The planet is in crisis. While science turns to satellites, artificial intelligence, and gene editing for salvation, a most unlikely hero steps forward: poo. Read PhD student Samantha Shippley's story on how she captures poo to save native grasslands: dub.sh/EcoGold

Teaching a computer to understand language has been one of the core problems of machine learning, but thanks to Professor Jing Jiang, her work is leading this field as a research area at ANU. Read more about her work: dub.sh/LLMresearch

From autonomous drones and interactive textiles to sustainable transport solutions and industry-connected technology projects, innovation took centre stage at The Australian National University (ANU) College of Systems and Society showcase. Read more: dub.sh/CollegeShowcaseS12026

Australian Academy of Science’s Brian Anderson Medal awardee and Computing Associate Professor Liang Zheng creates a method for AI data generation without introducing bias: dub.sh/SmarterAIVision

ANU is one of four research institutions across Australia to partner with @AnthropicAI under its AI for Science program to advance the University’s AI research and teaching. Read more: dub.sh/ANU-Anthropic

Can feathers tell stories? According to Dr George Olah's feather DNA analysis, ancient parrots were transported across the Andes to coastal Peru before the Inca Empire, highlighting long-distance trade networks across various environments. Read more: dub.sh/ParrotDNA

Australia’s first professional astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg, joined by the School of Engineering, visited our ANU campus and gave students a taste of a career beyond Earth. Discover the rest of the story here: systems.anu.edu.au/news/aust…

As part of our ongoing commitment to inclusion and accessibility, the ANU College of Systems & Society is proud to be part of the global Sunflower network and support people with non-visible disabilities. Find out more: hdsunflower.com/au #HiddenDisabilitiesSunflower

Last week we welcomed new students on our beautiful University campus during Orientation Week (O-Week). Read more about our College event and what students got up to here: systems.anu.edu.au/news/welc…

Welcome Professor Aaron Quigley! Our new College Dean was welcomed by Interim Vice-Chancellor Rebekah Brown before he dived into a new year and a new chapter. “I’m genuinely excited to be joining ANU. If you see me around campus in a bow tie, or out running, please do say g'day!”

Can you build a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) in 24 hours? That’s what students at ANU were challenged to do in a recent hackathon designed to spark entrepreneurship and innovation. Curious? Find out what kind of MVPs they made ➡️ systems.anu.edu.au/news/anu-…

Congratulations to three humanitarian engineering student teams who received the 2025 McCusker Humanitarian Engineering Prize. This year’s winning projects focus on accessibility, inclusion and disaster resilience. Check out what they've been working on ➡️ systems.anu.edu.au/news/engi…

Systems thinking in action: Distinguished Fenner Professor Xuemei Bai has been recognised as a 2025 Highly Cited Researcher. Read more about how her work has shaped thinking across geographies and disciplines ➡️systems.anu.edu.au/news/syst…

We’re proud to share that Professor Marta Yebra (Fenner & Engineering) has been named to the 2025 H2O AI 100 - honouring global leaders advancing artificial intelligence with real-world impact. Explore the full list ➡️h2o.ai/ai-100/winners/2025/ @h2oai

Congratulations to engineering tutor Jessica Landstra has been recognised at the Vice-Chancellor’s Awards. Her approach to teaching centres on care, connection and the belief that education has the power to transform lives. Read Landstra's story here➡️systems.anu.edu.au/news/buil…

Congratulations to our six new Kim Jackson scholarship recipients, set to pursue engineering next year at the Australian National University. Read more to meet our 2026 scholars➡️dub.sh/KimJacksonScholars202…

Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have achieved a major breakthrough in solar energy research, setting a new efficiency record for perovskite solar cells by redesigning the interface of the device. Catch the full story here: dub.sh/solarcellsANU

Congratulations to our students and researchers who displayed their projects at the ANU College of Systems & Society Showcase Semester 2. Massive thanks to everyone who visited and made it our biggest showcase yet. Explore more about our College Showcase ➡️dub.sh/CSSshowcaseS2

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Aaron Quigley as the new Dean of the ANU College of Systems & Society, commencing January 2026. Learn more about Professor Quigley: lnkd.in/dBrgzx2q

Congratulations to Computing Research Fellow Dr. Chirath Hettiarachchi, who was named a Highly Commended Outstanding New Researcher at the 2025 CHARM Rising Star awards. Discover how he's harnessing AI to help people living with diabetes➡️ dub.sh/codetocare