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. science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...

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 🤙

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...

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

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

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/

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!

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

Happy National Science Week! 🧪✨ Get involved in our events: science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...

ANU academic making waves in water innovation share.google/eITbzPkxf8bT...

‪Join us on campus & online on Monday, 18 August 2025 at 12.30pm for our RSB Director's Seminar presented by @anammsequeira.bsky.social, RSB Group Leader, Lead Coordinator and Research Director of MegaMove. Details: biology.anu.edu.au/news-events/...

Next week is National Science Week and we have so many upcoming events at ANU! From panel discussions with inpiring scientists, to science in the pub, to lab tours for students, there's something for everyone: science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...

Three remarkable early-career researchers from ANU, Dr Emily Furlong, Dr Ashley Jones and Associate Professor Xiaolin Wang, have been recognised with prestigious ACT Young Tall Poppy Science Awards for their significant contributions to science. Congratulations! science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...

Join us on campus and online for a PhD Exit seminar with PhD candidate, Jack Wess, Rathjen Group on Fri 1 Aug @ 1:00pm. biology.anu.edu.au/news-events/...

🐤 Like humans, animals can become stressed when trying to lead a group of peers in a particular direction, says @scienceanu.bsky.social

‪Join us on campus & online on Thursday, 7 Aug 2025 at 1pm for a seminar by Dr Emily Stringer & Dr Jarrod Sopniewski, Postdoctoral Research Fellows from the Centre for Conservation Ecology and Genomics at the University of Canberra. Details: rb.gy/x3t1fm

‪Join us on campus & online on Monday, 11 Aug 2025 at 1pm for a seminar by Distinguished Prof Natalia Dudareva, Department of Biochemistry & Director for the Center for Plant Biology, Purdue University, Indiana. Details: rb.gy/s8yys5

Congratulations to Chenke Zang from @biologyanu.bsky.social for winning the ANU Three Minute Thesis competition this year! All the finalists told captivating tales of their research in a tight three minutes. Read more and view the recorded event: science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...

Join us for an immersive parasite adventure! 📍 Canberra (RN Robertson Building): 9–10 August 2025📍 Kioloa (ANU Coastal Campus): 14–16 August 2025. Book your activities here: www.parasite.org.au/outreach/ Details: tiny.cc/kjzp001

Join us on campus & online on Thursday, 31 July 2025 at 1pm for a seminar by Dr Darren Wong, Postdoctoral Fellow from the Peakall Group, RSB, ANU. Details: tiny.cc/gizp001

‪Join us on campus & online on Thursday, 24 July 2025 at 1pm for a seminar by Dr Daniella Teixeira, Research Fellow from Queensland University of Technology. Details: rb.gy/xxhkpu

Applications are now open for 2026 Westpac Scholars Research Fellowships valued at $400,000. Apply today to receive flexible funding, leadership development and bespoke international experiences. scholars.westpac.com.au/scholarships...

We're proud to support our students through strong engagement with industry leaders—helping turn research into real-world impact. Read Reshma’s story on the dual purpose of carinata: shorturl.at/Cw56I Thank you to our partners NuFarm,NSW DPIRD,CSIRO,ARC, @scienceanu.bsky.social #biofuel #cropscience

Join us on campus for PhD Exit seminar, on the 25th July at 3:30pm. Details : biology.anu.edu.au/news-events/...

Join us on campus & online on Monday, 21 July 2025 at 12.30pm, for our next RSB Director's Seminar presented by Dan Andrews from JCSMR. Details: biology.anu.edu.au/news-events/...

Membrane Transporter Engineers (MTE) are excited to share that we are one of the 2025 Tech23 Teams joining Cicada x Tech23, Australia's biggest deep tech celebration of radical tech innovation! Tickets available until sold out via: events.humanitix.com/cicada-x-tec...

Join this community event at the Australian National Botanic Gardens to find out how scientists from @biologyanu.bsky.social monitor and trace myrtle rust with innovative spore trapping technologies. Two sessions available: 21 June & 24 June Details: science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...

This defense also marked the end of my lab group at Uni Zurich. It's been a wonderful time with incredible people—both with my group and with colleagues across departments. (More reflections soon.) For now I'm looking forward to focusing on the great group that has grown at @biologyanu.bsky.social

Sadly, almost 1,000 Australian invertebrates are threatened with extinction and need protecting. The good news? Simple actions from all of us can help protect them 🐝🦋🐞🦑 science.anu.edu.au/news-events/... @biologyanu.bsky.social

Join us on campus & online on Monday, 7 July 2025 at 1pm for a seminar by Dr Tina Lüdecke from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Germany. Details: rb.gy/fefxxp

Followed by Brendah Nyaguthii and Yiqing Chen presenting their amazing results on non-breeding home ranges of white-winged choughs and the evolution of mixed species flocking! @biologyanu.bsky.social @scienceanu.bsky.social

Join Yan Yang, PhD Candidate from the Stone Group, for his presentation on 20 June 2025 at 3pm! Online only. Details: rb.gy/tf3ejp

Day 2 of the #ASSAB2025 conference has just begun! Don't forget to attend our two talks today for #SFW_ANU project updates: 11:15 @sramellini.bsky.social on the fairywrens' multilevel society 15:45 @franhckr.bsky.social on fairywren foraging behaviour @animbehav.bsky.social

Myrtle rust is one of the worst plant disease threats that Australia faces. Scientists from ANU are monitoring myrtle rust spore movements to give our plants a chance against this devastating fungal disease. @schwessinger.bsky.social @biologyanu.bsky.social youtu.be/iRWZalck_mA?...

Join us on campus & online on 19 June 2025 at 11am for a seminar by Dr Michaela Blyton from the University of Queensland. Details: rb.gy/4hmqvk

Join us on campus & online on 13 June 2025 at 1pm for a seminar by Dr Waqar Ahmad from the United Arab Emirates University. Details: rb.gy/hvla9s

Scientists are tracking ocean giants to help conservation 🐋🦈🐢 "We found that the areas used by these animals overlap significantly with threats like fishing, shipping, warming temperatures, and plastic pollution,” says A/Prof Ana Sequeira, @biologyanu.bsky.social. science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...

Join Jiwon (Joanne) Lee, PhD Candidate from the CAM/Maier Group, for her presentation on 19 June 2025 at 1pm! Details: rb.gy/ejymev

#PlantSciJob alert! Graham Farquhar's group at ANU @biologyanu.bsky.social @scienceanu.bsky.social is hiring a research assistant to help with their portfolio of stable isotope + #ecophys #PlantScience research (including @li-corenv.bsky.social support). Apply by 2 July 2025. Please share! 🧪

Two paper just out from the #clevercockieproject! @julia-penndorf.bsky.social reveals how cockies play politics when deciding who to aggress: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.... & @barbaraklump.bsky.social describes a new 'drinking innovation': royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

Science road trip to discuss chytrid, frogs + effectors 🐸 Fun visit with MeganOutram to learn all things chytrid from Lee Berger & Lee Skerratt - very interesting links between plant fungal pathogens and chytrid - excited to get this program going @biologyanu.bsky.social #chytrid #plants #effector

Scientists from @futurecropsau.bsky.social recently visited the NSW DPIRD Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute, where researchers go for field research, industry placements and regional community engagement. Watch the video: youtu.be/sVDpIejZVc0?...

For those with an interest in year to year changes in the global carbon cycle, the latest assessment is just out. @anuagrifood.bsky.social essd.copernicus.org/articles/17/...

A real treat to have Professor Yong-Hwan Lee from Seoul National University presenting at #APPS2025 in Sydney, Aus. As many would know, Yong-Hwan is a pioneer in the rice blast field and always a pleasure to hear his journey through his career as well as his many recent advances.

Join us on Campus and online this Fri 30 May 2025 at 3:30pm. Annapurna Devi Allu, IISER, Tirupati India. biology.anu.edu.au/news-events/...

Join Pablo Recio Santiago, PhD Candidate from the Noble Group, for his presentation on 6 June 2025 at 3pm! Details: rb.gy/agqx6d

📣The Melonek lab is hiring! We have two post doc positions @scienceanu.bsky.social in beautiful Canberra. 🦘 Are you interested in plant RNA-binding proteins, mitochondria & hybrid crops? 🌱🌾Apply now! More info: jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/search 🔬 Position 559075 🔬 559070 🗓️ Application deadline: 18 June🍀