Research School of Biology

The ANU Research School of Biology (RSB) carries out research in a wide range of biological and biomedical sciences and oversees the University's Biology curriculum, with a diverse offering of courses across both undergraduate and graduate degrees.

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Dr Kai Xun Chan, Dr Caroline Eakin, Dr Mark Hoggard, Dr Adele Morrison, Associate Professor Liang Zheng. Photos: supplied.
Tuesday, 07 Apr 2026

Five talented researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have been recognised by the Australian Academy of Science for advancing scientific research.

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Fairy wren pair on a fence post at ANU. Image Credit: ANU
Wednesday, 01 Apr 2026

Superb fairy-wrens are facing “imminent danger” and a well-studied population in Canberra could go extinct in the next 30 years if we don’t urgently curb greenhouse gas emissions, warn an international team of scientists including researchers from The Australian National University (ANU), James Cook University (JCU) and Hainan University.

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A grey monitor lizard on a rock, with orange colouring on its head, neck and shoulders
Thursday, 12 Mar 2026

Three striking new species of rock-dwelling monitor lizards have been formally described from the savannas of north-eastern Queensland, revealing a previously unrecognised evolutionary lineage.

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Ryszard Maleszka /RSB Director's Seminar
20 Apr 2026 | 1pm

RSB Director's Seminar: Applying epigenetic concepts to honeybee phenotypic polymorphism and the wonders of bogong moth migratory behaviour

RSB Director's Seminar featuring Emeritus Professor Ryszard Maleszka, Honorary Group Leader in the Division of Biomedical Science and Biochemistry, RSB.
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Stephen Rogers
22 Apr 2026 | 12 - 1pm

PS PhD Exit Seminar: Towards low-cost irrigation management through canopy temperature forecasting

Growing water-scarcity under climate change makes cost-effective water saving interventions in agriculture crucial for sustaining crop yields.
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Caroline Puente-Lelievre
23 Apr 2026 | 1 - 2pm

BSB Seminar Series: Structural phylogenetics: tracing protein functions from origins to diversification

In this talk, I will show how combining phylogenetic inference, protein structure prediction, and ancestral sequence reconstruction opens new ways to investigate how protein functions originate and diversify across the tree of life.
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