Amanda Diaz is the Editor of ANU Reporter.
Articles
Modem history: how ANU helped Vietnam connect to the internet
In April 1994, a modem, computer and phoneline were set up in the personal office of the Vietnamese…
‘It’s such an Aussie story’: celebrating 100 years of Mount Stromlo Observatory
Professor Brian Schmidt was an undergraduate at the University of Arizona when he first learned of the Mount…
‘It’s really hard to switch off’: the quest to find Australia’s Word of the Year
Have you ever wondered what dictionaries think of each other’s ‘Word of the Year’ picks, or are you…
ANU renames Health and Wellbeing Centre after Pauline Griffin
Pauline Griffin was on a work trip when she encountered a moment of jarring sexism. She had…
Qin Qin tried so hard to be perfect. Writing her memoir set her free
It’s a spring afternoon on campus. The peach tree in the courtyard of the Australian Centre on China…
Is President Biden experiencing cognitive decline?
President Joe Biden has announced his withdrawal from the United States presidential race following weeks of speculation. Calls…
Making a splash: meet the ANU leader creating global change
Professor Rebekah Brown’s first unofficial task as Provost involved chocolate. Lots of chocolate. Visiting the ANU campus with…
Loud, large and unladylike: the difficulties of having a dramatic female voice
The performing arts has always been an industry that worships youth, especially in women, but for a certain…
How daylight saving affects your sleep and what you can do about it
The clock will move back an hour this weekend in most Australian states and territories as Daylight Saving…
ANU announces new Provost
Professor Rebekah Brown FASSA has been appointed Provost and Senior Vice-President of The Australian National University (ANU). Professor…
Making his own kind of music
When Nathanael Koh appeared in a documentary about gifted teens, his story caused a wave of internet chatter.…
Climate scientist Dr Joëlle Gergis still has hope for the planet
Since the age of nine, Dr Joëlle Gergis has kept a journal as a way of making sense…
Uncovering Australia’s lost literary past
Long before streaming services, Australians turned to newspapers for entertainment. Gothic ghost stories, bushranger thrillers and adventures written…
What’s luck got to do with it?
Last spring, I kept finding four-leaf clovers. I collected nearly 50, arranging them in cups of water like…
A coral reef in Canberra? It’s not as fishy as it sounds
Creating and maintaining an authentic reef on an inland, cold climate university campus is not a simple undertaking.…
The nuclear scientist planning life on other planets
What might life look like if humans were to move to another planet? How could we have access…
Why do we love Eurovision?
Music lovers will be forgoing a sleep-in this Sunday to watch the live broadcast of the Eurovision final from 5am…
Meet the lawyer and fur parent fighting for your rights
Like many pet-owning millennials, human rights lawyer Farzana Choudhury runs an Instagram account for her dog Prudence. A…
Fighting fires from space: how satellites and other tech could prevent catastrophic bushfires
ANU researchers are using algorithms, drones and satellites to detect bushfires before they become natural disasters. The flooding…
Why caring can counter quitting in a post-pandemic world
Forget workplace fads like nap pods, catered meals and in-house yoga classes — staff in a post-pandemic world…
Education is unequal in many Indigenous communities. Faith wants to fix that
Faith Stevens hates spiders. Having grown up on Galiwin’ku / Elcho Island off the coast of Arnhem Land,…
The cute characters helping millennials chill out
An ambitious penguin and a lazy egg are bringing joy to stressed adults. In 2019, K-pop megastars BTS…
ANU Nobel Laureate to chair Group of Eight
Professor Brian Schmidt, Vice-Chancellor of The Australian National University (ANU), has been appointed Chair of Australia’s leading research-intensive…
Swinging Thor’s hammer: the ANU researcher battling bacteria
Si Ming Man was eight years old when Jurassic Park was released in cinemas. Like most kids, he…
Why so serious? Explaining our love for the Joker
Since his debut in the first Batman comic in 1940, the Joker has terrorised the fictional city of…
What’s the score: composing for video games
From the jaunty tunes of Super Mario to the tense Halo score, music plays an important role in…
Flat white lie: why people use an alias to order coffee
When Dr Carmel O’Shannessy orders her coffee, she tells the barista her name is Amanda. In the past,…
How to survive magpie swooping season
The Australian Magpie is one of the country’s most iconic birds, beloved for its melodic warbling and impressive…
Here’s why Austen fans hate the latest adaptation of Persuasion
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen is one of the most adapted authors of all…
The viral magic behind the Gentleminions TikTok trend
If you’ve taken a trip to the cinema over the school holidays, you might have been bewildered by…
Protecting Ukrainian history from the horrors of war
A historian from The Australian National University (ANU) is helping to prevent thousands of Soviet-era Ukrainian documents from…
Experts predict Reckoning at polls
As Australia barrels towards the federal election, experts from The Australian National University (ANU) say voters may take…
Climate change means unpredictable hay fever seasons
If hay fever had you sniffling your way through the spring and summer months, there’s good news and…
Borders are open, but visitors won’t flock back
Australia is welcoming fully vaccinated visa holders from 21 February, but experts from The Australian National University (ANU)…