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 Photo supplied courtesy of ANU School of Music
09
Sep
2015

School of Music to play key role at 2015 Floriade

Eight student ensembles and two guest bands will take to the stage at Floriade 2015 in The Australian National University (ANU) School of Music Rhythm & Blooms concert series.   The Rhythm & Blooms concert series has been involved with Floriade for more than 10 years.…

 Image by Stuart Hay, ANU
08
Sep
2015

ANU Spaces - Shan Crosbie, School of Art

Meet Shan Crosbie, a third year School of Art student who has been undertaking a six-week internship at the National Gallery of Australia.   Shan has also been involved in starting up a new student-run blog called Words + Pictures.  Shan, what degree are you studying at ANU…

 Pentecost River on the Kimberley Plateau. Image by miquitos/Flickr
07
Sep
2015

Indigenous communities are losing out in the development of northern Australia

 Sean Kerins is a Research Fellow in the ANU Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research.   As the Australian Government pushes ahead with its Northern Development agenda “making it easier to use natural assets”, it’s important to ask how this may affect the Indigenous peoples in…

 Dr Tim Denham in Papua New Guinea. Image: Tim Denham
03
Sep
2015

Ancient New Guinea potmakers' surprising innovation

Archaeologists have unearthed the oldest known pottery from Papua New Guinea in a surprisingly remote location in the rugged highlands.   The piece of red glossy pottery with designs cut into it is 3,000 years old, several hundred years older than the previous oldest known pottery in New…

 Artwork on display at the ANU School of Music created by students who've travelled to the Bundian Way on the South Coast of NSW. Photo: Edwina Wright, ANU
02
Sep
2015

New insights into historic Indigenous trail

A new exhibition at the ANU School of Art gives fresh insight into the history and heritage values of the Indigenous heritage trail which runs from the Snowy Mountains to Australia's east coast.   Known as the Bundian Way, the historic 380-kilometre pathway runs from Mt Kosciuszko to…

 There was strong demand for information about College disciplines at the 2015 Open Day. Photo: Stuart Hay, ANU
02
Sep
2015

Record numbers attend College events for ANU Open Day 2015

Canberra turned on a stunning late winter’s day as thousands of people attended the annual ANU Open Day to learn more about options for undergraduate and postgraduate study.   Academics and staff reported one of the busiest Open Days in years, with strong interest in College of Arts and Social…

 Our students led tours of the ANU Classics Museum
31
Aug
2015

Highlights of ANU Open Day 2015

Relive 2015 ANU Open Day with this highlights package.    Learn more about arts and social sciences here