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ANU announces national scholarship
The most generous philanthropic gift for the benefit of students in Australian history was announced at ANU today. ANU Alumnus Graham Tuckwell and his wife Louise have generously donated $50 million to fund the new Tuckwell Scholarship, for commencement in 2014. 25 new students per year will be…
ANU Ceramics workshop fires up in Singapore
Members of the ANU Ceramics workshop, including staff, students and recent graduates, have starred in the Awaken the Dragon Festival held in Singapore over three days in January. The festival centred on the firing of the historic Dragon Kiln at Jalan Bahar, a 42 metre long kiln that has not been…
CASS Alumni shine in Australia Day Honours
Eight CASS Alumni have were recently recognised with Australia Day Honours at the 2013 Australia Day Awards.Dr Michael Smith, Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to archaeological scholarship, particularly of the Australian desert regions. Mrs Judith Ohana, Medal of the…
School of History PhD candidate awarded Endeavour Research Fellowship
School of History PhD student Anne Rees has been awarded an Endeavour Research Fellowship to support her forthcoming fieldwork in the United States. The Fellowship, worth up to $23,500, will allow Anne to spend four months overseas pursuing her research on Australian women who lived, worked and…
One Billion Rising
When: Union Court, North Road, ANU Where: Thursday 14 Feb at 1:00- 2:30pmAccess: free and open to the public This is a half hour event for staff, students and the wider Canberra Community to raise awareness and celebrate a united front against the alarming violence against women statistics across…
ANU Emeriti Oral History Video Project
Since its establishment in 1945 ANU has been home to a very large number of outstanding and committed researchers and educators. Many of these spent the majority of their working lives at ANU and still contribute as Faculty Emeriti. This project records the personal reflections of six ANU emeritus…
Tropfest 2013
On Sunday 17 February, Canberra's very own Commonwealth Park will host the largest Tropfest event outside of Sydney. Now in its 21st year, Tropfest is the largest short-film festival in the world with the main event hosted in Sydney's Domain in the Royal Botanic Gardens with satellite links into…