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ARC Laureate and Future Fellowships for two CASS women
Two academics in the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Professor Ann McGrath, and Associate Professor Katherine Bode, have received prestigious grants from the Australian Research Council (ARC), among 11 ANU scholars honoured in the latest round of ARC funding. Professor McGrath, Director…
ANU archaeologists to unearth lost 19th century Googong school
Australian National University (ANU) School of Archaeology and Anthropology and Navin Officer Heritage Consultants (NOHC) archaeologists are due to begin work unearthing some of the Canberra region’s early European settlement - a lost nineteenth century schoolhouse in Googong. The…
Historian Professor Rae Frances is new Dean of CASS
ANU has appointed historian Professor Rae Frances as the new Dean of the College of Arts and Social Sciences. Professor Frances, an esteemed historian and member of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, was most recently Dean of the Faculty of Arts at Monash University. She will replace…
CASS academics shine at Vice-Chancellor’s awards for education excellence
Four ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences academics have been recognised in the 2017 Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Excellence in Education. "These Awards are an opportunity for us to celebrate the exceptional teachers and educational innovators who make learning exciting for our students," says…
ANU leads project to update Atlas of Indigenous Australia
ANU will lead a two-year project to produce a second edition of the Macquarie Atlas of Indigenous Australia. Vice-Chancellor Professor Brian Schmidt announced the project as part of the University's ongoing commitment to reconciliation and to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Referendum…
PhD student captures captivating stories of Badimaya elder
A stunning new bilingual book has been launched on-country at Kirkalocka Station, about 350km east of Geraldton in Western Australia. Nganang Badimaya Wangga: Yarns with Gami Ollie George is a captivating account of the life of Gami (Pop) Ollie, who is a Badimaya elder and one of the last…
ANU unveils state-of-the-art music recording studio
The Australian National University (ANU) School of Music today unveiled a new recording studio that will be the cornerstone of the school's vision as the world's leading 21st century music school. The new studio will give Australian musicians and bands access to a world-class facility with…