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The Emperors of Rome podcast brings history alive
Did the Roman emperor Nero really start the Great Fire of Rome? What sort of letters did the emperor Marcus Aurelius write? How did the emperor Aurelian restore the fractured Roman empire in the third century CE?Join Associate Professor Caillan Davenport (Head of the Centre for Classical Studies at…
Meet Dr Anna Florin, the new Lecturer in Archaeological Science
Dr Anna Florin has recently joined the Australian National University as a lecturer in Archaeological Science. She brings her passion and expertise in archaeobotany, and experience in teaching and research at world-leading universities to the College of Anthropology and Social Science.Anna’s…
In conversation: ARC Linkage Projects with Professor Bruce Smyth
4 minute readARC Linkage Projects support Australian researchers to work towards practical solutions in industry settings. Professor Bruce Smyth, a two-time Linkage recipient, shares his own experience with this important government-funded research program. …
Congratulations! Dr Una McIlvenna awarded Future Fellowship for Singing the News: Ballads as News Media in Europe and Australia, 1550-1920
Dr Una McIlvenna from the School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics is the recipient of a four-year Future Fellowship from the Australian Research Council (ARC). The project Singing the News: Ballads as News Media in Europe and Australia, 1550-1920 reveals how songs in premodern Europe and…
The Graeme Clarke Teaching Collection provides an invaluable learning experience
Written by Dr Georgia Pike-Rowney School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics Before his passing, Emeritus Professor Graeme Clarke AO FAHA (1934 – 2023) generously donated over 450 fragments and objects as a new hands-on teaching collection to enhance the educational outreach activities of…
Accentuate the negative: why the Liberal Party’s fondness for ‘no’ might ultimately backfire
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article by Dr Marija Taflaga.The Coalition is attempting to claim it supports a legislated Voice to Parliament because it “is important in the way it may close the gap and…
Reefinement: Using design and science to support reef ecology
Written by Neha Attre Climate change is one of the factors posing a serious threat to coral reefs globally and researchers around the world are looking for solutions. One such researcher is Beth O’Sullivan, an Honours student at The Australian National University (ANU) School of Art and Design (…