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Top honours for CASS Alumni
CASS Alumni have taken out prestigious awards at the second annual ANU Alumni Awards Gala held on Saturday 1 March at Hotel Realm, as the University took time to reflect on the enormous impact of ANU alumni globally. Among the CASS recipients honoured was Thérèse Rein, highly successful…
ANU art graduate plays a part in US-French diplomacy
ANU School of Art graduate Rohan Ward has found himself involved in international diplomacy after designing and building a table for United States President Barack Obama. Ward’s table, made from cherry, oak and walnut and with a sunken middle section that holds a replica key to the Bastille,…
Humanities and Social Sciences disciplines ranked number one in Australia
The College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) has again excelled in the latest round of QS World University rankings with six CASS disciplines ranked number one in Australia within the areas of Humanities and Social Sciences. Sociology, Philosophy, Politics and International Studies, History,…
2014 Creative Arts Fellowship awarded to writer and artist Kim Mahood
For many ANU staff and students, the word ‘Coombs’ is synonymous with the beehive-like building towards the Eastern edge of the ANU campus. But the legacy of Dr H C Coombs, the former ANU Chancellor who the building was named after, is far greater than this. Kim Mahood and Veronica Lulu, Mulan…
Inspiring creative fellows for 50 years
For many ANU staff and students, the word ‘Coombs’ is synonymous with the beehive-like building towards the Eastern edge of the ANU campus. But the legacy of Dr H C Coombs, the former ANU Chancellor who the building was named after, is far greater than this. Kim Mahood and…
Mobile technology poses challenges for retailers
Cutting edge mobile phone technology is set to revolutionise the way we shop, bringing a range of new and complex challenges for the retail industry, according to new research by Dr Emmeline Taylor, Senior Lecturer in Criminology with the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences.Her research paper…
The Sochi Games and Russophobia
The Sochi Olympic Games has brought widespread criticism of Russia and its government in the mainstream media. DR KIRILL NOURZHANOV looks at this in the context of a much longer history of “Russophobia”, and provides an alternative view on some of the common themes that have dominated media…