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New Dean appointed to lead the ANU College of Systems and Society
Professor Aaron Quigley has been appointed the new Dean of the ANU College of Systems and Society.
Power of AI to help tackle genetic diseases
Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered protein models combined with genome sequencing technology could help scientists better diagnose and treat…
PhD Spotlight: Kathy Reid
Kathy tells us how cybernetics has guided her as a researcher and where to next once she’s completed her PhD.
2025 National Indigenous Engineering Autumn School
Indigenous high school students travelled from all corners of the continent to spend a week on Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country for the National…
A cultural policy will protect Australian democracy
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,…
We need to change how we manage chronic disease
Improving existing services won’t be enough to support the growing number of Australians affected by chronic conditions.
Birds with backpacks released on Phillip Island
Twenty-four bush stone-curlews will be reintroduced to the wild on Phillip Island (Milawul) as part of a landmark project involving researchers from…
Maths has no borders: Professor Rowena Ball brings Indigenous mathematics to ANU
What constitutes mathematical knowledge? What is included in mathematics? Who gets to decide? These are some of the questions being asked by…
ChatGPT just passed the Turing test. But that doesn’t mean AI is now as smart as humans
Although the Turing test has been popularised as the ultimate indicator of machine intelligence, there is disagreement about the validity of this…
New Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) urges collegiality amid challenging time for university sector
Professor Joan Leach from Science Communication has been appointed the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at ANU.