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CASS Alumni shine in Australia Day Honours
Eight CASS Alumni have were recently recognised with Australia Day Honours at the 2013 Australia Day Awards.Dr Michael Smith, Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to archaeological scholarship, particularly of the Australian desert regions. Mrs Judith Ohana, Medal of the…
ANU Emeriti Oral History Video Project
Since its establishment in 1945 ANU has been home to a very large number of outstanding and committed researchers and educators. Many of these spent the majority of their working lives at ANU and still contribute as Faculty Emeriti. This project records the personal reflections of six ANU emeritus…
School of History PhD candidate awarded Endeavour Research Fellowship
School of History PhD student Anne Rees has been awarded an Endeavour Research Fellowship to support her forthcoming fieldwork in the United States. The Fellowship, worth up to $23,500, will allow Anne to spend four months overseas pursuing her research on Australian women who lived, worked and…
One Billion Rising
When: Union Court, North Road, ANU Where: Thursday 14 Feb at 1:00- 2:30pmAccess: free and open to the public This is a half hour event for staff, students and the wider Canberra Community to raise awareness and celebrate a united front against the alarming violence against women statistics across…
Tropfest 2013
On Sunday 17 February, Canberra's very own Commonwealth Park will host the largest Tropfest event outside of Sydney. Now in its 21st year, Tropfest is the largest short-film festival in the world with the main event hosted in Sydney's Domain in the Royal Botanic Gardens with satellite links into…
National Arts Summit 2013
Arts Quest - Height and Hopes "Living and Learning Creatively - Shaping Our Future Together" Cost: Adult: $55; Student (full time) $25, College Package (max. 30 students) $10Location: Llewellyn Hall, ANU School of MusicDate: Tuesday February 12 2013 - 09:00 - 15:00 Arts Quest - Heights and…
CASS Philosophers recognised by Philosophy Now magazine
Professor David Chalmers and Dr Rachael Briggs were recently recognised by Philosophy Now Magazine in results from a survey of academic philosophers. In a survey to mark the 21st Anniversary of Philosophy Now magazine, 75 respondents were asked to list the five living philosophers they considered…