Past events
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…
ANU College of Asia & the Pacific Research Showcase
Other
ANU College of Asia & the Pacific invites you to attend their inaugural Research Showcase. One of the great advantages of ANU is its relatively small size and the potential for collaboration across Colleges. Yet one major barrier to inter-disciplinary collaboration is information. Often…
The crucial role of the early psychosocial environment in human reproductive developmental plasticity: an evolutionary perspective
Seminar
Across animal species, the early postnatal environment can have profound influences on the scheduling of growth, development and reproduction and ultimately the adult phenotype. A synthesis between evolutionary anthropology and developmental psychology in the 1980’s and 1990’s produced a new…