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Indonesian Embassy joins unique internship program at ANU
The Indonesian Embassy in Canberra has formally joined a unique student internship program based at The Australian National University. The Australian National Internships Program (ANIP) places undergraduate and postgraduate students in embassies, national institutions, government departments and…
Journal of Australian literature finds new home at ANU
The biggest body of Australian literary scholarship is now available online for the first time as The Australian National University (ANU) has become home to the journal Australian Literary Studies (ALS). Dr Julieanne Lamond of the ANU School of Literature Languages & Linguistics, who…
German’s Chancellor’s Chief Campaigner learns about Australian migration from ANU experts
Scholars from the Australian National University have briefed a visiting delegation, led by German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief campaign manager, about Australia’s migration, asylum-seeker and mobility policies. Dr Klaus Schüler, Federal Director of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) said…
ANU alumna’s personal history of wool and war
The story of a recent Master of Philosophy graduate’s research is an epic that spans three generations, two countries and two world wars. Jacqueline Dwyer’s thesis was on two topics that are deeply personal to her: the French-Australian wool trade and World War I. She has researched…
Criminology students get a new perspective from Hong Kong exchange
Four ANU Criminology students are getting a wider perspective on their discipline by spending a semester in Hong Kong. Aidan Wanna, Claire Chapman, Madeline Ryan and Cassandra Wilson are attending City University of Hong Kong, one of many overseas universities with which ANU has exchange…
From the nation’s red centre to the national university
Anthropologist and ANU Arts alumnus Jeff Stead OAM has spent his entire career working in Indigenous land rights. He was a community advisor for the Northern Territory’s former Department of Aboriginal Affairs, CEO of the Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority, and for almost 30 years a senior…
ANU students, staff and official guests ring in the new academic year
Vice-Chancellor Professor Brian Schmidt, Education Minister Simon Birmingham, Australian of the Year David Morrison, 2009 Australian of the Year Professor Mick Dodson and student leaders have welcomed new students to ANU. In a commencement address to more than 2,000…