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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…
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…
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…
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
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…
Philosophy mastermind joins ANU
Dr Rachel Briggs will join the School of Philosophy in the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences as a research fellow in early 2012. The early career researcher was one of ten academics recently selected for publication in 2010 The Philosopher’s Annual – which recognises the 10 best philosophy…
Words bring United States scholar to ANU
US scholar, Margit Bowler, will soon call ANU home as she embarks on research and study as a 2011 Fulbright Scholar to Australia. Ms Bowler from Reed College will complete work in the field of Indigenous languages. As a 2011 Fulbright Postgraduate Scholar Ms Bowler will study sentence structure…