Past events
Eat, Drink and be Literary with Julia Baird & Alex Sloan
Book launch
Julia Baird will be in conversation with Alex Sloan on Julia’s acclaimed biography Victoria The Queen: An Intimate Biography of the Woman Who Changed the World, a fascinating, provocative and authoritative biography from one of Australia's most admired and respected journalists…
EU Climate Diplomacy Week Film Screening: "Thirty Million"
Activity
Bangladesh is often described as the most vulnerable country on the planet in the face of a changing climate. It's predicted to lose 17 percent of its land by the end of the century if global sea levels rise by one metre, putting 30 million Bangladeshis at risk of displacement. Thirty Million is…
An evening with Jane Goodall: Live-stream event
Lecture
The School of Archaeology and Anthropology are pleased to announce a special university lecture by Dr Jane Goodall. Dr Goodall is a world renowned primatologist and conservationist whose ground-breaking research with chimpanzees changed the way we view our closest living relatives. As Dr Goodall…
Anna Krien in conversation with Will Steffen
Lecture
ANU/THE CANBERRA TIMES MEET THE AUTHOR Anna Krien will be in conversation with Will Steffen to discuss her new book,Quarterly Essay 66, The Long Goodbye: Coal, Coral and Australia's Climate Deadlock explores the psychology and politics of a warming world. She visits frontlines in Australia's…
Brazil in the World: The International Relations of a South American Giant
Book launch
Book launch of Dr Sean W. Burges' Brazil in the World: The International Relations of a South American Giant presented by the Australian National Centre for Latin American Studies (ANCLAS). The book will be launched by Dr John Minns. Burges argues that Brazil is pursuing a foreign…
Naturally Yours
Exhibition
An exhibition of work addressing environmental issues by early career researchers at the Australian National University School of Art & Design Changes to the natural environment and speculation on its possible demise are conspicuous in investigations by contemporary artists. The exhibition…
Climbing the career ladder: The link between personality and promotion
Seminar
This talk explores the ways in which personality traits – especially an individual’s sense of confidence – can determine job promotion outcomes. The model posits that confidence influences the likelihood that an individual will put themselves forward for promotion by shaping the individual's own…