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The erosion of hope and the federal election
Australians are increasingly pessimistic about the future and life satisfaction has dropped to its lowest level since COVID-19 lockdowns, according to the ANU 2025 Election Monitoring Survey Series. While official economic indicators such as low unemployment and declining inflation suggest…
Illuminating the cosmos: ANU students light up Mount Stromlo
Written by Erika McGown. Darkness is falling over Mount Stromlo and astrophysicist Dr Brad Tucker is bathed in a celestial glow. Students from the ANU School of Art and Design are projecting their work onto the historic telescopes at Mount Stromlo Observatory as part of this year’s…
The ANU Classics Museum is viewing the past with new eyes
Written by Hannah Dixon. When Georgia Pike-Rowney was a student, she was granted permission to handle an ancient Roman dish. It came from the collection housed by the Classics Museum at The Australian National University (ANU).Professor Elizabeth Minchin encouraged Pike-Rowney to look…
‘Double disadvantage’: women with foreign accents seen as less employable
Women with foreign accents, particularly Russian speakers, are perceived as less employable, according to a new study from The Australian National University (ANU).The research found men aren’t impacted in the same way.To better understand language discrimination in the Australian context, ANU…
Long live the king: why monarchy is still popular in the 21st century
Our love affair with monarchy has endured for millennia. ANU Professor Caillan Davenport explains the appeal of sole rulers. This article was originally published in ANU Reporter by Luis Perez. In a world where 700 million people live in extreme poverty, 43 countries still bow…
The End of Deep History? The Finale
To mark the closure of the Research Centre for Deep History and the completion of the seven-year Laureate program, we ran a day-long event entitled The End of Deep History? On the 19th February 2025, we had plenty of time to ponder the value of ‘deep history’, where we’ve been as a team, and…
Global Humanities Institute on Inclusive Collaboration comes to ANU
Report by Professor Kylie Message-Jones, Director of the ANU Humanities Research Centre. The ANU Humanities Research Centre in partnership with the Institute of Advanced Studies at the University of Minnesota, the Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, the University of California San Diego, the…