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New CASS podcasts share academics’ personal stories and insights
Scholars from the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences open up about their lives and make their case for how to approach the world differently in two new podcast series. In This Academic’s Life, CASS academics discuss pivotal events and experiences that shaped their lives, careers and research…
The remarkable story of Australian literature’s newest star
A 12-times rejected manuscript that was abandoned to gather dust by a first-time novelist, has now hit bookshelves around the country after winning a prestigious literary prize. The novel Hitch by ANU School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics PhD scholar Kathryn Hind won the inaugural…
Life expectancy shows the devastating impact of homicides in Latin America
Homicide rates are dramatically reducing the life expectancy of Latin Americans, a new study from The Australian National University (ANU) shows. Latin America accounts for around a third of the world’s homicides despite having just eight per cent of its population. The study shows Honduran males…
ANU history students bring journal back to life
When the ANU Historical Journal was first published on 3rd November 1964, it made news in The Canberra Times the following day. Editors Anne Kingston, Ron Fraser and Alistair Davidson founded a publication that for the next 23 years assembled the finest work of undergraduate and postgraduate…
ANU academics recognised for environmental history achievements
The American Society for Environmental History has recognised the significant work of Professor Tom Griffiths, formerly the WK Hancock Professor from the ANU School of History, and Professor Libby Robin, from the ANU Fenner School of Environment and Society, and. The Society awarded them…
Expert tips Australia for top three Eurovision finish
A media culture and Eurovision Song Contest expert has tipped Australia for a top three finish at the competition's Grand Final on Sunday. The Australian National University's Dr Katharina Bonzel said Australian contestant Kate Miller-Heidke has a performance which "ticks all of the boxes" to be a…
More mysterious jars of the dead unearthed in Laos
ANU archaeologists have discovered 15 new sites in Laos containing more than one hundred 1000-year-old massive stone jars possibly used for the dead. The jars of Laos are one of archaeology's enduring mysteries. Experts believe they were related to disposal of the dead, but nothing is known about…