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A musical metamorphosis: Kenneth Lampl is mastering the art of reinvention
From his jazz roots to scoring music for Hollywood and Pokémon, Professor Kenneth Lampl has never missed a beat. There’s no better gift for a budding musician than growing up in New Jersey – home to one of the world’s greatest jazz scenes. Music was ever-present in childhood for ANU…
Grandparenting tells us much about our history - It’s important to preserve these stories
By Liz Allen, Australian National University; Alexandra Dellios, Australian National University; Emily Gallagher, Australian National University; Francesco Ricatti, Australian National University; Nathalie Nguyen, Monash University, and Tanya Evans…
ANU project to document the history of grandparenting in Australia
The history of grandparenting in Australia is being documented for the first time in a new project led by experts from The Australian National University (ANU).According to the research team, while grandparents play a fundamental role in many families, including sharing the load of caring for…
CASS researchers awarded nearly $5M in ARC Discovery Projects
Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) have been awarded nine Discovery Project (DP) grants from the Australian Research Council (ARC), securing a total of $4.96 million to help expand Australia’s knowledge base and research capability.…
ARDC Community Data Lab Expands to Build Tools for HASS Research
Authored by Jo Savill, ARDC. Four new projects have kicked off to expand the ARDC Community Data Lab for researchers working with digitised cultural and historical collections. The ARDC is pleased to announce the commencement of 4 new projects in the ARDC Community Data Lab, a key…
How France’s political dramas threaten more instability in violence-wracked New Caledonia
Article by Denise Fisher, ANU Centre for European Studies and Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University. The unprecedented political crisis in France is increasingly being felt thousands of kilometres away in the South Pacific.On October 16, French Prime Minister Sebastien…
How ANU set the scene for Emily Maguire’s award-winning novel, Rapture
When readers pick up Rapture, the award-winning seventh novel by acclaimed author Emily Maguire, they’re immediately immersed in the world of 9th century Europe.But there’s a little bit of modern-day life at the Australian National University within those pages too.“Canberra is in the soil of the…