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Debate to focus on women's history
Professor Angela Woollacott, Manning Clark Professor of History from the School of History is to team with Dr Ann Summers, National Museum of Australia founding director, Dr Dawn Casey, Indigenous Land Corporation chairwoman, ANU deputy vice-chancellor, Professor Marnie Hughes…
RSSS Director in Washington DC for World Bank event
Professor Adam Graycar, Director of the ANU Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) is speaking in Washington DC this week at an event called ‘Corruption in Rich Countries’. The event is co-hosted by the Australian National University (ANU) and the World Bank's Integrity Vice Presidency (INT),…
ANIP Reception at Parliament House
On Wednesday 5th March students enrolled in the Australian National Internships Program (ANIP) for Semester 1, 2014, attended the Parliament Presiding Officers’ Reception. This event was held in the Senate President’s Courtyard, Parliament House, and hosted by the President of the Senate, Senator…
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…