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Portuguese language launched
Starting in semester two, ANU students will have even more language options to choose from. The School of Language Studies will start offering a Portuguese language course which will be delivered online through Indiana University and coordinated locally. The course aims to expand options in…
ANU Sculpture alumni Making Tracks
Making Tracks is a new exhibition at the ANU School of Art that showcases 25 years of ANU Sculpture Workshop alumni. The show, which opened last Friday, is part of the 2013 Canberra Centenary celebrations. It features seventeen School of Art graduates. “Sculptors who are alumni from the…
An ever-changing art work
A sculpture created by UK environmental artist Chris Drury that will decay and grow over time was unveiled yesterday at the ANU International Sculpture Park. Chris, the 2013 H.C. Coombs Creative Arts Fellow, has spent one month on campus constructing the art work which explores the relationship…
Four CASS disciplines in top 10 in the world
The College has excelled in the latest round of QS World University rankings with four disciplines ranked in the top ten in the world. Politics and International Studies, which retained the top Australian ranking, has climbed four places to number six in the world. History has maintained its 7th…
Turning unloved furniture into a work of art
Visiting American artist Michele Marti has brought her playful furniture designs to the ANU School of Art where she is working on her experimental “Franken-Furniture” series. The Californian upholsterer and designer salvages Victorian-style furniture frames and combines them in new designs that…
Clues to Southeast Asian civilisation unearthed
Dr Marc Oxenham (centre) at the cemetery site in Northern Vietnam An archaeological dig led by Dr Marc Oxenham from The Australian National University’s School of Archaeology and Anthropology has uncovered possibly the earliest cemetery site in Southeast Asia. More than 140 ancient burials…