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CASS archaeologist inducted into British Academy
An academic from The Australian National University (ANU), who left school at 15 to work in a factory and later won a university scholarship, has been inducted into the British Academy – the United Kingdom’s national body for the humanities and social sciences. Emeritus Professor Peter Bellwood…
University Medalist's unwavering love of linguistics and philosophy
Dominie Dessaix, who graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) and earned the 2016 University Medal, came to The Australian National University (ANU) “a bit late”. She started at the ripe old age of 21, but thinks it’s good that this happened the way it did because it gave her interests a…
ANU saddened by the death of artist and Alumnus Robert Foster
The ANU community is deeply saddened by the death of artist, entrepreneur and Alumnus Robert Foster. Mr Foster graduated from ANU with a BA (Visual) in 1985 and a GradDipArt (Visual) in 1986 and maintained strong links with the University, with many School of Art students…
Philanthropy record for ANU scholarship program
Philanthropists Graham and Louise Tuckwell have announced Australia's largest personal philanthropic contribution to a university, worth about $200 million over 30 years, to fund a major expansion of the prized Tuckwell Scholarship Program at The Australian National University…
From mapmaker to glass artist and ANU medallist
Hannah Gason is a former cartographer who pursued her love of glass art at The Australian National University (ANU) for her second degree, and won the 2015 University Medal. Hannah is the student speaker at the College of Arts and Social Science’s July graduation ceremony and will herself formally…
ANU music scholar highlights unsung anarchist punk studio history at international conference
Music scholar Associate Professor Samantha Bennett is determined to ensure that punk rock historiography appreciates the importance of a largely forgotten north London recording studio. The Australian National University (ANU) School of Music academic will use her keynote speech at this month’s…
Recording ancient Aboriginal Songlines
Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) are working to record ancient Indigenous Songlines - the encyclopaedia-like sources of Aboriginal cultural information passed down from generation-to-generation through song and dance. Lead researcher Dr Diana James,…