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State of the states: Australian Capital Territory voters face two elections in 2016
By John Warhurst, Emertius Professor, ANU School of Politics and International Relations The Australian Capital Territory comprises just two House of Representatives electorates: Canberra to the south and the recently renamed Fenner (formerly Fraser) to the north. A redistribution has changed the…
New ANU journal of Biological Anthropology for undergraduate students
Students of biological anthropology at ANU will soon have the opportunity to be published in an academic journal designed specifically for them. The new journal, prospectively called the Biological Anthropology Undergraduate Research Journal, will be published by ANU Press. Its Editor in…
Arts Alumni and former research school director recognised in 2016 Queen’s Birthday honours list
Five Arts alumni of The Australian National University (ANU) and a former Director of its Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) have been recognised in the latest Queen’s Birthday Honours list for their contributions to Australia. Laureate Professor Alan Lopez (PhD ’79) was named a Companion…
Call for more animal welfare controls in Chinese research
Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have urged China to have more stringent laws for medical research on primates, as China has become a hub for animal testing due to a lack of animal welfare controls. Dr Alison Behie of the ANU School of Archaeology and Anthropology…
Myanmar scholars conclude social research training at ANU
The fourth cohort of Yangon University academics have finished an intensive short-course training program in Social and Demographic Research Methods at The Australian National University (ANU). The dozen scholars visited in May under a scheme funded by Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and…
Study finds gender bias in Australian literature
A new study has confirmed that the careers of Australia’s female authors are suffering due to gender bias within the book industry. Dr Julieanne Lamond, from the Australian National University (ANU) School of Literature Languages and Linguistics, said male authors were more likely than…
CASS Historian wins Queensland history prize
ANU history Professor Ann McGrath has been awarded one of Queensland's most prestigious awards for her book on the hidden history of interracial relationships between Indigenous people and settlers. The John Douglas Kerr medal for Distinction in Research and Writing Australia History is awarded…