Past events
In Conversation: Angelica Mesiti, Making Work in Contemporary Europe
Lecture
This is the next installment of our Art and Europe Lecture Series. Join Senior Curator Jaklyn Babington in conversation with Australian born, Paris-based video artist Angelica Mesiti for a discussion about her creative practice and work on view at the National Gallery of Australia. This event is…
Books that Changed Humanity: The Satanic Verses
Lecture
Books that Changed Humanity is an initiative of the Humanities Research Centre, based at the Australian National University. The HRC invites experts to introduce and lead discussion of major texts from a variety of cultural traditions, all of which have informed the way we understand ourselves…
Feminist Utopias: past, present and imagined
Conference
Presented by ANU Gender Institute & ANU School of History What does it take to maintain optimism in a time of anger, fear and division? How can we revive hope in the midst of despair? And what can feminist thinking and mobilisation offer in our search for answers to these questions?…
3MT - The Three Minute Thesis competition - final
Activity
Imagine condensing hours, days and even years of complex research into a short presentation while being judged by an expert panel and lecture theatre full of your peers and strangers. An 80,000 word thesis would take 9 hours to read, they have 3 minutes. Join us for an evening of smart…
Effective communication in hospitals: applying discourse analysis to improve clinical handover interactions.
Lecture
Effective communication in hospitals: applying discourse analysis to improve clinical handover interactions. Clinical handover – the transfer between clinicians of responsibility and accountability for patients and their care – is a pivotal, high-risk communicative event in hospital practice.…
The Politics & Praxis of Recognition: A Comparative Assessment of Indigenous Self-Government in the US & Australia
Seminar
The United States and Australia were among the four nations that initially voted against the UN General Assembly’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Each country has since reconsidered its position and ultimately elected to endorse the Declaration, but not without some reservations…
Teaching and Learning Day - 2017
Continuing education
This year's keynote presentation is on "How do you talk about your teaching?" by Dr Kate Thomson, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney. She is a lecturer and early career researcher. Her research centres on professional learning, with a focus on collaborative and informal…