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ANU in world's top rankings for arts, humanities, and social sciences
The latest round of QS World University Rankings for Social Sciences has been released. ANU has been ranked number 13 in the World for Sociology and number 10 in the World for Politics and International Studies. These rankings come on the back of ANU being ranked 12th out of…
Virtual tour captures memories of Hellfire Pass
The experiences of Australian Prisoners of War (POWs) at Hellfire Pass Cutting during the Second World War will be captured in a new website to be developed by the Australian Government in partnership with ANU. The website – announced last month by the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Warren…
PhD student re-writes history to win award
Christian O'Brien, a PhD student within the School of History, has recently won an annual student essay competition conducted by the Australian Academy of Science and National Museum of Australia. The winning essay "A brief history of the monsoon" was awarded based on original unpublished…
Reflections and Voices in New York
Aaron Corn, ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology at the ANU School of Music, has been recognised for his work in providing insight into former Australian of the Year Mandawuy Yunupi�Κu and his band Yothu Yindi. In the early 1990s the band Yothu Yindi rose to…
Professor Ann McGrath receives Honorary Doctrate
Professor Ann McGrath, Director of the Australian Centre for Indigenous History, has been awarded an Honorary Doctor of Philosophy at Linnaeus University, Sweden. The degree was conferred during Linnaeus University's academic ceremony on Monday 20 May. This award highlights not…
New crop of rural researchers
Research into sustainable rural and regional communities has been the product of a partnership between the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) and The Australian National University. The Australian Farming Futures Scholarship is made to promising young researchers undertaking…
Archaeological research in action
The research of several ANU academics has been highlighted on the ABC Television program "Catalyst". Led by Dr Matthew Spriggs, Professor of Archaeology in the School of Archaeology and Anthropology at ANU, a group of archaeologists have been working on a site in Efate, Vanuatu that has…