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Helen Ennis appointed Dobell Art History Chair
Professor Helen Ennis from the ANU School of Art has been appointed to the Sir William Dobell Chair of Art History in recognition of her work and excellence as an art scholar, writer and curator. Professor Ennis is only the third person appointed to the prestigious position, based at ANU, since…
History book sheds new light on Canberra
A new book is set to show a different side of Canberra than the image portrayed during last year’s centenary celebrations. A History of Canberra, by Associate Professor Nicholas Brown from the School of History at the Australian National University (ANU), shows Canberra as not just a city of…
ANU students compete at Norway chess Olympiad
Playing chess amongst some of the world’s best has been a dream since childhood for ANU student Junta Ikeda. Junta, studying a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Linguistics in the College of Arts and Social Sciences, is representing Australia at the Chess Olympiad at Tromso, Norway. “It’s a true…
International digital artist arrives for opera
Milan-based Australian digital artist Andrew Quinn has arrived in Canberra just days away from opening night of The Australian National University (ANU) School of Music’s ground-breaking opera L’Orfeo, the first ANU performance at Llewellyn Hall to use a fully digital set. Quinn is known for his…
Warlpiri Drawings, stories of resilience and change
A three year collaborative and Australian Research Council funded project was respectfully acknowledged today as Dr Melinda Hinkson proudly launched her book Remembering the Future: Warlpiri Life Through the Prism of Drawing and exhibition at the National Museum of Australia. Stories of resilience…
ANU builds social research capacity, finds decline in satisfaction with democracy
A new poll, released to mark a major boost to social research capacity at The Australian National University (ANU), has found Australians are growing more pessimistic about the future and that satisfaction with democracy has fallen gradually since 2007. The poll also found overall confidence in…
Marshall Islands 2011 Census report
ADSRI Adjunct Professor Bhakta Gubhaju undertook a consultancy service with the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) in April 2012 to prepare Republic of the Marshall Islands 2011 Census Report. The Report has been completed and released by the Economic Policy, Planning and Statistics Office…