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ANU and NIDA artistic exchange
The ANU School of Music recently held its first artistic exchange with The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney via videoconference, in a two-hour masterclass between staff and students at both institutions. This event showcased the capacity of music-specific videoconferencing to…
Women Rangers Toolkit Workshop held at ANU
This week the ANU Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (CAEPR) held the second of two week-long workshops to help women rangers from the Top End and Central Western Australia develop a ‘toolkit’. The toolkit outlines what work women rangers in remote areas are doing, what work they want…
Creating a Vision for Rural Australia
Outlining strategies to strengthen and sustain rural communities was a key focus of a major conference that took place in Narabri, north-west NSW on 18 and 19 April 2012. The Sustaining Rural Communities conference, opened by the Hon Simon Crean, brought together some of the country’s key…
Preserving historic shipwrecks
In 1850 the coastal trader the Clarence, carrying a cargo of live sheep, sank off St Leonards in Port Phillip Bay. Now lying on the ocean floor the wreck is rated as one of the earliest and best preserved examples of an Australian built trading vessel. From 16 April to 12 May 2012 a team of 40…
New Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy and Economics Launched
A new degree - the Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy and Economics (BPPE) - will be available in CASS in 2013. Combining the analytical rigour of philosophy with political science, international relations and a sound grounding in economic theory this elite degree will provide students with a clear…
CASS sponsors the Australian University debating championships
The Australian Intervarsity debating championships, affectionately known as ‘Easters’ was held at the ANU from 10-14 April. Attracting over 450 students from around Australia the tournament provided a unique opportunity to gather some of Australia’s brightest students on the ANU campus showcasing…
School students enjoy taste of the Classics
Last week, students from Kingsford Smith School visited ANU to experience the study of Classics for a day. The students participated in a tour of the Classics Museum, where they were able to view and experience ancient artefacts first hand. All the students also participated in a mock…