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ANU English Literature alumna wins Australia’s richest poetry award
An emerging Australian poet who studied English Literature at the Australian National University (ANU) has won the nation’s richest poetry award. Emily Stewart (B. Arts (First Class Honours) ‘09) was awarded the Helen Anne Bell Poetry Bequest Award, valued at $40,000, for her manuscript Running…
Dr Laura Rademaker honoured by the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
ANU historian and Deputy Director of the Research Centre for Deep History Dr Laura Rademaker has been awarded the 2021 Paul Bourke Award for Early Career Research. The Paul Bourke Award for Early Career Research recognises social science researchers in the early part of their careers. It is named…
Fear of COVID-19 infection at all-time high
More Australians than ever think they will be infected with COVID-19, new analysis from The Australian National University (ANU) has found. The survey of almost 3,500 adults found two-in-five Australians think they are likely or very likely to contract COVID-19 in the next six months.…
New research offers insights into how we see the world from the perspective of others
Role taking is putting oneself in the shoes of another and seeing the world from their perspective. New research from ANU sociologist Dr Jenny Davis and Dr Tony Love from the University of Kentucky reveals insights into the racial differences in role-taking accuracy between women and shows how…
Long-lived Hong Kong offers insights for the rest of the world for achieving a longer life
Researchers including Dr Vladimir Canudas-Romo from the ANU School of Demography have published new findings in The Lancet, revealing reasons for the long-life residents of Hong Kong enjoy, and offering valuable lessons for developed and developing populations around the world. A…
Frustration over vaccine rollout inspires word of the year
strollout: the slow implementation of the COVID-19 vaccination program in Australia. Australia's COVID-19 vaccination rollout, which made headlines both at home and abroad in 2021, has inspired the Australian National Dictionary Centre's word of the year. Strollout was chosen from a…
Data trust down but Aussies still check in during pandemic
Australians are less trusting of how governments and companies use their private data following almost two years of using check-in apps during the COVID-19 pandemic. New analysis from The Australian National University (ANU) shows people's trust in major institutions to maintain data…