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The history and future of ice: science, humanities and climate change
W K Hancock Professor of History Inaugural Lecture. Keith Hancock championed a rapprochement of science and the humanities and was a pioneering environmental historian of the Australian high country, the Monaro. He was also an eminent historian of the Commonwealth and applied his historical…
Taiwanese art on show at the School of Art Gallery
A reception for the Da Dun fine arts exhibition was held at the ANU School of Art yesterday. Gordon Bull, Head of the ANU School of Art, said that the School is delighted to be part of this celebration of Taiwanese art. “The School has worked closely with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office…
A decade of disappointment in Afghanistan
Ten years after the US-led invasion of Afghanistan, a new book launched on Monday at The Australian National University gives key insight into Australia’s part in the war and the impact of the decade-long conflict. Launched by Mr Dennis Richardson AO, Secretary of the Department of Foreign…
The Harvard-ANU symposium on the progress of philosophy
Can there be progress in philosophy? It is often said that philosophical problems are perennials for which it is pointless to expect a solution. On the other hand, professional philosophy seems to have organised itself, perhaps unconsciously, around the opposite view: how else to explain the…
Helen Ennis awarded 2012 Peter Blazey Fellowship
Associate Professor Helen Ennis from the ANU School of Art has been awarded the 2012 Peter Blazey Fellowship. The Fellowship is awarded for a work in progress in the non-fiction fields of biography, autobiography and life-writing. The judges were unanimous in their choice of Helen Ennis as the…
European Commission President makes historic visit to ANU
The European Union is the largest integrated economic area in the world, the biggest trading bloc, and a centre of research and technology for the future. His Excellency Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, visited ANU and delivered a public lecture on Tuesday 6…
New approaches to writing deep time history
Professor Ann McGrath and fellow Chief Investigator A/Professor Peter Veth have recently commenced work on a three year ARC Discovery project which aims to forge new approaches to writing deep time history. This innovative project will examine the history of research on Indigenous values of two…