Past events
The 'Haves' and the 'Have Yachts'
Lecture
In this lecture Professor Burrows will revisit the literature on (super-) gentrification in order to interrogate recent socio-spatial changes in some of London’s most affluent neighbourhoods. If gentrification is understood as any process involving a change in the population of land-users in which…
Australia, the European Union and the New Trade Agenda
Book launch
Free download http://press.anu.edu.au/publications/series/australia-and-new-zealand-school-government-anzsog/australia-european-union-and/download Australia (together with New Zealand) is one of the few OECD countries with which the EU does not have a comprehensive trade agreement. Australia and…
Analysing Decision Making: a seminar in two parts
Seminar
While there has been a resurgence of interest in policy implementation studies over the last ten years, there is still a lack of attention to process in governance theory and practice and the appropriateness of different conceptualisations of policy-action relationships. The first part of this…
School of Art & Design Drawing Prize
Exhibition
Winner Announced: Open Day Saturday 26 August Exhibition Dates: 23 August - 9 September 2017 The School of Art & Design Drawing Prize presents student artworks from all disciplines and workshops from the ANU School of Art. Annually the student prize of $1,000 is awarded to the winner. In 2017…
13th LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
Entertainment
Australian National Centre for Latin American Studies (ANCLAS) is proud to support the 13th LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL presented by the Latin American Embassies in Canberra AUGUST 17th - 30th @ The Leonard Huxley Theatre (ANU) 7pm - 9pm for 13 consecutive days of Latin American Films. More…
Ten Thousand Years of Cultivation at Kuk Swamp in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea
Book launch
This book is a landmark publication for ANU as it represents over 50 years of research into early agriculture in the highlands of Papua New Guinea. The archaeological site at Kuk Swamp in the highlands of Papua New Guinea contains evidence of cultivation practices extending back at least 7000-…
Altruistic moves inside spiteful games: The ecology and evolution of bacterial toxins
Seminar
Nearly every major bacterial lineage studied to date possesses strains that produce protein-based toxins that are thought to function as anti-competitor compounds. Toxin production occurs stochastically and often involves lysis of the producing cell. Such lysis can be seen as a form of…