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ANU welcomes participants for International Federalism Conference
Dr Andrew Banfield, Head of the ANU School of Politics and International Relations, and Dr Tracy B Fenwick, Director of the Australian Centre for Federalism, have welcomed guests from around Australia and the world to the 2018 International Association of Centers for Federal Studies. Held in…
Behind the making of the Australian of the Year Awards musical theme
For the second year running, the ANU School of Music is providing the soundtrack to the Australian of the Year Awards ceremonies. The music, composed last year by Head of School Professor Ken Lampl and Kirsten Lampl, was performed by staff and students. It will again play in events around the…
Behind the making of the Australian of the Year Awards trophies
The State and Territory recipients of the 2019 Australian of the Year awards have had their contributions to the nation commemorated with glass trophies designed and created by the ANU Glass Workshop. Staff, students and alumni were involved in the designing and making, led by workshop head…
Authoritarian leadership rises as media and religion decline
New research from the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods reveals a decline in traditional institutions and rise in support for authoritarian leadership, particularly among younger people. According to data from the new Australian Values Study, 3% of Australians rated having an…
New book Found in Translation launched at ANU
ANU Vice-Chancellor Professor Brian Schmidt, and University Council Member Mr Peter Yu, have launched Found in Translation, the new book from historian Dr Laura Rademaker. Dr Rademaker, a researcher in the ANU School of History and part of the Rediscovering the Deep Human Past Project, explores in…
Teens reject religious school exemptions: ANU study
Australian teens overwhelmingly reject religious exemptions and discrimination against staff or students based on gender or sexual identity, a study has found. A team of researchers from The Australian National University (ANU), Deakin University and Monash University surveyed more than 1200…
ANU filmmakers explore cultural damage of 'bone theft'
ANU researchers Dr Martin Thomas (ANU School of History) and Dr Beatrice Bijon (ANU School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics) bring to light the deep cultural and emotional effects caused to Indigenous communities when remains are taken in the new documentary film, Etched in Bone. A project…