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Celebration of the Portuguese Language Day at ANU
It was an evening of fun and celebration as the Embassies of Portugal and Brazil, the Instituto Camões and the Instituto Guimarães Rosa, and the Portuguese Program at the School of Literature, Language and Linguistics, at The Australian National University (ANU) jointly celebrated Day of the…
Centre for Social Research and Methods Budget Breakfast 2023
At Old Parliament House, Canberra, Professor Matthew Gray, Director of ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods opened the 11 May 2023 budget breakfast.While guests sat down to enjoy a spread, including a porridge, croissants, and steaming tea or coffee on this chilly Canberra morning,…
ANU, Spanish embassies celebrate Spanish Language Day
The Australian National University (ANU) staff and students joined the Spanish embassies to celebrate the Day of the Spanish Language held at the National Library of Australia on 5 May 2023. Professor Catherine Travis, Chair of Modern European Languages at ANU, attended the event to mark the…
Understanding language development to improve Indigenous children’s wellbeing
Many Indigenous children who grow up in Central Australian towns and remote communities speak in a combination of languages to communicate with their families – often using more than one language in a single interaction or sentence.For years, evaluating Indigenous children's language knowledge has…
Yujie Zhu ARC Discovery Project: Remembering, Forgetting and the Politics of Memory
Dr Yujie Zhu has been successful in obtaining an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project award of $180,000. Planting these funds over the next three years to grow a successful garden of knowledge, insight, and understanding into the cultural politics of memory and heritage. Dr Zhu is…
Striking a chord for Indigenous musicians
Yamaha Music Australia (YMA) is creating a real difference in the lives and careers of First Nations musicians by philanthropically partnering with Yil Lull Studio at The Australian National University (ANU). Yil Lull ('To Sing') Studio, led by Torres Strait Islander musician and ANU School of…
Why do we love Eurovision?
Written by Amanda Diaz/ANU Reporter Senior Writer Music lovers will be forgoing a sleep-in this Sunday to watch the live broadcast of the Eurovision final from 5am AEST. The deciding round of the international song contest is expected to attract 160 million viewers worldwide. The…