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Dr Kerry Schott AO and Dr Marnie Shaw field questions at the second ANU Future of Neighbourhood Batteries Conference on 29 November 2023. Dr Shaw remarked is twice the size from last year.
Energy experts gather to plan future of neighbourhood batteries in Australia
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Recent graduate returns to offer inspiration and advice
"Immerse yourself as much as you can, as quick as you can." That...

The Good News documents the achievements and accolades of the students and researchers who make up the ANU College of Engineering & Computer Science.
The Good News — Feb. 2022
Dean Nick Birbilis welcomes CECS students ...
Orientation Week 2022
Welcome to ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science Orientation Week or O-Week is an exciting time in the ANU calendar. It's a time when we welcome you, our new students, to the College community. Hopefully you...
Inspirational women in science
On Australia Day 2022, Professor Amanda Barnard AM was appointed as a member of the Order of Australia in...
More than 200 CECS students celebrate graduation on campus
The return to campus for the ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science started with a great reason to celebrate: graduation ceremonies for more than 200 students who finished their studies during the pandemic and were able to be...
Drone security leads to job security 6 months before graduation
As he powered his way toward a Bachelor of Engineering and a Bachelor of Science (to go with a Maths Modelling major of his own design), Lewis Aston had scheduled the Capstone...
Advancing solar technologies for a more sustainable future
Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, Dr Hieu Nguyen was recently awarded the Vietnam Golden Globe award for his contributions to the development of advanced characterisation techniques...
How has the pandemic impacted people with autism?
Everyone has been impacted by the global pandemic. Immense political, social and economic change has meant rethinking and adapting to new ways of working...
Plant biology meets computer vision
Last month, Canadian biopharmaceutical company Medicago R&D Inc. and ANU successfully completed the first phase of a five-year research collaboration to monitor the growth and performance of plants used in the production of Virus-...

The Good News documents the achievements and accolades of the students and researchers who make up the ANU College of Engineering & Computer Science.
The Good News
Mikaela Jade named Indigenous Leader of the Year "We are the original scientists," said Mikaela Jade, a proud Cabrogal woman from the Georges...
Mikaela Jade named Indigenous Leader of the Year
“It's pretty incredible, but what I'm most excited about is that there was an actual category of women in the awards of Indigenous women in this space,”...
Australia must increase R&D spending to meet net zero pledge
The Australian government's net zero plan bets that 15% of necessary carbon emission reductions will come through unknown, future technology breakthroughs. To make that possible, the government will need...

Dr Fiona Beck of the School of Engineering teamed with ANU colleagues to study emissions from fossil fuel-based hydrogen production.
“Serious threat” of fugitive emissions with Australia's hydrogen plan
Australia's plans to produce hydrogen using fossil fuels carries significant risks and could create an industry that leads to an increase in greenhouse gas ...
Constantly coming out: on being LGBTQIA+ in STEM
To mark the 4th International Day of LGBTQIA+ People in STEM, we...
Capstone students chart path to "Carbon Negative"
When you boil water for your afternoon tea, are you heating more water than you need? That’s the level of detail you will find in an 80-page carbon negative study prepared by a team of Capstone engineering students for...
CECS among the world’s best in Engineering and Technology rankings
University rankings for 2022 have been released and the ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science is once again among the best places in the world to study technology. According to the Times Higher...
World Science Day for Peace and Development
Happy World Science Day for Peace and Development. Today we celebrate the work of students, academics, and alumni of the ANU College of Engineering & Computer Science working to "link science more closely with society" and “build...
Robot co-pilots to make helicopter rescue faster, safer
Associate Professor Hanna Kurniawati and her team at the ANU College of Engineering & Computer Science (CECS) have been awarded two grants by the Australian Research...