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Art students win two prizes at Sculpture in the Paddock
ANU School of Art students have won two of four prizes on offer at the 2016 Sculpture in the Paddock event in Yass, rural New South Wales. In its third year, Sculpture in the Paddock gives ACT region artists a chance to showcase their works in a paddock at Cooma Cottage on the outskirts of Yass.…
Cooperation forged at inaugural ANU-NTU research symposium
Some of Australia and Singapore’s leading scholars of the humanities, arts and social sciences have gathered at The Australian National University (ANU) to showcase their research. Organisers said the inaugural ANU-Nanyang Technological University (NTU) research symposium, hosted by the College of…
PhD student's research finds gender bias in Australian media
New research from The Australian National University (ANU) has found significant gender bias in Australia's political media. The research involved a contextual analysis of media coverage relating to the Julia Gillard's and Malcolm Turnbull's respective rises to the role of…
ANU mourns the death of Klaus Moje AO
Klaus Moje AO, who founded the Glass Workshop at the ANU School of Art, has died aged 79. The glass artist, who was born in Germany, moved to Australia in 1982 to serve as the inaugural head of the ANU Glass Workshop. Klaus was renowned for pioneering the use of kiln-formed glass - a…
Guitarist wins Whitworth Roach classical music competition
An ANU School of Music PhD student who started learning guitar at the age of six has won the 2016 Whitworth Roach Classical Music Performance Competition. Callum Henshaw won first place, claiming the $10,000 prize. He also won the People's Choice Award worth $2,500. Callum played…
Three CASS scholars elected Fellows of Academy of Social Sciences
Three senior academics from the College are among nine ANU scholars who have been elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of the Social Sciences in recognition of their significant contribution to social science globally. They are Professor Laurajane Smith, who heads the School of Archaeology…
The Arab World and Iran: A Turbulent Region in Transition
Australia's Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop, has written the foreword to the latest book edited by the Professor Amin Saikal, Director of the ANU Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, and highlighted the vital role the Centre plays in Australian foreign policy. The Arab World and Iran: A…