With an El Niño summer promising hotter and drier conditions for much of Australia, we must rethink how we measure the impact bushfires and other extreme weather events have on our mental health and wellbeing, according to experts from The Australian National University (ANU). The researchers say we must acknowledge that the mental health impacts of weather-related disasters
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice: A Dialogue for Students is a special event designed for students and people interested in learning more about the upcoming Voice Referendum. Hosted by The Australian National University together with our partner universities, this special livestreamed event will connect students and the general public from across Australia
More than half of the drugs tested at CanTEST, Australia’s first and only pill testing service, were not what the user expected, according to a new report that examined the centre’s first six months of operation. An independent evaluation of CanTEST, led by The Australian National University (ANU), found one-in-10 samples tested were discarded on-site once the client learnt
ANU is a proud ongoing supporter of NAIDOC Week which recognises and celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The NAIDOC theme for 2023 is For Our Elders. This theme recognises that across every generation, our Elders have played, and continue to play, an important role and hold a prominent place in our communities and
The discovery of a “lost world” of ancient organisms that lived in Earth’s waterways at least 1.6 billion years ago could change our understanding of our earliest ancestors. Known as the ‘Protosterol Biota’, these microscopic creatures are part of a family of organisms called eukaryotes. Eukaryotes have a complex cell structure that includes mitochondria, known as the