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ANU and Indiana University to offer joint Masters
The Australian National University (ANU) and Indiana University (IU) in the United States will offer a new dual-degree Masters program in Arts Administration and Museum and Heritage Studies from 2017 under a new deal to promote stronger links between the universities. ANU Vice-Chancellor…
2016 Swiss Prize winners
Nine students from the ANU School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics have been recognised for outstanding essays about Switzerland written in the three official languages of Switzerland. The students’ essays in French, German and Italian covered subjects as diverse as the implications…
ANU alumni swap Canberra for Hillary Clinton’s California campaign
Two alumni from The Australian National University might help make history as part of Hillary Clinton’s campaign for the US Presidency. Sariel Taylor Pindo (Bachelor of Policy Studies / Bachelor of Commerce ‘15) and her friend, Isabella McDougall (Bachelor of International Relations ‘14), became…
ANU Arts Law student wins emerging historians medal
An Australian National University student has won a major award from the NSW History Council for emerging young historians. Daniel McKay, who’s in his final year of a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) / Bachelor of Law (Hons) degree, received the Max Kelly Medal for an essay about Australians’ contribution…
School of Art honours alumnus Robert Foster through scholarship
The ANU School of Art has launched a new scholarship in the memory of its late alumnus, Canberra designer and artist Robert Foster. The scholarship, valued at $10,000, will be awarded each year to a student who completes their Honours studies through the Gold & Silversmithing workshop…
CASS researchers win more than $5M in ARC grants
Thirteen projects by College of Arts and Social Sciences scholars of disciplines ranging from archaeology to philosophy have won $5.1m in funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC). Included in this research project success are two ARC Future Fellowships, seven Discovery Early Career…
Tracing American history through comic heroes
A historian from The Australian National University (ANU) has examined the history of American comics and how the pivotal works of popular culture have used medieval European characters to reflect modern American history. Dr Chris Bishop of the ANU School of Literature, Languages and…