^2
31 Jul 2025
Join us for a public lecture from Jordan Pitt, ANU alumn, applied mathematician, and Associate Dean of Indigenous Strategy and Services and Applied Mathematician at the University of Sydney.