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27
Aug
2024

Picture book aims to teach kids how to stay safe around bushfire smoke

By Kyle Mackey-Laws Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) are behind new children’s books aimed at raising greater awareness and understanding for children around bushfire smoke. As the east coast of Australia became engulfed in fires and smoke during the 2019-20 “…

14
Aug
2024

Middle East and Central Asia Futurescapes Academic Network (MECAFAN)

Launch Event Details Wednesday, 4 September, 4-6 PMCAIS Lecture Theatre Room 1.15127 Ellery Crescent, Canberra 2601Register via this link: https://cais.cass.anu.edu.au/events/launch-middle-east-and-central-asia-futurescapes-academic-network-mecafan  The Middle East and Central Asia…

06
Aug
2024

Just released: 2024 RSHA Mid-Year Snapshot

We are delighted to announce the release of the 2024 ANU Research School of Humanities and the Arts Mid-Year Snapshot.This publication celebrates our School’s research excellence across 2023/2024, highlighting stories of success and groundbreaking contributions to Australia and the world.The 2024…

01
Aug
2024

ANU wins $11.8m in ARC Future Fellowships

Article by: Kathryn VukovljakThe ethics around humane exclusion for refugees, understanding why monarchies endure and the biodiversity impacts of plant invasion are among a number of research projects from The Australian National University (ANU) that have received federal funding this week.The…

Associate Professor Caillan Davenport
31
Jul
2024

CASS researcher awarded over $1M in ARC funding to study why monarchies endure

Associate Professor Caillan Davenport from the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) has been awarded a Future Fellowship by the Australian Research Council (ARC). Over the next four years, he will receive $1,1 million in funding to investigate the reasons why monarchy prevailed in the…

08
May
2024

CASS researcher ranks among world’s top 5 linguists

Emerita Professor Anna Wierzbicka, from the Research School of Humanities and the Arts, has been named a ScholarGPS Highly Ranked Scholar™ for her exceptional performance and prolific publication record in the field of linguistics and, more broadly, in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Her…

07
May
2024

Increase in number of Australians doing it tough

Australians are more financially stressed now than they were at any time immediately prior to or during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study from The Australian National University (ANU). In general, more Australians are finding it difficult to get by on their current income and are…