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22
Oct
2014

Comic book aids cultural preservation in Cambodia

ANU Archaeology lecturer Dr Dougald O’Reilly knows how to tell a story. Dougald has released Wrath of the Phantom Army as a digital comic book on iTunes. The action-packed story has an important message—that looting is destroying Cambodia’s great past and risking its future. Set in provincial…

20
Oct
2014

John Bercow on democracy in the digital age

The Speaker of the House of Commons in the United Kingdom (UK), Right Honourable John Bercow MP, spoke at Australian Parliament House last month to address some of the challenges faced by modern governments in the era of the digital revolution and 'disruptive' technology. Mr Bercow said that…

20
Oct
2014

Dr Ioannis Ziogas to deliver 2014 Last Lecture

The themes of Greek Mythology and the Classics resonate with today’s society, 2014 Last Lecturer Ioannis Ziogas says. Classics expert Dr Ziogas has won the prestigious honour of delivering the University’s Last Lecture on Thursday 30 October at The Hall, University House. “It’s a great…

Mervyn Meggitt with unidentified men at Ngama around 1955. AIATSIS collection via National Museum of Australia.
14
Oct
2014

Warlpiri drawings connect past and present

It’s not often that you get the chance to learn in detail about the years of research that go into curating a major exhibition. Visitors to the National Museum of Australia last Wednesday however, heard from anthropologist Dr Melinda Hinkson, curator of the exhibition Warlpiri Drawings:…

07
Oct
2014

ANIP intern gets kudos in Federal Parliament

Ms Gai Brodtmann MP used a speech in Parliament last week to formally thank ANU student and intern Darian Clark. Darian, who is studying a Master of Globalisation at the School of Politics and International Relations, spent 11 weeks in Brodtmann’s office as part of the Australian National…

02
Oct
2014

New rankings show ANU in the world’s top universities

ANU has moved up three places to rank 45 in the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2014-15. The results show the ANU was particularly strong in the teaching and research reputation criteria, and follow the recent QS Top Universities rankings which ranked ANU 25 in the world.…

01
Oct
2014

Shedding new light on Leichhardt’s expedition

A project by researchers at the ANU National Centre of Biography has shed new light on Ludwig Leichhardt’s landmark expedition to explore northern Australia 170 years ago. For the first time a new map and a new digital map will detail the exact route taken by Leichhardt on his historic first…