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06
Nov
2023

New Australian university consortium to help world’s refugees access higher education

The Australian National University (ANU) has announced the creation of a new university consortium to help build pathways to higher education for refugees from around the world. The Australian Refugee Welcome University Sponsorship Consortium (ARWUSC) brings together, under the leadership of ANU,…

27
Oct
2023

Professor Bronwyn Parry awarded $16 million in European Research Council funding

2 minute read In an Australian first for social science, Professor Bronwyn Parry, Dean of the College of Arts and Social Sciences at the Australian National University (ANU) and her European collaborators have been awarded a $16 million Synergy Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) to…

20
Oct
2023

A quest to make Kriol count

Written by Kathryn Vukovljak. This article was originally published on ANU Reporter here. Linguistics expert Dr Denise Angelo didn’t expect to find joy in drawing a small pig with a penchant for Weet-Bix. But she says her involvement in illustrating and providing linguistic know-how for the…

16
Oct
2023

If there is to be any healing after the Voice referendum, it will be a long journey

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article by Professor Frank Bongiorno from the ANU School of History here. The result of the Voice referendum on Saturday was unexceptional if considered in light of the constitutional history of…

16
Oct
2023

Marking Country Map Launched at the New Australian Embassy in Washington DC

Ambassador of Australia to the United States, Kevin Rudd AC hosted ANU Professors Ann McGrath and Jackie Huggins AM FAHA to launch the Marking Country map on 4 October 2023. This was the first launch event of its kind held in the new Australian Embassy building in Washington DC. The interactive…

12
Oct
2023

What can we learn from Latin America about an Indigenous Voice?

By Noel Campbell, Australian National Centre for Latin American Studies. Originally published by ANU Reporter here.   This week, Australians will have their say in a historic referendum on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament. But Australia isn’t the only nation to…

10
Oct
2023

Nine talented artists awarded prestigious Creative Australia Fellowship

Creative Australia has announced this year’s recipients of the prestigious 2023 Creative Australia Fellowships valued at $80,000 over two years. Open to established artists, the Fellowships support creativity and professional development. Amongst this years’ nine Fellowship recipients…