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Students develop innovative wireless charging solution
Smartphones and tablets running out of battery could soon be a problem of the past, thanks to an innovative new technology developed by five Australian National University (ANU) engineering students. The fifth year Bachelor of...
Engineering PhD student wins prestigious industry award
For the second year in a row, a PhD student from the Australian National University (ANU) Research School of Electrical, Energy and Materials Engineering has taken out Student of the Year at the Australian Institute of Refrigeration,...
IT student’s tech start-up for travellers
Entrepreneurial ANU student Jeanette Zhang has harnessed the skills she’s learnt through her IT degree to connect travellers with locals via a new web platform, Trajavu. The inspiration for...
ANU graduates rated Australia’s most employable
Graduates from The Australian National University (ANU) have been rated as Australia's most employable graduates and among the most sought after by employers worldwide. The latest Global Employability University Ranking,...
New way to make low-cost solar cell technology
Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) have found a new way to fabricate high efficiency semi-transparent perovskite solar cells in a breakthrough that could lead to more efficient and cheaper solar electricity. ...
ANU joins global engineering scholars program
The Australian National University (ANU) has become the first Australian university to be accepted into the US National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenge Scholars Program.
Withstanding the test of time: influential ANU computer scientists awarded
Pioneering work undertaken in 2006 by a team including two current members of the Australian National University (ANU) Research School of Computer Science has been recognised for its significant influence in the programming languages...
Hydro may boost share of renewables in electricity grid
Hydro power could provide cost-effective large-scale energy storage that can support high levels of renewable energy in Australia's electricity grid. The Australian National University (ANU) is leading a study to map potential...
It’s official: our student associations are among the best on campus!
Fifty50, the Engineering Students Association (ESA), the Computer Science Students Association...
ANU engineering student helps to diagnose coeliac disease at Harvard
An engineering undergraduate from the Australian National University (ANU) helped to design a capsule to enable more reliable and affordable diagnosis of coeliac disease at the 2016 Health Sciences and Technology (HST) Summer Institute...
Celebrating 45 years of computer science at ANU
Former computer science staff and students gathered on Saturday 22 October to celebrate the 45th anniversary of computer science at the Australian National University (ANU). Two events were held to celebrate – a...
Bringing ideas to life at the 2016 TechLauncher Showcase
From an online game that helps students learn indigenous languages, to a start-up using technology to assist people grow fruit and...
Students launch fitness and social networking app
Software engineering and IT students from the Australian National University (ANU) are tapping into the growing fitness and social networking industries, launching their own fitness app – PairFit. The four students - Andrew,...
College Dean to take part in leadership expedition to Antarctica
Five women from across the ANU campus are taking part in the inaugural Homeward Bound Australian-led leadership expedition to Antarctica. Homeward Bound is a year-long program that involves 76 women internationally from a range...
EXITE-ing opportunities for girls in STEM
17 girls in years eight – 10 have come together these school holidays to fuel their passion for maths and science, and discover how rewarding technology and engineering careers can be. Held over three days, the inaugural Canberra...
ANU engineers awarded for innovative research
A team engineers from the Research School of Electrical, Energy and Materials Engineering at ANU have been awarded for their innovative research on transferring power and information through wireless signals. Dr Ali Nasir, Dr...
80 ANU students. 30 college students. 24 hours. One ANU Innovation Challenge!
On Friday 16 and Saturday 17 September, ANU students, college students and ANU academics formed teams, working together to find solutions to problems within the humanitarian, health and data analysis fields. Teams presented an...
Nominate now: ANU Alumni Awards 2017
Help us celebrate the ideas, creativity, research and contributions of our engineering and computing alumni by nominating an outstanding graduate for an ANU Alumni Award. The 2017 ANU Alumni Awards recognise alumni and students...
Quantum computing a step closer to reality
Physicists at The Australian National University (ANU) have brought quantum computing a step closer to reality by stopping light in a new experiment....
Students inspired to achieve gender equity in STEM
Image (L-R): Emily Campbell, Francesca Maclean, Emily Rose Rees and Katie Ward. Four students from the ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science have cemented their vision to achieve gender equity in STEM (science,...