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What’s happening in Sudan?
Sudan currently teeters on the brink of full-scale civil war, a result of the intensifying rivalry between two principal military powers: the Sudanese Armed Forces under General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group born from a militia led by Mohamed ‘Hemedti’…
Living with Smallpox in Early Modern Britain
In the two centuries prior the advent of vaccination, early modern Britons lived in the shadow of a viral disease which often left death, blindness, or pockmarked survivors in its wake. Contrast this, if you will, to the dawn of 2020, when another invisible adversary brought Britain, along with the…
The creative benefits of paying attention
Emily Maguire finds inspiration in the world around her.Whether it’s from overheard conversations, the news, or music, the author says that many of her ideas have come from paying attention.“If we look around us, we will find that we are surrounded by ideas,” Maguire says. “It’s something I…
Dr Julieanne Lamond’s Lohrey is the joint winner of prestigious 2023 Walter McRae Russell Award
Dr Julieanne Lamond is the joint winner of the 2023 Walter McRae Russell Award for her book Lohrey which is an exploration of the remarkable career of Tasmanian writer and novelist Amanda Lohrey across the contemporary literary landscape.Dr Lamond’s announcement as the joint winner…
Submissions invited from students for ANU Film Festival
A great opportunity for students across The Australian National University (ANU) to showcase their creativity at ANU Film Festival presented by the Art School Collective, a student-run club. The first ANU Film Festival will be hosted by the Arc Cinema at the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA)…
Australians sceptical when it comes to future of AI
Australians have relatively high levels of concern about artificial intelligence (AI), and are sceptical about the number of jobs it will create, according to a new study from The Australian National University (ANU).The study shows Australians are much more likely to think other areas of science…
Dr Georgia Curran’s project aims to support the maintenance of Warlpiri singing traditions
Dr Georgia Curran is an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) Fellow who has undertaken research with Warlpiri people in Yuendumu and other Central Australian communities, including collaborative research projects with Pintupi Anmatyerr Warlpiri Media.…