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Turning cybercrime into art
Article by: Pamela Hutchinson Cyberattacks have become an almost everyday occurrence in Australia. In the past year, millions of people have had their private information targeted in high-profile hacks. It’s this increasingly common type of cybercrime that has inspired the latest artwork of…
CAIS scholars help drive Middle East-Australia trade relations
Two CAIS scholars have successfully secured a $40k grant from the Australian Government to run an innovative national workshop – the first of its kind in Australia. The grant will enable the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies to run a summit identifying how Australian and the Arab Gulf…
Dr Thomas Nulley-Valdés shares his expertise in Spanish Studies with his students
Dr Thomas Nulley-Valdés is a lecturer in Spanish Studies (Language and Literature) and an emerging scholar of world literature with a focus on Spanish and Latin American literature of the 20th and 21st centuries.His areas of research include world literature theories and methodologies, Latin…
From indifference to fascination: Tabitha’s trail to demography at ANU
Demography is the DNA of civilisation. Like strands of life's code, each demographic detail encapsulates the uniqueness of an individual, a community, or a society. Students who undertake a major or minor in demography within the Bachelor of Arts program or as part of a Flexible Double Degree at…
Dr Annika Lems brings her expertise and knowledge to classroom
In this age of rapid globalisation, the research work of Dr Annika Lems examines the way people experience, negotiate and actively create place attachments. Dr Lems is a Senior Lecturer in Anthropology at The Australian National University (ANU) and her areas of expertise include displacement,…
Demography meets data analytics: Katrina Robinson
Katrina Robinson is the first student to undertake a Bachelor of Applied Data Analytics with a major in Demography at the Australian National University (ANU). “The challenges studied by demographers are significant and creativity, curiosity, and determination is key to solving them,” she says.…
Catherine Frieman is the recipient of a Future Fellowship for ‘Kin and Connection: Ancient DNA between the Science and the Social’
Ancient DNA has emerged as a powerful tool that can help bridge the gap between social and scientific archaeologies.Associate Professor Catherine J. Frieman’s research project ‘Kin and Connection: Ancient DNA between the Science and the Social’ aims to use genetic data and archaeological materials…