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11
May
2009

11 June-18 September 2009 - Griffith Taylor: Global Geographer

Macleay Museum, University of Sydney (guest curator, Dr. Carolyn Strange, RSH, ANU) Foundation Professor of Geography at the University of Sydney, Griffith Taylor (1880-1963) was a remarkable man – a driven intellectual and a superb self-publicist. Taylor’s career in Australia the USA and…

07
May
2009

User-Generated On-Line Art

Tuesday 12 May 1.00 - 2.00pmConcessions Area Computer Lab (the laboratory next to the building society in the Concessions and Student Facilities Building (bld 17), across from the chemists)Peter Edmunds (School of Art) Peter Edmunds is researching participatory online art. He leverages the scale…

06
May
2009

ANU's Professor Rodgers To Lead New Veteran' Study

Professor Bryan Rodgers from ANU's Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute (ADSRI) has been appointed the Independent Scientific Advisor to the Vietnam Veterans’ Family Study. Professor Rodgers is a leading researcher in inter-generational effects at ADSRI as well…

02
May
2009

Australian Photographic Lecture Series, National Portrait Gallery

9 May (2.00-4.00pm) Forum: The Power of Portrait Photography: Robyn Stacey, artist, Helen Ennis, associate Professor, School of Art, Australian National University, Dr Daniel Palmer, Senior Lecturer Monash University and Dr Christopher Chapman, Curator National Portrait Gallery. Forum …

01
May
2009

Research School of Humanities Friday Forums

(Starting) 15 May (1.00-2.30pm) The Friday Forum is a venue for scholars, artists and performers to present ideas in a variety of formats: debates, round tables, conversations with creators, performances, and focused discussions on matters of public importance. Approached from a variety of…

30
Apr
2009

ANUpoll Zeros In On Public Views On Defence

Public support for more defence spending is a 20-year low and more than 70% of Australians oppose tax increases to pay for more defence spending, according the results of the latest ANUpoll published today in The Canberra Times. The fourth ANUpoll provides insight into what the Australian public…

30
Apr
2009

ANUpoll zeros in on public views on defence

Public support for more defence spending is a 20-year low and more than 70% of Australians oppose tax increases to pay for more defence spending, according the results of the latest ANUpoll published today in The Canberra Times. The fourth ANUpoll provides insight into what the Australian…