How EVs and electric water heaters are turning cities into giant batteries
22 Jul 2025
As the electrification of transport and heating accelerates, many worry the increased demand could overload national power grids. In Australia, electricity consumption is expected to double by 2050.
Electrified cities could become giant batteries: ANU study
22 Jul 2025
Our electric vehicles (EVs) and hot water systems could become powerful assets for the electricity grid and help turn Australian cities into giant batteries, new research from ANU has found.
Charlotte Fell awarded ANU University Medal
22 Jul 2025
Charlotte (Charli) Fell received the ANU University Medal for Engineering and the Love Prize for her research into perovskite solar cells.
ANU researchers receive prestigious Maitri Grants to strengthen Australia-India collaboration
16 Jul 2025
Congratulations to Bharadwaj Pula, PhD candidate at the School of Engineering, who has received a prestigious Maitri Grant to strengthen Australia-India collaboration.
Communicating complex ideas, in just three minutes: our 2025 3MT candidates
9 Jul 2025
Imagine condensing an 80,000-word thesis into a three-minute presentation. That’s exactly the challenge faced by PhD students in the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition at the recent College final.
Redefining engineering: Dr Elizabeth Williams is shaping safer tech and industry practices for everyone
8 Jul 2025
You may have heard the maxim ‘think outside the box’. But when it comes to engineering, Dr Elizabeth Williams wants to redefine the box by making technology with diverse people in mind....
ANU start-up offers green solutions for extraction of valuable materials
8 Jul 2025
A simple and cost-effective method developed by scientists in the ANU School of Engineering could make the process of extracting valuable resources from brine deposits more environmentally friendly.
ANU students unveil their most advanced solar car yet
4 Jul 2025
The student-led ANU Solar Racing team have unveiled their fourth and most advanced solar car ahead of a mammoth 3,022-kilometre, cross-country endurance race.
Celebrating women in engineering at ANU
23 Jun 2025
On International Women in Engineering Day, we honour and celebrate the women reshaping the world through engineering.
What’s stopping ACT homes from going all-electric? New ANU-ActewAGL partnership set to find why
17 Jun 2025
Thanks to support from ActewAGL, ANU researchers are set to understand what’s holding ACT residents back from fully electrifying their homes – and what may change their minds.