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Percussion spectacular for DRUMatiX anniversary
Canberra's DRUMatiX Percussion group will perform their 15th anniversary concert, The Next Phrase, at the ANU Arts Centre tonight. The concert will revisit some of the group's defining moments, including Nigel Westlake's Kalabash which was premiered by the group in 2004, Steve Reich's Drumming…
ANU-Led Research Evidence Helps Shape Income Management in the Northern Territory
The first major report evaluating new income management measures in the Northern Territory has been released by Indigenous Affairs Minister, Jenny Macklin. ANU researchers, Rob Bray and Matthew Gray, were the lead authors of the report that also involved the Australian Institute of Family Studies…
Spotlight on Middle East and Central Asia
More than 30 scholars from Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom will examine recent developments as well as potential future challenges and opportunities in the Middle East and Central Asia during a two-day conference starting tomorrow. Former Prime Minister, the Hon. Kevin Rudd MP,…
School of Music Guitarist wins national award
School of Music honours student Andrey Lebedev has won the Fine Music Network Young Performer Award.Andrey competed against four other performers from around the country to win the $10,000 cash prize. This is the first year that ArtSound FM (Canberra’s Fine Music Network station) has sponsored an…
CASS Alumnus receives Qantas award
ANU School of Art alumnus Christopher Carmody has been awarded the prestigious Encouragement of Australian Contemporary Art Award, in the category of inter-disciplinary (abstract, observational and conceptual art) by Qantas. Christopher graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 2008, with majors in…
ANU Textiles Graduating Exhibition
Graduating students from the ANU Textile Workshop will have their talents showcased at the ANU Textiles Graduating Exhibition, opening Friday 30 November. They have worked creatively to produce exciting bodies of work embracing ideas about their environment, culture, heritage and contemporary art…
Exploring aid at the grass roots level
A two-day conference exploring the idea of participatory development in the aid process begins tomorrow at ANU. Conference organiser Dr Patrick Kilby from the School of Archaeology and Anthropology said that participatory development was inspired by the work of Professor Robert Chambers as a way…