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 The Swiss Ambassador with the 2015 Swiss Prize awardees
04
Nov
2015

2015 Swiss Prize winners

Essays on the Swiss national anthem and policies by the Swiss Government and their implications for the wider world have taken the top place in this year's Swiss Prize. The winners were announced at a reception on Tuesday, hosted by the Ambassador of Switzerland His Excellency Mr Marcel Stutz and…

 Professor Catherine Waldby wants to expand the research school's work with new audiences
30
Oct
2015

New RSSS Director eyes collaborations with STEM disciplines

The first woman to lead the ANU Research School of Social Sciences intends to further develop collaborations with disciplines including science, technology, medicine and economics. Professor Catherine Waldby, who took charge in September, has decades of experience…

 New research from the ANUPoll suggests there are five social classes in Australia
29
Oct
2015

How many classes does it take to describe Australians? The answer may surprise you

Dr Jill Sheppard is a Research Officer in the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods Dr Nicholas Biddle is a Fellow in the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (CAEPR) We don’t often think of ourselves in Australia as belonging to a class-based society. Australians think and talk…

 Alexandra Roginski is a doctoral candidate researching the history of popular phrenology. Pic: supplied
29
Oct
2015

ANU History student a finalist in national prizes

The College of Arts and Social Sciences is thrilled to congratulate School of History PhD candidate Alexandra Roginski, for being a finalist in the Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) national prizes. Alexandra was one of three women shortlisted in the annual 2015 CHASS…

 Cover art for 'COLLABORATIVE ENDEAVOUR' exhibition catalogue, with image of glass art by Klaus Moje.
29
Oct
2015

A German homecoming for the ANU School of Art Glass Workshop

The ANU School of Art’s Glass Workshop has come full circle with two exhibitions currently underway in Germany, the country of the workshop founder, Klaus Moje.   Both exhibitions feature Klaus and art made using kiln formed glass and cold work techniques he pioneered in the 1970s. Originally…

 Professor Amin Saikal outlines the complexities of the colflict in the Middle East. Image: Stuart Hay, ANU.
29
Oct
2015

Islamic State’ in a Zone of Conflicts within Conflicts

Professor Amin Saikal, Director of the ANU Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, recently briefed parliament on the state of play in the Middle East. The Middle East, its Gulf component in particular, is in the grip of multiple ideological, geopolitical and humanitarian crises.…

 Five class groups
28
Oct
2015

Australian far from a classless society: ANUPoll

What class are you? Do the test on the ABC website. A comprehensive new survey of Australian attitudes has shattered the long-held myth that Australia is a classless society. Research by The Australian National University (ANU) has found Australians…