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Top marks: Aussies show trust in education institutions
Education institutions are some of the most trusted in Australia, but our faith in schools has dropped significantly since the first year of the pandemic, according to a new study from The Australian National University (ANU). In the latest ANUpoll of nearly 4,500 adults across the country, 67.9…
Violist Tahlia Petrosian to perform in ANU Chamber Orchestra in Canberra
An innovator and visionary, renowned violist Tahlia Petrosian is transforming classical music in the 21st century. A soloist, chamber musician, creative producer and member of the world-famous Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig, Tahlia is also the director of the KLASSIK underground project that started…
Glacial glossary: words from the polar regions
Article by Dr Bernadette Hince (Australian National Dictionary Centre) “My name is Dave and I’m an auroraholic,” said a man in a 2019 Adelaide newspaper. Auroras are caused by solar winds in our atmosphere. These beautiful plays of light in the night sky are sometimes visible from mainland…
Dr Stacey Ward is the recipient of a 2022 Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence (Early Career)
Dr Stacey Ward's passion for teaching creates a supportive learning environment for her students. Dr Ward’s students feel inspired by her and consider being in her classroom a “valuable experience”.“I believe in the power of education and learning,” Dr Ward said. As a lecturer in Biological…
Prize-Worthy Historians Honoured
Two ANU historians have been honoured by having their books appear on the shortlist for the NSW Premiers Prize in Australian history:Professor Frank Bongiorno, author of Dreamers and Schemers: A Political History of Australia by Frank Bongiorno (La Trobe University Press/Black Inc.), and Professor…
Dr Gemma King’s ‘Sign on Screen: Language, Culture and Power in Sign Language Cinema’ receives DECRA funding
Dr Gemma King’s project ‘Sign on Screen: Language, Culture and Power in Sign Language Cinema’ is the recipient of Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC).The project aims to discover how contemporary screens represent deafness and how sign…
Alexander Rosenberg is the Christine and Stephen Procter Fellow 2023
An artist, educator and writer, Alexander Rosenberg is the Christine and Stephen Procter Fellow 2023 at the Australian National University (ANU) School of Art and Design. The artist is renowned as a finalist in the reality series Blown Away. Philadelphia-based Rosenberg was appointed in…