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Meet our July graduates: Jasmyne Lobo
Jasmyne Lobo enjoyed the flexibility of the Bachelor of Arts because it allowed her to pursue a multiple areas of interest to her. She also made the most of her opportunities by getting involved practical field work and the Australian National Internships Program (ANIP). What degree have…
Meet our July graduates: Peter Appleby
One moment can set a life in an entirely new direction – at least that was the case for Arts graduate Peter Appleby. “I didn’t know what I wanted to do before I came to ANU,” he said. “When I was signing up for classes I went to an open day presentation on linguistics and the guy was talking…
Meet our July graduates: Rachael Brown
Rachael Brown, who graduated from ANU with a PhD in Philosophy last week, made the move from Melbourne to Canberra to study with our world-class Philosophers. We spoke to her about her thesis and ANU experience ahead of her upcoming move to Canada. What’s your thesis about? To briefly…
Paris scholarship for artist
Tim Phillips, a painter who graduated with a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours) last year, has been awarded a sought-after Paris residency. Tim has been awarded the 2013 Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship for his collection of work which includes Glass Still Life III 2013 (pictured…
ANU philosopher admitted to British Academy
Professor Philip Pettit has joined a long linage of esteemed academics including John Maynard Keynes and CS Lewis following his admission into the British Academy. Professor Pettit was among 15 fellows from outside the UK to be invited into Britain’s most distinguished national body for the…
Day of celebration
A celebratory mood was in air on Friday afternoon as nearly five hundred College of Arts and Social Science students and candidates graduated. In total 485 graduands had awards conferred at Llewellyn Hall, including 196 postgraduate students. More than 1,200 awards were conferred at The…
Lifetime achievement award for filmmaker
Professor David MacDougall from the Research School of Humanities & the Arts has been awarded the Royal Anthropological Institute’s Special Award for Lifetime Achievement. The award is in recognition of his work in ethnographic film, exploring and documenting cultural patterns in societies…