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New translation brings bloody history out of the past
By Evana Ho Three years ago, Australian National University historian Dr Elena Govor showed up at the office of her colleague Emeritus Professor Kevin Windle. This was not an unusual occurrence; they’d been friends for 30 years and collaborators in the years since. But today, there was a book she…
About being here: an icon, and a rising star
By Evana Ho The first exhibition showing at the ANU School of Art & Design gallery since COVID closed the ANU campus is quietly dazzling. JamFactory ICON, Angela Valamanesh: About being here is a nationally touring exhibition that has kicked off its Australia-wide journey at the…
Remembering Anzac - Travel and Study in 2021
Remembering Anzac: A study tour of commemorative landscapes, museums & memorials across Australasia is an undergraduate course offered by the School of History. The course offers you the chance to study intensively over late June and early July 2021. You will speed up your degree, engage with…
From Fenner Hall to the halls of Parliament: Natalie Barr
From Fenner Hall to the halls of Parliament, Natalie Barr’s journey from ANU to the corridors of power let her experience first-hand some of the most momentous times of change in Australian political history. Now she believes is the time for another change, an urgent change in the way we understand…
Annual celebration of CASS student success and donor generosity
Each year, more than 250 students in the College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) benefit from scholarships and grants that enrich their study experience, or enable them to perform to their full potential. The second CASS Celebration of Success and Generosity on 18 February acknowledged these…
Significant drop in Australians who will get COVID jab
There has been a substantial increase in COVID-19 vaccine resistance and hesitancy among Australians, according to new analysis from The Australian National University (ANU). The survey of more than 3,500 Australians is the only longitudinal study available tracking individuals from…
Pandemic response sees confidence in government soar
Australians' confidence in government and political leaders has skyrocketed over the last 12 months on the back of the COVID-19 pandemic, new analysis shows. The Australian National University (ANU) survey of almost 3,500 adults found confidence in the Federal Government had jumped from…