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Join us on a trip to the ANU School of Art & Design Graduating Exhibition
Every year at The Australian National University, the School of Art & Design Graduating Exhibition is accompanied by a crazy weather event. One year, there were fires and days of 40-degree weather, and another saw torrential rain and flooding. As I walk through the gallery space before the…
Young Aussies satisfied with direction of country amid voter power shift
Despite cost-of-living pressures and sky-rocketing house prices disproportionately impacting Australia’s youth, two-in-three young Aussies, 67.1 per cent, say they are satisfied with the direction of the country, according to a new study from The Australian National University (ANU). With Gen…
CASS researchers awarded over $4M in ARC Discovery Projects
15 researchers in the Australian National University (ANU) College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) have been awarded funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC), securing a total of $4.27 million to help expand Australia’s knowledge base and research capability. Investigating the…
Standing Together comes to the University
The New Israel Fund brought speakers from the grassroots organisation, Standing Together to the Australian National University on Tuesday 19 November 2024. The event was hosted by the College of Arts and Social Sciences, Freilich Project for the Study of Bigotry. The evening highlighted the…
Cost of living pressures behind Dictionary’s Word of the Year
Widespread dissatisfaction with the cost of groceries and an investigation into questionable pricing policies at Australia’s largest supermarkets has led word nerds at The Australian National University (ANU) to pick Colesworth as their Word of the Year for 2024. Colesworth is a portmanteau –…
Aussie social cohesion steady, but strained by cost-of-living pressures
Financial stress continues to impact Australians’ sense of belonging, but the country’s social cohesion has held strong over the past 12 months, according to a major study from The Australian National University (ANU) and the Scanlon Foundation Research Institute. The 2024 Mapping Social…
Can America remain a superpower with its reputation under fire?
Although America’s public image may be slipping, ANU research shows its power and influence remains unrivalled. For now. From Hollywood blockbusters to the Super Bowl, the United States has always had a showstopping global presence. But what happens when the country’s ultimate export—…