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The creative benefits of paying attention
Emily Maguire finds inspiration in the world around her.Whether it’s from overheard conversations, the news, or music, the author says that many of her ideas have come from paying attention.“If we look around us, we will find that we are surrounded by ideas,” Maguire says. “It’s something I…
Dr Julieanne Lamond’s Lohrey is the joint winner of prestigious 2023 Walter McRae Russell Award
Dr Julieanne Lamond is the joint winner of the 2023 Walter McRae Russell Award for her book Lohrey which is an exploration of the remarkable career of Tasmanian writer and novelist Amanda Lohrey across the contemporary literary landscape.Dr Lamond’s announcement as the joint winner…
Submissions invited from students for ANU Film Festival
A great opportunity for students across The Australian National University (ANU) to showcase their creativity at ANU Film Festival presented by the Art School Collective, a student-run club. The first ANU Film Festival will be hosted by the Arc Cinema at the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA)…
Australians sceptical when it comes to future of AI
Australians have relatively high levels of concern about artificial intelligence (AI), and are sceptical about the number of jobs it will create, according to a new study from The Australian National University (ANU).The study shows Australians are much more likely to think other areas of science…
Dr Georgia Curran’s project aims to support the maintenance of Warlpiri singing traditions
Dr Georgia Curran is an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) Fellow who has undertaken research with Warlpiri people in Yuendumu and other Central Australian communities, including collaborative research projects with Pintupi Anmatyerr Warlpiri Media.…
Turning cybercrime into art
Article by: Pamela Hutchinson Cyberattacks have become an almost everyday occurrence in Australia. In the past year, millions of people have had their private information targeted in high-profile hacks. It’s this increasingly common type of cybercrime that has inspired the latest artwork of…
CAIS scholars help drive Middle East-Australia trade relations
Two CAIS scholars have successfully secured a $40k grant from the Australian Government to run an innovative national workshop – the first of its kind in Australia. The grant will enable the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies to run a summit identifying how Australian and the Arab Gulf…