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The Research School of Biology at the Australian National University. Follow for the latest news from our experts, students, researchers & affiliates.
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Join us on campus & online on Friday, 5 Dec 2025 at 3pm for a seminar by Chun-Chieh Liao, PhD Candidate from RSB's Magrath Group! Details: biology.anu.edu.au/news-events/events/ee-phd-exit-seminar-staying-safe-and-together-communication-and-collective
November 10, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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Join us on campus & online on Monday, 24 November 2025 at 12.30pm for a RSB Director's Seminar by Honorary Professor Russell Reinke, Pogson Group at RSB & Industry Fellow at the Agri-food Innovation Institute. Details: biology.anu.edu.au/news-events/...
November 4, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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The IARU Biodiversity on Campus Photo Contest 2025 is now open!
All ANU students, staff & researchers are invited to share their photos of biodiversity from campus 🌼🦆
Winning photos will be showcased across the global IARU network.
📅 Closes 31 October 2025
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Water dragon Cockatoos with a woman in fluro
September 22, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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Dr WELI is hosting an engaging 90-minute journey combining science education with live musical performance – perfect for families.
📆 Sunday 5 October 2025, 9:30am – 11:00am
📍 Floriade Tulip Stage
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Dr Weli - Floriade
Australias biggest celebration of Spring
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September 25, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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PhD student Beth O'Sullivan will take you on a deep dive of the incredible coral reef ecosystem and discuss her new creative approach to coral restoration using 3D printing.
📆 Friday 26 September 2025, 11:30am – 12:15pm
📍 Floriade Tulip Stage
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Designing with Nature and Science: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Coral Reef Restoration through 3D Printing - Floriade
Australias biggest celebration of Spring
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September 25, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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Plant scientists Professor Graham Farquhar and Professor Susanne von Caemmerer transformed the world's understanding of photosynthesis, and now they have been jointly awarded the Royal Medal (Biological) from The Royal Society, at a ceremony in London.

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Professor Susanne von Caemmerer and Professor Graham Farquhar are receiving an award.
October 27, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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From today's Future Campus news: "ANU’s Susanne von Caemmerer &Graham Farquhar have collected their Royal Medal (Biol) from the Royal Society... established in 1660 and “the oldest scientific academy in continuing existence.” @biologyanu.bsky.social is proud as!
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October 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Join us on campus & online on Thursday, 30 October 2025 at 1pm for a seminar by Josef Garen, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University. Details: rb.gy/2pdjbo
October 21, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Join us on campus & online on Thursday, 6 November 2025 at 1pm for a seminar by A/Prof Brendan McMorran, Associate Director HDR and Group Leader, JCSMR. Details: rb.gy/axev8r
October 17, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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⏰Please note the time for the seminar by Dr Dan Warren has been changed to 2.30pm⏰Details: rb.gy/7jxcgw
E&E Seminar Series: Improving species distribution models by modeling nothing, nonsense, and imaginary creatures
Species distribution models (SDMs) are widely used across fields as diverse as ecology, archaeology, epidemiology, and conservation biology.
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October 9, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Join us on campus & online on Thursday, 16 Oct 2025 at 1pm for a seminar by Dr Dan Warren, Senior Research Fellow, Gulbali Institute in Albury-Wodonga, CSU. Details: rb.gy/7jxcgw
October 7, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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Guillaume Tcherkez from Université d’Angers will give a seminar tomorrow. Join us on campus and online.
PS Seminar Series: Photosynthetic dependency of phloem sap generation in minor veins
Factors controlling plant photosynthesis and primary production include parameters dictating photosynthetic activity together with export and allocation properties.
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October 7, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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Join us on campus & online on Tuesday, 14 Oct 2025 at 1pm for a seminar by Dr Josh Hardy, Senior Research Officer - Lucet Laboratory, New Medicines and Diagnostics Division from WEHI. Details: rb.gy/5f4lcm
October 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Our first Tham Lab photo with Megan Outram and Grace Jones @biologyanu.bsky.social

🐸 We want to understand how chytrid fungus infects frogs using structural biology, nanobodies & genetic engineering

Excited to be branching out to fungal diseases

#chytrid #nanobodies #fungus #effector
September 29, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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Delighted to present our research on blocking malaria transmission at Director’s Seminar @jcsmr.bsky.social 🦟🦟🦟

Fun to discuss cryo-EM structures, nanobodies, new bispecifics and mRNA vaccines that block transmission🔬 💉 💎

🙏 Megan Outram for taking the first ever photo where you can see me 😂
September 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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How do active heat + drought shelters affect soil arthropods?
New results from @tern-aus.bsky.social AMRF FutureClim experiment, including @scienceanu.bsky.social @biologyanu.bsky.social coauthors @jameslking.bsky.social + @pieterarnold.bsky.social

🧪 #SoilEcology #ClimateChange #Entomology #WildOz
September 19, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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This new study on Fijian ants highlights the insect biodiversity crisis 🐜
“Studies like this one are an important step in identifying the reasons behind the so-called insect apocalypse,” says co-author @sasha-mikheyev-anu.bsky.social of @biologyanu.bsky.social.
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Island ant communities show signs of unseen ‘insect apocalypse’
A new approach to analysing museum specimens has revealed a massive decline in Fiji’s native ant species since the arrival of humans to the islands
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September 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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My final PhD exit seminar is fast approaching! Tune in if you’d like to hear what I’ve been up to the last four years. There’s something for everyone: fungal genomics and species delimitation (38 new Rhizoctonia genomes), orchid phylogenomics and popgen, fungal taxonomy, it’s gonna be fun 🤙
September 2, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Congratulations to ANU biologists Professor Graham Farquhar and Professor Susanne von Caemmerer on receiving an #RSMedal!
🎥 Watch as they each reflect on their careers and what the Royal Medal (Biological) means to them: www.youtube.com/watch?v=euvG...
September 1, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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Rare Earth Elements are increasingly in the news and at the centre of global tensions.
We reviewed their roles and interactions with living organisms, and biotech opportunities for their management @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social @biologyanu.bsky.social
August 21, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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Join us on campus & online on Thursday, 11 Sept 2025 at 3pm for a seminar by Ryan O'Donnell, PhD Candidate from RSB's Linde Group! Details: rb.gy/zij7xp
E&E PhD Exit Seminar: Understanding Australian Orchids & Their Mycorrhizal Fungi – Macro to Microevolutionary Perspectives
The majority of studies into the Australian orchid flora and associated funga have thus far been narrow in scope and focused either on a macro- or microevolutionary scale. In this thesis, I studied th...
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August 29, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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Professor Susanne von Caemmerer FRS and Professor Graham Douglas Farquhar FRS are jointly awarded the Royal Medal (Biological) 2025 for refining the ways we monitor and model photosynthesis in leaves from molecular to global scales. #RSMedals https://royalsociety.org/medals-and-prizes/royal-medals/
August 28, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Australian scientific excellence has been recognised globally: Congratulations to ANU Professors Susanne von Caemmerer FAA FRS & Graham Farquhar AO FAA FRS on their Royal Medal (Biological) from The @royalsociety.org!
Invisibility cloak pioneer Sir John Pendry awarded Royal Society’s top prize | Royal Society
The Royal Society announces the medals and awards recipients 2025
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August 28, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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Join us on campus & online on Thursday, 4 Sept 2025 at 2pm for a seminar by Dr Bernd Willems, Senior Application Specialist - Libraries and Synthetic Biology - KOSEA, from Twist Bioscience! Details: rb.gy/9953du
BSB Seminar Series: Twist Bioscience, Writing the Future of Synthetic Biology
Twist Bioscience is a leading and rapidly growing synthetic biology and genomics company that has developed a disruptive DNA synthesis platform to industrialize the engineering of biology. The core of...
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August 22, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Happy National Science Week! 🧪✨

Get involved in our events: science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...
August 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM