Engineers race to bolster water security as planet warms
Shuqi Xu and her PhD supervisor Dr Juan Felipe Torres combine passions for humanitarian engineering and scientific discovery in their work on…
A First Nations voice in engineering the future
“I have a philosophy on life everyone has their own special strength. Find what you're really good at and invest in it.” Mikaela Jade, CEO of…
Astrocomputing detectives uncover planet-eating stars
New research substantiates the mind-bending astrophysics behind the Netflix sci-fi saga Three-Body Problem and solves an interstellar murder mystery…
What do playdough and video games have in common? Ask Dr Penny Kyburz!
When you think of creating video games, what comes to mind? Using playdough and creating prototypes out of paper? [Associate Professor Penny Kyburz](…
Future engineers shine at Capstone showcase
Autonomous sensors that detect pollution in our rivers, a tracking device for dogs deployed in search and rescue operations, and a beam of light that…
Teaching with respect, engagement and mindfulness - an award-winning formula
Dr Nicolò Malagutti has been recognised with two Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Excellence in Education — one as an individual educator and one as…
Computers to fight disease by predicting quantum chemistry
A fortuitous encounter at the Australian National University (ANU) spawned [QDX](https://www.qdx.co/)—a new start-up taking the biotech industry by…
Disaster safehouse looks to Ni-Vanuatu traditional engineering
Bandalang Resident David Nalo is working with ANU experts to design a disaster safe-house in Vanuatu.
Student innovators win McCusker Prize for new, lifesaving technologies
Engineering student Nicholas Bull won a McCusker Prize Humanitarian Engineering for his research on water purification in Timor-Leste. The other…
Systems Engineering is future-fitted engineering
The award-winning Systems Engineering program at ANU is unique in Australia. We asked students, alumni, and academics to explain how and why.
Escape Room garners teaching award, funding to expand
Dr Bernardo Pereira Nunes has won a Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Education, in part for the Escape Room he designed for teaching…
We tell people how atoms move—an interview with Loong Wang
Loong Wang's first two tech companies were valued at nearly $2 billion when they were sold. He has founded two more since his 2021 pivot to bio-…
Beck at COP28: Australia can fuel global energy transition
Dr Fiona Beck and a team of ANU experts have traveled to Dubai for COP28---the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference. Their message:…
ANU experts to power path to all-electric ACT
A map to guide the Australian Capital Territory's transition to an all-electric economy will be developed by experts at ANU.
Energy experts gather to plan future of neighbourhood batteries in Australia
Leaders in the field of renewable energy travelled to the Australian National University (ANU) to share the latest developments in neighbourhood…
Bandalang Studio advocates for Indigenous systems design
Indigenous engineers, practitioners and researchers gathered at ANU to celebrate the launch of the Bandalang Studio, our new Indigenous engineering…