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Scotland at the crossroads
PhD student James Cameron looks at the influence of the Scottish National Party and prospects for Scottish independence in the lead up to Scotland’s upcoming referendum. This is an edited version of a speech he gave at the Annual Parliamentary Scottish Dinner at Australian Parliament House in…
ANU PhD scholars to participate in global humanities collaboration
CASS PhD students Emily Soper and Annemarie McLaren have been chosen to participate in a new project aimed at increasing collaboration in the humanities. The project, Integrating the Humanities across National Boundaries, funded by the Andrew W Mellon Foundation, is designed to foster new…
CASS graduation day celebrations
More than 280 students from the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) have been awarded their degrees in the mid-year graduations. The CASS cohort includes 150 undergraduate students and over 100 postgraduate coursework students. Another 27 students can now officially call…
ANU alumna returns to School of Art
The head of the School of Art’s Printmedia and Drawing workshop says she’s looking forward to continuing the studio’s legacy of producing some of the best quality artists and artwork possible. Alison Alder, an alumna of the School and one of the first to graduate when the printmaking studio…
ANU hosts Australasian Philosophy Conference
Over 300 philosophers have gathered at the Australian National University (ANU) this week for the Australasian Association of Philosophy (AAP) Conference. The week-long conference, which opened on Sunday evening, features prominent international and ANU academics including Professor David…
ANU academics express support for scholar detained in Tajikistan
Australian National University academics have expressed their support for a PhD student from Canada who has been detained in Tajikistan. Alexander Sodiqov, from the University of Toronto, was detained on 16 June on suspicion of espionage by the State Committee for National Security in Tajikistan…
Foreign Minister opens Middle East Conference
Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has opened an ANU conference on the Middle East, using her speech to express concern about the recent violence in Iraq and Syria, which she said threatens the stability of the region. Ms Bishop also said the Australian Government was “deeply disappointed”…