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Innovation and collaboration take centre stage at the ANU College of Systems and Society Showcase, Semester 2 2025

Innovation and collaboration take centre stage at ANU College of Systems and Society Showcase

22 Oct 2025

Innovative ideas, high-quality research and tech-driven solutions were on display at the College Showcase for Semester 2, 2025.

Professor Aaron Quigley. Photo: supplied.

New Dean appointed to lead the ANU College of Systems and Society

20 Oct 2025

Professor Aaron Quigley has been appointed the new Dean of the ANU College of Systems and Society.

Canberra is officially Australia’s safest city

14 Oct 2025

A recent study found that Canberra ranked highest for safety among Australia’s major cities, thanks to low crime rates, affordable housing and strong job opportunities. Put simply, it’s a pretty great place...

Twenty students from Australia and New Zealand, including five from ANU, headed to Ho Chi Minh City to work on their startup ideas during HEX Vietnam. Image: supplied.

Big ideas in Vietnam: ANU students take on the HEX startup challenge

6 Aug 2025

ANU students packed their bags and ambition for a whirlwind startup experience in Ho Chi Minh City.

ANU software engineering student Ethan Teber-Rossi at TikTok (photo: supplied)

Day in the life as a TikTok Intern

24 Jul 2025

ANU software engineering student Ethan experiences #LifeatTikTok during an internship of a lifetime.

Charli Fell received the ANU University Medal for Engineering for her research into degradation mechanisms of perovskite solar cells.

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.

In Canberra, you get the best of everything nestled in one city. Image credit: Damian Breach for VisitCanberra

Why Canberra is the best city in the world for quality of life

17 Jul 2025

It’s official: Canberra has been named the best city in the world for quality of life by Oxford Economics in 2025.

The ANU College of Systems and Society 2025 3MT final PhD candidates and judges. Back row from left to right: Anjalie Edirisooriya (School of Engineering PhD candidate), Sharmin Akter (Fenner PhD candidate), Buddhi Kothalawala (School of Computing PhD candidate), Lachlan McGinness (School of Computing PhD candidate), Dr Richard Greene (Fenner judge), and Dr Ehsan Nabavi (CPAS judge). Front row from left to right: Shoshana Rapley (Fenner PhD candidate), Professor Valeska Ting (College Interim Associate Dean HDR), Samantha Shippley (Fenner PhD candidate), Dr Bea Velasco (School of Engineering judge), Associate Professor Pascal Bercher (School of Computing judge), and Rachel Clarke (Fenner judge).

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.

The ANU Solar Racing team with their new vehicle

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.

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.