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04
Oct
2012

ANU scores trifecta in world rankings

ANU has continued to perform strongly against universities around the world rising one place from last year to 37th in the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings released overnight. The result confirms the University’s climb through international ranks following rises in this…

28
Sep
2012

Researchers win top MAGNA Award

Dr Malcolm Allbrook and Dr Mary-Anne Jebb, researchers with the Australian Centre for Indigenous History,  have been awarded the National Winners of the prestigious 2012 Museums and Galleries National Awards (MAGNA) for their exhibition, Burlganyja Wanggaya: Old People Talking - Listen,…

23
Sep
2012

Valerie Kirk awarded the ACT Arts Fellow Award for 2013

Valerie Kirk, distinguished visual artist and Head of Textiles at the ANU School of Art, has been awarded the prestigious ACT Creative Arts Fellowship for 2013, valued at $45,000. The fellowship not only recognises an artist’s achievement, but also provides opportunities for further career…

20
Sep
2012

Saikal: What fate awaits Afghanistan?

Professor Amin Saikal’s latest book Modern Afghanistan: A History of Struggle and Survival will be launched today by Professor the Hon Gareth Evans AC QC at The Australian National University. Modern Afghanistan addresses the evolution of Afghan history and politics from the middle of the 18th…

14
Sep
2012

Location no issue for user-friendly piano

The world’s most advanced remote education keyboard that allows performers to collaborate from any geographical location will be showcased today at The Australian National University. The ANU School of Music will be combining its state-of-the-art video conferencing equipment with the Yamaha…

14
Sep
2012

Thomas Pogge wins Gregory Kavka Prize

Professor Thomas Pogge, from the ANU Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, has been awarded the Gregory Kavka Prize. Professor Pogge's paper, "Are We Violating the Human Rights of the World’s Poor?,” published in Yale Human Rights and Development Law Journal in 2011, won the Political…

13
Sep
2012

Greenaway's adult take on The Little Mermaid

An adult interpretation of the classic fairy-tale The Little Mermaid from British director Peter Greenaway opens tonight. Mr Greenaway, director of The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover and The Pillow Book, has collaborated with Istvan Horkay and Irma de Vries to produce a series of Seven…