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Graycar to head up Australian Social Policy Association
Professor Adam Graycar, Director of the Australian National University’s Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS), has been appointed President of the Australian Social Policy Association (ASPA). ASPA is a non-profit organisation and professional association of social policy researchers,…
Pop-up at the Sculpture Park
An installation designed to surprise pedestrians and another made from more than a hundred donated shoes were among the art works recently created by the School of Art’s Foundation Studies students in the International Sculpture Park. For the first time, the first-year students created outdoor…
Book launch: Web Social Science: Concepts, Data and Tools for Social Scientists in the Digital Age
Time: 5:30-6:30pm, Tuesday 3 DecemberLocation: Coombs Building Tea Room, Fellows Road, Australian National University Professor Peter Grabosky from the College of Asia and the Pacific is lauching a book by Associate Professor Robert Ackland, the Deputy Director (Education) of the Australian…
Fear of stigma stops people from seeking problem gambling help
While gambling is an accepted pastime in our community, having a problem with your gambling is not. There is significant public stigma connected to seeking help for gambling problems – so much so, that it may stop people from seeking the help they need. Photo by Jeff Kubina via Flickr…
Language studies boosted by anonymous donation
A single anonymous donor has showed their support for the humanities by donating $1 million to enhance language studies at The Australian National University (ANU). Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ian Young AO, announced the donation at an annual event thanking ANU donors. The donation has established…
Student to compete at international guitar competition
School of Music student Campbell Diamond is one of 16 guitar students from around the world who has been selected to compete at an international guitar competition in Japan in December. Campbell, a third year guitar performance student at the School of Music, competed against other finalists…
Public lecture: Panel Discussion and Q&A on the 2014 U.S. Mid-term Elections
6:00pm – 7:30pm, Wednesday 13 November Seven young Americans representing the next generation of political “insiders” take time out from their study tour of Australia to offer their views on the potential outcomes of the U.S. mid-term elections in 2014. In a wide-ranging discussion…