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Oct
2011

School of Music Honours Student wins International Prize

Daniel Brinsmead, who studied singing at the School of Music under the direction of Stephen Bennett including an Honours year with Alistair Noble, has just won a major international composition competition - the Abbey Road Studios’ Anthem Competition - for his composition 'Come Sleep'. At the…

14
Oct
2011

Birth of bling: world's first art studio found in South Africa

Article by Peter Hiscock, Professor of Archaeology. Could we have found the first artist’s studio in human history? We may well have. We all recognise the material signs of wealth. Fast cars, large yachts and sparkling bling all tell us who has more. Crowns, insignia, mayoral gowns are material…

13
Oct
2011

In Memory of Dr Bill Ramson

Dr Bill Ramson, the editor of the Australian National Dictionary (1988), and first director of the Australian National Dictionary Centre at the Australian National University, sadly passed away in Sydney on 5 October. William (‘Bill’) Stanley Ramson was born in New Zealand in 1933 and graduated…

13
Oct
2011

Closing the gender gap

A new report has been released by ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences researchers into gender and development, focusing on gender integration in NGOs in Australia. Closing the gender gap: Gender and Australian NGOs was authored by Dr Patrick Kilby and Joanne Crawford, with the support of the…

12
Oct
2011

Race and the Modern Exotic - Three 'Australian' Women on Global Display

On Thursday 6 October, Professor Angela Woollacott's new book was launched to an eager audience at the ANU Co-op Bookshop. Professor Desley Deacon officially headed the launch, introducing Professor Woollacott and her new book Race and the Modern Exotic Three ‘Australian’ Women on Global Display…

12
Oct
2011

No more publish or be damned - The Australian Higher Education Supplement

Linda Butler a Visiting Fellow with the School of Politics and International Relations is featured in this article in todays issue of The Australians Higher Education Supplement Read the article on The Australian website