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Storm clouds over Canberra. Photo: Daniel Morton-Jones/Unsplash.
11
Nov
2026

Canberra’s 2005 storm holds lessons for future disaster recovery

ANU anthropologist Dr Timothy Heffernan has been invited to deliver the 2026 Chief Minister’s Governance Lecture, exploring what Canberra’s 2005 storm can teach us about future disaster preparedness.His lecture, Memory, risk and resilience: Preparing communities for more frequent disasters, will…

Pictured (L–R): Molly Flanders, Lucy Gibson, Sam Doherty, Luka Krajina, Nikolas Stürchler Gonzenbach (Embassy of Switzerland), Matilda Ross, Ayesha Chopra, and CASS Dean Professor Bronwyn Parry.
03
Nov
2026

ANU celebrates 28th Swiss Prize at the Swiss Embassy

The 28th Swiss Prize was celebrated at a special ceremony at the Embassy of Switzerland in Canberra last Thursday evening (29 October), bringing together students, academics and diplomatic representatives to recognise excellence in the study of Swiss languages and culture. A longstanding joint…

28
Oct
2026

Two CASS academics elected Fellows of the Academy of the Social Sciences

Two academics from The Australian National University (ANU) College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) have been elected Fellows of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, recognising their contributions to research, public policy, and creating positive change in society.…

07
Oct
2026

The archaeologist unearthing a new chapter in the history of Southeast Asia

Professor Dougald O’Reilly’s new book breathes life into the prehistoric pasts of Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam. This story was originally published on ANU Reporter. Written by Luis Perez. Few people get to live out their childhood dreams. Professor Dougald…

Jazmourian Ensemble (Dr Anna McDonald and Malek Mohammadi Nejad). Photo by Andrew Sikorski.
01
Oct
2026

Bach in Shiraz: three concerts bring Iranian and Western musical traditions into dialogue

From a church in Braidwood to a Persian-style garden in Sutton Forest and University House in Canberra, Jazmourian Ensemble, Ensemble-in-Residence at the ANU School of Music, will present three concerts this October. What might a musical dialogue between Johann Sebastian Bach and the…

Photo of ANU Associate Professor Aino Suomi.
28
Sep
2026

Parental gambling linked to poorer health and educational outcomes for Australian children

New Australian research has found that risky parental gambling is associated with poorer physical health, mental health and educational outcomes among children, highlighting the need to recognise gambling harm as a child health and family wellbeing issue. This story was originally published on…

Avatar: Forms of Vishnu, on now at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, is the first major exhibition in Australia dedicated to the Hindu deity. (Supplied: AGNSW/Jenni Carter)
18
Sep
2026

Ancient stories, ongoing lessons: ANU scholar co-curates Vishnu exhibition

ANU Associate Professor Chaitanya Sambrani has co-curated an exhibition that sees the avatars of Vishnu in new light An animated cosmic ocean marks the entrance to Avatar: Forms of Vishnu at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, marking a passage into the world of the exhibition. The title comes…