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New ANUpoll reveals changing attitude to Australia's population
More than two thirds of Australians do not think Australia needs more people, according to an Australian National University poll (ANUPoll) conducted in late 2018. The ANUPoll asked “The Australian population is now a little over 25 million… do you think Australia needs more people?” with only 30.…
Beauty and the grave: Sexism from Anglo-Saxon times
Research shows how women in Anglo-Saxon England faced the same issue as many women today: age and beauty-related sexism. Dr Christine Cave of the ANU School of Archaeology and Anthropology said her research suggested women of this era were typically valued for their youth and appearance, with…
Philosophy’s Geoffrey Brennan Awarded Gutenberg Teaching Award
Professor Geoffrey Brennan has been awarded the 2018 Gutenberg Teaching Award, in recognition of Geoffrey’s long commitment to and innovation in teaching, and the study of philosophy, political sciences and economics. "Geoffrey Brennan is an outstanding researcher of international acclaim and…
Social Network Analysis Conference Brings Researchers to ANU
The Australian Social Network Analysis Conference has brought researchers, students and industry representatives together at ANU to explore key issues and research advances. The conference, organised by the Australian Network for Social Network Analysis, aims to foster collaboration and…
Talia Avrahamzon awarded 2018 Joan Uhr Prize
PhD Scholar from Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (CAEPR) Talia Avrahamzon has been awarded the 2018 Joan Uhr prize by the Sir Roland Wilson Foundation. This prize is awarded to the Sir Roland Wilson scholar or alumni who has made the greatest contribution to public policy in the…
Chancellor’s honours for passionate advocate of the Classics
Emeritus Professor Elizabeth Minchin has been awarded the Chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Service to the University. The well-respected Professor of Classics with the ANU School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics, and Curator of the ANU Classics Museum, has been part of the ANU…
New project to document House Speakers and Clerks
The ANU School of History has begun work on a new parliamentary dictionary listing the biographies of Speakers, Deputy Speakers and Clerks for the House of Representatives stretching back to Federation in 1901. The project, which is expected to be completed in early 2020, has been commissioned by…