Research stories
Hail Caesar or heil Hitler? Why politicians hijack classical culture
Pictures are worth a thousand words – our leaders know it. But how much of their visual identity is 'borrowed' from the Roman Empire? By Luis Perez, originally published in ANU Reporter. Elon Musk, the world’s most talked-about billionaire, shocked audiences in January with a…
Within seconds there was a dolphin right underneath me
Article by Joseph Carbone. When Canberra flautist Sally Walker was 25 she went on a dolphin dive organised by a friend. “She said ‘next time bring your flute, they love music’,” Walker says. “So, 30 years later I finally got around to it.” During the pandemic in 2021, soon after…
From Colombia to Australia: A Global South Fellowship Story
By Erika McGown. What happens when your job doesn’t just exhaust your time – but your body, your health, even your future? That’s the urgent question driving the research of Associate Professor Oscar Javier Maldonado Castañeda, a sociologist from Universidad del Rosario in Bogotá,…
The secret lives of brown snakes: how a university vet supports wildlife research
Written by Phillis Zeng. It’s peak snake season between September and April each year. Among the species inhabiting the region, brown snakes are the most commonly found in Canberra – exceptionally well adapted to urban ecosystems – and highly feared and maligned due to their proximity to…
CASS study finds strong link between place, language and wellbeing for First Nations communities
The combination of languages spoken in a given place, known as language ecology, matters for the wellbeing of Indigenous language speakers, according to a new study from the Australian National University (ANU). This article was originally published in ANU Research. The different…
Long live the king: why monarchy is still popular in the 21st century
Our love affair with monarchy has endured for millennia. ANU Professor Caillan Davenport explains the appeal of sole rulers. This article was originally published in ANU Reporter by Luis Perez. In a world where 700 million people live in extreme poverty, 43 countries still bow…
Global Humanities Institute on Inclusive Collaboration comes to ANU
Report by Professor Kylie Message-Jones, Director of the ANU Humanities Research Centre. The ANU Humanities Research Centre in partnership with the Institute of Advanced Studies at the University of Minnesota, the Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, the University of California San Diego, the…