Research stories

Discover how our research delivers real-world solutions to climate change problems, the energy transition and disaster risks.

Tuesday, 16 Sep 2025
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Plant scientist Dr Harry Myrans and engineer Associate Professor Juan Felipe Torres are working together to ensure yams and taro are capable of surviving droughts in Tonga.

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Thursday, 10 Jul 2025
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ANU researchers equip farmers in PNG with information and tactics to respond to climate change

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Thursday, 01 May 2025
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Associate Professor Marnie Shaw is bringing her love of data to some of the tricky questions surrounding the energy transition.

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Thursday, 30 Jan 2025
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ANU researchers have collaborated with CSIRO to develop a tool that will support Samoan leaders in fine-tuning their response to climate change

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Thursday, 16 Jan 2025
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Dr Rini Astuti’s project looks at how we address socio-environmental justice issues in the energy transition, particularly in the complex world of critical minerals.

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Monday, 11 Nov 2024
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Dr. Hina Aslam's journey into research, inspired by her father's legacy, led her to focus on sustainability. As a fellow at the World Economic Forum, she addresses regulatory challenges in circular economies, emphasizing embedded emissions for net-zero transitions in hard-to-abate sectors, impacting climate policy.

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Monday, 29 Jan 2024
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Naomi thinks that the art and design space has some unique talents to bring to interdisciplinary research on disasters.

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Monday, 29 Jan 2024
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As Australia experiences more extreme flooding events, many communities are thinking about how to reduce the impacts of these floods without disrupting the ecology of their regions.  

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Monday, 04 Dec 2023
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Tropical cyclones are powerful storms that form over warm tropical waters.

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