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Farewelling the Furnace
With a continued commitment to environmentally conscious practices, the ANU School of Art & Design Glass Workshop’s gas-fired furnace was decommissioned at a celebratory event on Thursday 30 May.Lovingly known as Roxanne, the furnace has been a central part of teaching and learning within the…
Dr Jen Rae, H.C. Coombs Creative Arts Fellow for 2024
The ANU School of Art & Design is pleased to announce the H.C. Coombs Creative Arts Fellow for 2024 is Dr Jen Rae.Jen Rae, (PhD) is an award-winning artist and researcher of Canadian Scottish-Métis (Indigenous) descent living on unceded Djaara Country (Castlemaine) Australia. She is recognised…
Dr Chloe Green joins the School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics
Dr Chloe Green is a new lecturer in English with the School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics at ANU and brings a unique understanding of medical humanities to her teaching. Dr Green first completed a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Auckland in 2010…
1992 - Mabo v. Queensland
Written by Henry ReynoldsOn 3 June 1992 the High Court of Australia handed down its judgement in the case of Mabo v. Queensland [No.2]. It had been before the courts since May 1982 when five Meriam people from Murray Island (Mer) in the eastern Torres Strait began proceedings to assert their right…
National Reconciliation Week
National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is an annual observance from 27 May to 3 June. It is a time for all Australians to reflect on Indigenous histories, cultures and achievements and to consider how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation. The University believes we all have a role to…
Dr Jilda Andrews is Reimagining the Future of Museums
Dr Jilda Andrews is breathing new life into museum artefacts —illuminating inclusive futures for Indigenous cultural heritage worldwide by exploring the troubled past.When Dr Jilda Andrews first stepped into a museum collection storeroom 26 years ago, little did she know the secrets the objects…
What is ‘Net Zero’, anyway? A short history of a monumental concept
Written by Dr Ruth Morgan.Last month, the leaders of the G7 declared their commitment to achieving net zero emissions by 2050 at the latest. Closer to home, the Albanese government recently introduced legislation to establish a Net Zero Economy Authority, promising it will catalyse investment in…