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Peeling back the layers of history
A project exploring the layers of history of the Nation’s landscapes as told by Indigenous Australians takes place today at The Australian National University. Deepening Histories of Place: Exploring Indigenous Landscapes of National and International Significance, an Australian Research Council…
Education can offset impact of low fertility trap
A smarter, better educated population may help offset the impacts of declining fertility rates in East Asia, and provide lessons for Australia, according to a new report from the Australian National University’s Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute. In his article titled Low…
No evidence to support lowering the voting age
Lowering the voting age in Australia to 16 will not improve political participation or make the political system fairer, according to a new study by political scientist Professor Ian McAllister at the Australian National University. Data from the survey, The Politics of Lowering the Voting Age in…
Dr Thomas' essay is of the highest Calibre
The 2013 Calibre Prize for an Outstanding Essay has been awarded to Dr Martin Thomas, Australian Research Council Future Fellow in The Australian National University’s School of History. Because it’s Your Country: Bringing Back the Bones to West Arnhem Land, was chosen for the prize from a field…
SCULPTURE: Place and Space
The Australian National University and the National Gallery of Australia Sculpture: Space and Place Symposium May 10 – 12, 2013 Symposium venue: James O Fairfax Theatre and Gandel Hall, National Gallery of Australia. This symposium is a collaboration between the Australian National…
Indigenous Australian collections focus of Harvard fellowship
Dr Louise Hamby has been awarded a three-year Peabody Fellowship from Harvard University. It’s the first time Harvard has offered the Indigenous Australia curatorial fellowship. “I guess in some ways I’m the guinea pig,” says Dr Hamby who starts the Fellowship on April 1. Dr Hamby, an Adjunct…
CASS students win prizes for Excellence in Gender Research
On the Second Anniversary of the Gender Institute the following CASS students were recognised for undergraduate and graduate work completed in 2012. Below are the details of the CASS recipients and the comments from the judging pannel on their awards, provided by the Gender Institute:Equal winner’…