Amanda Diaz is the Editor of ANU Reporter.

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Is President Biden experiencing cognitive decline?

President Joe Biden has announced his withdrawal from the United States presidential race following weeks of speculation. Calls…

23 July 2024



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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…

15 July 2024



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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…

1 May 2024



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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…

5 April 2024



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ANU announces new Provost

Professor Rebekah Brown FASSA has been appointed Provost and Senior Vice-President of The Australian National University (ANU). Professor…

27 March 2024



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Making his own kind of music

When Nathanael Koh appeared in a documentary about gifted teens, his story caused a wave of internet chatter.…

12 December 2023



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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…


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Uncovering Australia’s lost literary past

Long before streaming services, Australians turned to newspapers for entertainment. Gothic ghost stories, bushranger thrillers and adventures written…

5 July 2023



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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…

9 June 2023



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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.…


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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…


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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…

12 May 2023



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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…


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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…

17 January 2023



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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…

7 December 2022



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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,…

7 December 2022



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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…

7 December 2022



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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…

7 December 2022



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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…

6 December 2022



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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…

1 November 2022



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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…

1 November 2022



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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,…


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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…


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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…

4 August 2022



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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…

8 July 2022



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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…


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Experts predict Reckoning at polls

As Australia barrels towards the federal election, experts from The Australian National University (ANU) say voters may take…


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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…


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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)…

21 February 2022



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