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Under the shadow of war: an ANU historian’s mission to mend Ukraine’s social fabric
Dr Filip Slaveski is tracing the echoes of history to help offer Ukrainians a path towards recovery. How do you rebuild a country when hundreds of kamikaze drones fall from the sky every other day? How do you repair the homes of millions displaced, the roads they once travelled, or the…
Meet Robert: a life gilded in punk couture, queer expression and royal opulence
Associate Professor Robert Wellington is using art history to speak truth to power. Since his teens, fashion has served as a kind of armour for Robert Wellington – a way of wearing self-confidence on his sleeve. He still remembers one of the first times his dad gave him money to go…
Untangling the unseen stories of the hair industry
Written by Hannah Dixon. On the streets of Varanasi in India, working as a waste collector is one way to earn money. It requires spending time at the dump or with rubbish left on the street, sifting through to find gold – discarded objects that still have enough value to be resold or recycled…
Couples who meet online less happy in love, study shows
People who meet their romantic partners online report lower levels of marital satisfaction and experience love less intensely than those who meet in person.That’s according to an international team of researchers led by Dr Marta Kowal from the University of Wrocław, with contributions from experts…
Building bridges across the Global South
ANU is helping Catalina Torres untangle the numbers behind Latin America's rapid demographic transition. This story was originally published in ANU Reporter. When Associate Professor Catalina Torres was awarded a fellowship to conduct research in Australia, her colleagues in Uruguay did…
First-of-its-kind study reveals psychological toll of war in Gaza extends far beyond the region
Article by Dr Aino Sumi. The ongoing conflict in the Middle East is having a significant impact on the mental health and wellbeing of Australian women who migrated from directly impacted countries, or have family ties to the region, according to researchers from UNSW Sydney and The Australian…
Climate disasters are pushing people into homelessness – but there’s a lot we can do about it
Article by Dr Timothy Heffernan. Almost half of all Australian properties are at risk of bushfire, while 17,500 face risk of coastal erosion. By 2030, more than 3 million will face riverine flood risk.Meanwhile, housing demand continues to outpace supply. With climate-related disasters…