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Art school stars in design celebration
The ANU School of Art is again taking a starring role in Canberra’s annual celebration of design. The DESIGN Canberra Festival, supported by the School and the College of Arts and Social Sciences, features a bonanza of staff, students and alumni who will open their studios, showcase…
Arts student 2017 ACT Young Australian of the Year finalist
ANU Arts student Rachael Stevens has been named an ACT Young Australian of the Year finalist for 2017. At the age of 15, Ms Stevens was hospitalised and at risk of losing her life because of an eating disorder. After four hospitalisations for depression and anorexia…
Composer who has worked with Coldplay, Beyonce, Taylor Swift to visit ANU
A Grammy-nominated cellist/composer who has worked with artists from Norah Jones to Evanescence, will be sharing his knowledge with students at The Australian National University (ANU) School of Music during his visit to Canberra in October. Three-time Grammy nominated pianist, cellist and…
Archaeologists use drones to trial virtual reality technology
Archaeologists at The Australian National University (ANU) and Monash University are conducting a trial of new technology to build a 3D virtual-reality map of one of Asia's most mysterious sites - the Plain of Jars in Laos. Researcher Dr Dougald O'Reilly from the ANU School of Archaeology…
New book shows Russians’ views of early Australia
From St Petersburg to Port Jackson: Russian Travellers’ Tales of Australia 1807 – 1912 is a book that was begun in the era of the Soviet Union and first published after its collapse. It was a project started by Dr Elena Govor, now an academic across the College of the Asia and Pacific and…
ANU Staff Engagement Survey offers opportunity for staff feedback
In order improve our University, we need to understand what is working well, and what is not working so well. The ANU Staff Engagement Survey presents all full time and part time staff with the opportunity to provide their views on matters affecting their work at ANU. It will be conducted…
Using philosophy to help solve problems of global poverty
It is no surprise that alleviating global poverty – one of the world’s most pressing problems - presents many moral complexities for policy makers trying to address it. Responding to Global Poverty: harm, responsibility and agency, a new book by ANU philosopher Professor Christian Barry and the…