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2021 Swiss Prize celebrates Swiss-Australian collaboration
At this time when Australia is beginning to re-opening its borders, the Embassy of Switzerland in Canberra opened its doors to the Australian National University (ANU), to commemorate the 2021 Swiss Prize. This year marks the 23rd anniversary of the essay competition, which Ambassador of…
ANU political scholarship recognised at 2021 APSA Awards
Talented scholars past and present from the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences have been recognised for their research excellence and contribution to political study at the 2021 Australian Political Studies Association awards. The PhD Thesis Prize was awarded to Dr Lars Moen, for his…
New book reveals the challenges of documenting collections in the digital era
A new book by Dr Mike Jones, a postdoctoral Research Fellow in the ANU School of History provides the first interdisciplinary study of the digital documentation of artefacts and archives. When we think about computers and institutional collections, we might think of how services like Trove…
The Bible in Buffalo Country wins NT Book Award
A book co-authored by ANU Historian Laura Rademaker revealing the fascinating and tumultuous early years of the Oenpelli Mission has won the Northern Territory Chief Minister’s History Award. The Bible in Buffalo Country, authored by Sally K May, Donna Nadjamerrek, Julie Narndal Gumurdul and Dr…
COVID-19 taking bigger toll on kids’ mental health
The mental health of Australian children has deteriorated significantly over the last year due to COVID-19, new analysis from The Australian National University (ANU) shows. The findings come from a major national survey that asked parents and carers about their views on a range of…
Most Aussie parents keen to get kids COVID jabs
Almost four-in-five Australian parents and carers say they are likely to get their children vaccinated against COVID-19 once vaccinations are available, new analysis from The Australian National University (ANU) shows. The analysis also provides the first overview of the…
ANU Choir goes virtual and opens up to the community
A new virtual choir is forming with calls for aspiring singers to join the ANU School of Music as part of a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The choir will prepare two works in the second half of 2021, starting with Mozart's Ave Verum Corpus for "serious singers" and another piece…