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VC outlines a new vision for ANU
Professor Brian Schmidt has shared his vision for ANU in his first public event since taking over as Vice-Chancellor. Professor Schmidt said he wanted ANU to be committed to excellence in both research and education, to honour its role as the national university, and to be…
New ANU project to research post-election disputes and their causes
An Australian National University political scientist has won an esteemed ARC grant for an international project investigating why some political parties in Eastern Europe, Africa and Asia reject election results. Dr Svitlana Chernykh, an ANU School of Politics and International Relations lecturer…
Summer of Languages at the ANU
The ANU has bid a fond farewell to its 2015-16 group of Summer Scholars. They came from all over Australia and across the Ditch to spend eight weeks getting a hands-on experience of studying for a graduate research degree. The School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics and the ARC…
ANU Arts alumnus David Morrison is 2016 Australian Of The Year
An Australian National University Bachelor of Arts alumnus has won the country’s highest civilian honour – the Australian of the Year award. Lieutenant General (Retired) David Morrison AO, who studied at the ANU in the 1970s and later became Chief of the Australian Army, was honoured for his…
ANU celebrates a life’s work in languages
“Turning 90 really is pretty awful,” Dr Luise Hercus began. “But it’s got a few advantages because I was around in the early 1960s and managed to record people…” Luise, who retired from the ANU in 1991 and is now an Honorary staff member in Linguistics, was speaking at celebration for her…
Top ANU graduates appointed Australian diplomatic leaders
Two ANU alumni who studied arts and politics have been appointed Australia’s top diplomats to Vietnam’s southern economic hub and Brazil. Karen Lanyon, who graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and Law double degree majoring in international politics and law, has begun her posting as Consul-General to…
Explore new worlds through Arabic and Persian online language courses
Learning another language opens up worlds of possibilities, from understanding other peoples and cultures to gaining new skills. ANU students of Arabic or Persian, two of the Middle East’s dominant languages, say they enjoy the challenge of learning a new language and believe it will help further…