This is the chef’s kiss of scientific discovery The next time you tuck in to a tikka masala you might find yourself asking a burning question: are spices used in dishes to help stop infection? It’s a question many have chewed the fat over. And now thanks to new research from The Australian National University (ANU) we have an answer. The quick takeaway is: probably not.
One the world’s leading thinkers and practitioners on leadership has joined The Australian National University (ANU) to drive better gender equality and breakdown barriers impeding women’s careers across the Asia-Pacific. Professor Michelle Ryan, who famously uncovered the concept of the “glass cliff”, will join ANU as the inaugural Director of the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership (GIWL) at ANU.
Project to get Indigenous communities talking about gambling
1 February 2021
A first-of-its-kind program launching today will help reduce gambling harm in Indigenous communities across NSW by creating a safe space online.
The Talking About Gambling (TAG) project will be community driven and has been designed by experts at NSW Aboriginal Safe Gambling Service and The Australian National University (ANU), along with other research partners.
According to Dr Megan Whitty, gambling is often referred to as the hidden addiction in Indigenous communities. But, starting an open and honest discussion can help break down some of the stigma so communities can identify if gambling is a problem, and how it could be addressed.
Smoking killing one-in-three First Nations people
25 January 2021 The earlier you quit, the better.
Smoking causes 50 per cent of deaths among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults aged 45 years and over, and 37 per cent of deaths at any age, according to a new study from The Australian National University (ANU).
The study analysed data from 1,388 people followed over 10 years, starting in 2006. The results are shocking - smoking is killing one in two older adults, and we found smokers have four times the risk of early death compared to those who have never smoked, study lead Dr Katie Thurber said. This is the first time we have had data specific to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Our findings show that we have underestimated the impact of smoking. It causes nearly double the deaths that we previously thought.
Speech to 2021 UN Climate Adaptation Summit Friday 22 January 2021 It’s a great honour to be asked to speak on behalf of the people of Australia and the global scientific community at this important summit. As per our traditions here in Australia, I celebrate and pay my respects to the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people of the Canberra region whose cultures are among the oldest continuing cultures in human history – going back a mere 20000 years or so here.