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CASS researchers awarded over $4M in ARC Discovery Projects
15 researchers in the Australian National University (ANU) College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) have been awarded funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC), securing a total of $4.27 million to help expand Australia’s knowledge base and research capability. Investigating the…
Standing Together comes to the University
The New Israel Fund brought speakers from the grassroots organisation, Standing Together to the Australian National University on Tuesday 19 November 2024. The event was hosted by the College of Arts and Social Sciences, Freilich Project for the Study of Bigotry.The evening highlighted the critical…
Cost of living pressures behind Dictionary’s Word of the Year
Widespread dissatisfaction with the cost of groceries and an investigation into questionable pricing policies at Australia’s largest supermarkets has led word nerds at The Australian National University (ANU) to pick Colesworth as their Word of the Year for 2024. Colesworth is a portmanteau –…
Aussie social cohesion steady, but strained by cost-of-living pressures
Financial stress continues to impact Australians’ sense of belonging, but the country’s social cohesion has held strong over the past 12 months, according to a major study from The Australian National University (ANU) and the Scanlon Foundation Research Institute.The 2024 Mapping Social Cohesion…
Can America remain a superpower with its reputation under fire?
Although America’s public image may be slipping, ANU research shows its power and influence remains unrivalled. For now.From Hollywood blockbusters to the Super Bowl, the United States has always had a showstopping global presence. But what happens when the country’s ultimate export— democracy…
Can a ‘Trumpist’ approach to politics work in Australia?
By Professor Mark Kenny, Australian Studies Institute.In one of their typically literary sketches, 1990s comedy duo Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie asked if Adolf Hitler’s fanatical racist oratory would have been as charismatic if delivered in English.It’s a joke that has no answer, of course…
One in six young Australians in carer role
More than 16 per cent of young adults in Australia are acting in a caring role for someone with a long-term health condition or chronic illness, according to a new survey from The Australian National University (ANU).The survey asked 16–17-year-olds from across the country about their caring…