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28
Aug
2024

The government will cap new international students at 270,000 in 2025. But this number may not be reached

By Andrew Norton, Professor in the Practice of Higher Education Policy, ANU.After months of speculation, the federal government has announced what the cap will be for international students in Australia.In 2025, the number of international students starting a course will be set at 270,000. This…

27
Aug
2024

Picture book aims to teach kids how to stay safe around bushfire smoke

By Kyle Mackey-LawsResearchers from The Australian National University (ANU) are behind new children’s books aimed at raising greater awareness and understanding for children around bushfire smoke. As the east coast of Australia became engulfed in fires and smoke during the 2019-20 “Black…

16
Aug
2024

Weird, brat and childless cat ladies: a guide to the language of the US presidential campaign so far

Written by Associate Professor Amanda LaugesenIf a week is a long time in politics, the last month or so in US politics has packed in enough events for an entire year.Former president Donald Trump selected J.D. Vance as his vice-presidential candidate; President Joe Biden’s poor performance in a…

16
Aug
2024

Dr Rosalind Dubs Cello Finds New Home

Imagine you’re in the depths of studying Australian Public Law for end-of-semester exams, when you receive the news that you’ve been awarded not only a bursary but a new instrument. Second-year Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Laws (Honours) student Chloe Law can tell you just how it felt. “I…

14
Aug
2024

Resource Launched to Help Teach Australia’s Indigenous Archaeological History

Congratulations to Associate Professor Duncan Wright and academic Dave Johnston from the ANU School of Archaeology and Anthropology on the launch of Teaching Ancient Australia, a resource designed to help all teachers of Australia’s Indigenous archaeological history.Launched at the annual History…

14
Aug
2024

Middle East and Central Asia Futurescapes Academic Network (MECAFAN)

Launch Event Details Wednesday, 4 September, 4-6 PMCAIS Lecture Theatre Room 1.15127 Ellery Crescent, Canberra 2601Register via this link: https://cais.cass.anu.edu.au/events/launch-middle-east-and-central-asia-futurescapes-academic-network-mecafan  The Middle East and Central Asia…

13
Aug
2024

What caused the UK race riots?

Article by Dr Simon Copland.It is not an understatement to say that parts of the United Kingdom are collapsing.Over the past fortnight, racist mobs have rioted across England. The events began after a 17 year-old boy committed a mass stabbing at a Taylor Swift dance class in the town of Southport,…