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In conversation with Professor Michael McRobbie
2015 ANU Alumnus of the Year and President of Indiana University Professor Michael McRobbie AO FAHA and Dr Gavin Smith (ANU School of Sociology) discuss Professor McRobbie’s remarkable career since he finished his PhD in Philosophy at ANU. They go on to talk about trends in technology and data…
Is downloading really stealing? The ethics of digital piracy
By Christian Barry, ANU School of PhilosophyMany millions of people throughout the world will illegally download the fifth season of Game of Thrones, released today by HBO. Legally speaking, what they will be doing is a violation of intellectual property rights, or “piracy”. But will they be…
Springbank Island archaeology dig underway
The ANU School of Archaeology and Anthropology is leading an archaeological dig on Springbank Island in Canberra’s Lake Burley Griffin. The project, funded by ACT Heritage, hopes to unearth evidence for Canberra’s first European and earlier Indigenous settlement at the site. The location is…
ANU student in the running for Youth Courage Award
At the age of 15, ANU student Rachael Stevens found herself hospitalised and at risk of losing her life because of an eating disorder. After four hospitalisations for depression and anorexia throughout her life, Rachael is now fully recovered, and using her story of overcoming these illnesses to…
Encounter & Immersion: A Dual Exhibition by Denise Ferris and Ruth Waller
Photographer Denise Ferris and painter Ruth Waller from the ANU School of Art feature in an exhibition opening on 9 April at the Yo-Chang Art Museum of The National Taiwan University of Arts. The exhibition, Encounter & Immersion, is Ferris and Waller’s first exhibition in Taiwan, and it…
CASS alumni awarded for excellence in diverse fields
New and long-time members of the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences alumni community have been honoured in the 2015 Alumni Awards, presented at a gala dinner at the National Gallery of Australia. Top honour went to Indiana University President Professor Michael McRobbie, who received the…
A new take on the string quartet
String Quartet The NOISE will launch their new album Stream and perform on Tuesday night as part of a residency at the ANU School of Music. Not your traditional string quartet, The NOISE’s signature sound makes use of amplifiers, improvisation and collective composition. Lecturer at the School of…