Politicians are pushing AI as a quick fix to Australia’s housing crisis. They’re risking another Robodebt
15 Sep 2025
Presenting AI as a quick fix for Australia’s housing shortage might be tempting, but it risks distracting from deeper systemic issues such as labour market bottlenecks, financial and tax incentives, and shrinking...
From code to care: ANU research on AI is changing lives
8 Sep 2025
Dr Chirath Hettiarachchi is harnessing artificial intelligence to help people living with diabetes and depression. And he’s only just getting started.
Young science scholars flourish as tall poppies
7 Aug 2025
Three early-career ANU academics have been honoured with ACT Young Tall Poppy Science Awards.
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.
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.
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.
ANU students take on rural Australia ahead of the World Solar Challenge
8 May 2025
Does building a solar-powered vehicle from scratch sound complicated? Try driving it across the country with 40 university students to host workshops for schoolkids.
A cultural policy will protect Australian democracy
15 Apr 2025
In a cost-of-living crisis, the arts is often one of the first sectors on the financial chopping block. But with rising global authoritarianism, support for the arts is exactly what we need....
2025 National Indigenous Engineering Autumn School
15 Apr 2025
Indigenous high school students travelled from all corners of the continent to spend a week on Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country for the National Indigenous Engineering Autumn School and learn about the engineering...
Birds with backpacks released on Phillip Island
10 Apr 2025
Twenty-four bush stone-curlews will be reintroduced to the wild on Phillip Island (Milawul) as part of a landmark project involving researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) to help the species regain...