Past events
In conversation with Benjamin Jones
Lecture
ANU/CANBERRA TIMES MEET THE AUTHOR EVENT Matt Thistlethwaite will launch Benjamin Jones’ This Time: Australia's Republican Past and Future before a conversation between Benjamin Jones and Michael Cooney. In this crisp yet comprehensive book, Benjamin Jones explores Australia’s long republican…
The Language of Leadership
Lecture
Four panellists have been invited to respond to the examination of leadership rhetoric in Leadership Performance and Rhetoric, and to participate in more general commentary on contemporary leadership in Australian politics. Professor John Hewson, Crawford School, ex leader of the Liberal Party Dr…
A Career up in Smoke
Lecture
Please join us for the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences Inaugural Professorial Lecture Series. In this lecture, we welcome Professor Simone Dennis from the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, School of Archaeology and Anthropology. A Career up in Smoke Why is it important to…
2018 Australasian Aid Conference
Conference
The Australasian Aid Conference (AAC) will return on 13-14 February 2018, once again in partnership with The Asia Foundation. As in previous years, the aim of the conference is to bring together researchers and practitioners from across Australia, the Pacific, Asia and beyond who are working on…
Unwinnable Wars: Afghanistan and the Limits of Western Military Power
Seminar
At sixteen years and counting, Afghanistan is the longest war for western states of the post-Cold War period, and NATO’s first overseas war. At its height, the US and its NATO allies deployed 130,000 troops in its efforts to stabilise the country. NATO combat forces withdrew by December 2014…
Lives in times of war, famine and civil unrest
Lecture
Nick Danziger is one of the world’s most renowned photojournalists. Much of his life has been dedicated to documenting the social and political issues that define our times in best-selling books, award-winning documentaries and photography. In this lecture, Nick will provide a human face to…
2018 Commencement Address
Other
WHAT IS COMMENCEMENT? Commencement is the formal induction for all new students at ANU. It’s an opportunity to hear from the Vice-Chancellor, notable graduates and other great speakers about what makes ANU such an exciting place. Expect a fun event full of colour and excitement and the opportunity…