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Archaeologists uncover ancient trading network in Vietnam
A team of archaeologists from the ANU School of Archaeology and Anthropology has uncovered a vast trading network which operated in Vietnam from around 4,500 years ago up until around 3,000 years ago. A new study shows a number of settlements along the Mekong Delta region of Southern…
New Centre for Philosophy of Sciences to tackle big questions
The Australian National University (ANU) has opened a new Centre for the Philosophy of Sciences to help people make sense of the world and to explore questions such as ‘are bees like us?’ Centre Director Dr Rachael Brown said consciousness was one of the most fundamental mysteries that humans…
Centre for European Studies wins more than $1m in EU research funding
The ANU Centre for European Studies (ANUCES) has won three grants worth $A1.2m in the latest round of funding from the European Union.ANU research teams to benefit include faculty members from the ANU Fenner School of Environment & Society (Dr Katherine Daniell), the ANU College of Law (Ms Anne…
ANU study shows the cost of deforestation in Cambodia
Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have warned of the economic consequences for Cambodia if nothing is done to halt illegal deforestation of one of the nation’s most important forests – the Veun Sai-Siem Pang National Park. For the first time, researchers have…
Philosopher Bob Goodin receives University’s highest honour
ANU philosopher Bob Goodin has been honoured with the University’s most prestigious award for his work as an “extraordinarily productive and influential philosopher and political scientist” that’s made him among the world’s most cited living philosophers.The citation for the Chancellor’s Peter…
It's a love story: new album by Music alumnus and wife
ANU School of Music alumnus and classical guitarist Rupert Boyd first met cellist Laura Metcalf backstage at a concert they were both performing at. “I recall trying to speak with her without much success at all,” Rupert says. He attributes his unluckiness to the fact that Laura was…
Jane Austen: entertaining and still relevant 200 years on
As the world marks the 200th anniversary of the death of English author Jane Austen, a leading expert in her works at ANU said her books continue to attract new readers and be read with pleasure. Austen died 200 years ago, on 18 July 1817, aged 41. Most famous for her works Pride and…