Upcoming events
'My study is an archive of my mind': The making of Greg Dening
Seminar
Pacific historian and anthropologist Professor Greg Dening (1931-2008) was a man of many silences. Trawling through the large Dening archive in the State Library of Victoria, I am struck by the silences, the gaps and the stories left untold. In one of Greg’s many metaphors, that of ‘…
The Real and the Created in Ethnographic Film: An Ethnomusicologist’s Perspective
Lecture/seminar
Ethnographic filmmakers often struggle to balance the need to let people speak for themselves with the need to create a coherent presentation through their own creative hand. Ethnographic writers face similar challenges in choosing to approach their subjects through expository versus evocative…
Middle East Update No.4: US/ Israel War on Iran The Long Road Ahead (in-person + online)
Panel discussion
As the US/Israel War on Iran enters into its third month, the regional and international orders are being reconfigured, and the global economic costs keep mounting. The gathered Panellists/Middle East scholars will offer critical insights and updates on the stances of key states and discuss…
ANU Orchestra & ANU Jazz Orchestra in Concert
Performance
Immerse yourself in an enchanting evening of music featuring the ANU Orchestra, conducted by Rowan Harvey-Martin, and the ANU Jazz Orchestra, conducted by Constantine Campbell. ProgramClaude Debussy - Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun (L'après-midi d'un faune)Antonín Dvořák - Symphony No. 8…
SMCClablive #2: computer music in concert
Concert
SMCClablive #2 is the second in the ANU Sound, Music, and Creative Computing Lab’s research performance series featuring new instruments, new sounds, and new artistic experiences on stage.This time we feature Andromeda is Coming — Charles Martin and Alec Hunter — performing the live launch of their…
2026 Short course: Comparing Populations
Continuing education
In this 2-day course, we'll learn skills that help demographers, policymakers, and health and social researchers measure differences between populations, and techniques that allow valid comparisons to be made across populations with differing compositions.Populations can be compared in many ways,…
Integrating Artificial Intelligence into Quantitative Political Research
Workshop
3rd Annual APSA Workshop on Quantitative MethodsAs artificial intelligence becomes increasingly integrated into research and empirical analysis, Large Language Models (LLMs) have rapidly emerged as powerful tools for political scientists. By enabling new approaches to data collection, text analysis…