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2-4 September - Limits of the Human: Philosophical, Historical and Ecological Perspective
Conveners: Dr Debjani Ganguly, RSH, ANU, E: debjani.ganguly@anu.edu.au Dr Fiona Jenkins, ANU, E: fiona.jenkins@anu.edu.au Venue: ANU
ANU Reporter - Bridge on the River Memory
After Anzac Cove and the Kokoda Track, the Thai-Burma Railway is one of the most important sites for the commemoration of Australian war history overseas. Thousands of tourists visit it each year and the Australian Government funds a memorial museum at Hellfire Pass cutting. But what do the…
ANU Becomes a World Health Organisation (WHO) Collaborating Centre
Australia will play a key role in shaping global research and policy on bioethics after the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE) at The Australian National University was made a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Bioethics. The designation of CAPPE at…
Professor Tom Griffiths: Co-Winner of the Prime Minister's Prize for Australian History (2008)
ANU Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Chubb congratulates Professor Tom Griffiths on being announced co-winner of the Prime Minister’s Prize for Australian History for 2008. Professor Griffiths won the prize for his history book Slicing the Silence, which tells the story of Antarctic voyages from…
ANU Research - University Gender Gap Favours Women
Australian women are more likely to be enrolled in university than men, and the gender disparity is likely to continue to grow, according to new research from The Australian National University. The study, conducted by ANU economists Professor Alison Booth (pictured right) and Dr Hiau Joo Kee…
ASAL2009: Common Readers and Cultural Critics
The ANU is hosting the annual conference of the Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASLA) from Wednesday 8th to Saturday 11th July at University House and other venues. ASAL2009: Common Readers and Cultural Critics seeks to explore the diversity of readers and modes of…
28 August - Reflecting on War Art
Conveners: Dr Caroline Turner,RSH, ANU. E: caroline.turner@anu.edu.au Professor John Clark, University of Sydney Venue: University of Sydney Enquiries Centre for Asian Art and Archaeology, E:acaaa.acaaa@usyd.edu.au