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Talent Recognised in 2020 Vice Chancellor's Teaching Awards
The 2020 Vice Chancellor’s Teaching Awards have recognised three members of the College of Arts and Social Sciences community for their outstanding contribution to teaching and student learning. Elisa Crossing, a Lecturer in Foundation Studies and Painting in the School of Art and Design shares…
ANU School of Music establish new Community Advisory Board
Culture and the arts in Canberra have a new ally, with the establishment of a Community Advisory Board at The Australian National University's School of Music. The board, led by former Labor politician Bob McMullan, will act as a key institution in the cultural life of Canberra, helping to build…
ANU School of Art & Design Satellite Selfie of solidarity
By Evana Ho On the grassy roundabout in front of the heritage-listed School of Art & Design building, in fresh orange and white paint, are the letters BLM. The acronym for Black Lives Matter. The School has chosen to make a bold statement of solidarity as part of Canberra's…
Indigenous banana cultivation dates back over 2,000 years
ANU archaeologists from the ANU Achool of Archaeology and Anthropology have found the earliest evidence of Indigenous communities cultivating bananas more than 2,000 years ago. The evidence of cultivation and plant management dates back 2,145 years and was found at Wagadagam on the tiny island of…
ANU Classics Museum goes digital
By Evana Ho The ANU Classics Museum, established in 1962, has long been a treasured part of the University. For months when the Coronavirus crisis caused the campus to close, its esteemed collection sat unvisited and unseen behind glass. Now, all the items have been made available online…
Brando’s atoll was holiday getaway for Tahitian royalty
A paradise lost has been re-discovered by on the tiny Pacific atoll of Teti'aroa, once owned by Hollywood icon Marlon Brando. The finds from ANU include two rarely-seen archery platforms and a huge open-air altar, likely used for ceremonial purposes and ritual offerings…
Archaeology at home: The Garbage Project
By Evana Ho You’ve no doubt seen it in a film or TV show: the private investigator combing through a suspect’s rubbish that was left out on the curb. And it’s no wonder TV detectives do this. It’s a great way to gain insight into a person. Welcome to modern archaeology. Instead of…