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$80 million upgrade for School of Art and Design
The Australian National University (ANU) will create an exciting new space for 21st century art and design, with a multimillion dollar upgrade of the School of Art and Design. The $80+ million project will revolutionise the way the two disciplines are delivered at ANU as well as…
Voter volatility and not populism behind Australia’s shock election result: ANUpoll
Research from The Australian National University (ANU) has shed new light on how voter volatility was behind the Coalition’s shock win in the 2019 Federal Election. As part of the ANUpoll series of surveys, Associate Professor Nicholas Biddle examined voter volatility – or changes in who…
Small skulls point to human migration highway to Australia
Human remains discovered on Alor island in Indonesia offer new insight into human migration through Southeast Asia thousands of years ago, say researchers from The Australian National University (ANU). Lead researcher Dr Sofía Samper Carro from the ANU School of Archaeology and Anthropology says…
Artificial trees capture new bird species on candid camera
A collaboration between the ANU School of Art and Design and the ANU Fenner School of Environment and Society using artificial trees has attracted birds and other wildlife never before seen in a damaged Canberra landscape - catching them on camera at the same time. The experiment…
Old dog given new life thanks to ANU artist
One of Australia's most iconic public artworks is being given a new lease on life thanks to an artist from the ANU School of Art and Design. Sculptor Nick Stranks was tasked with repairing the Dog on the Tuckerbox statue, after it was vandalised last month. It's a job that's thrown up some unique…
Humanising Machine Intelligence project launches at ANU
Designing Australian values into artificial intelligence systems will be the focus of a new research project launched at The Australian National University (ANU), in a keynote featuring Professor Shannon Vallor of the University of Santa Clara and Google. The 'Humanising Machine Intelligence'…
National Dictionary Centre on the lookout for town nicknames
It's no secret Australians love a good nickname. We create them for our close friends, our most senior politicians, and even our favourite places. It's a habit that's caught the attention of the Australian National Dictionary Centre (ANDC), based at The Australian National University. The ANDC is…