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ANU author wins NSW Premier’s Literary Prize
ANU author Dr Merlinda Bobis has won the Christina Stead Prize for Fiction at the New South Wales Premier's 2016 Literary Awards. Dr Bobis won the $40,000 prize for her novel Locust Girl. A Lovesong. The judges described her book as transfiguring fiction, with a distinctiveness,…
Humble, adventurous demographer to be celebrated at a memorial service
The ANU community are mourning the loss of Professor John Charles "Jack" Caldwell, a demographer who was noted for his ground-breaking work on fertility, mortality and the spread of disease in South Asia and Africa. "Jack was a humble and unassuming man with an adventurous…
2016 Academic promotion round opens 1 June 2016
Academic staff are invited to submit an application for promotion in the 2016 round, which opens on 1 June 2016. Academic promotion underpins the University's goal to recognise academic staff achievements in research/creative activity, education, service and leadership. Professor…
New ANU network unites qualitative researchers
A new initiative at The Australian National University (ANU) is showcasing the latest developments in qualitative research methods. The ANU Qualitative Research Network (QRN), which holds its inaugural forum on 17 May, is the university’s latest move to fuse cross-disciplinary collaboration. It is…
Staff from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet taking Indigenous course at ANU
Ten public servants from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet are participating in a pilot programme to undertake a course on Australian Indigenous Policy at The Australian National University (ANU). The staff are among 20 students taking the postgraduate level subject, some of whom…
ANU Arts alumnus appointed High Commissioner to Ghana
Australia’s next top diplomat to West Africa says the experiences and skills he gained while at The Australian National University (ANU) have helped shape his foreign service career. Andrew Barnes (B Arts ’85) will from June become the High Commissioner in Accra, Ghana, in a role that has…
ANU report finds low income families hit hard by Budget
A new report from The Australian National University (ANU) has found proposed measures in the 2016-17 Budget would impact low income families with children more significantly than other families. The report, written by Associate Professor Ben Phillips from the ANU Centre for Social Research…