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Soundtracks to revolutions get airing at ANU
The power of music to inspire politics as well as the beats revolutions march to will be in sharp focus during a conference hosted by the ANU School of Music next week. Some of the world's most prominent music historians and researchers will come together to discuss the role popular…
Historian Ann McGrath named W K Hancock Professor
Historian and award winning author Professor Ann McGrath AM is the new W K Hancock Professor of History at ANU. The William Keith Hancock Chair of History is named for Sir Keith Hancock, the first Director of the Research School of Social Sciences and its foundation Professor of History. One of…
New CASS podcasts share academics’ personal stories and insights
Scholars from the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences open up about their lives and make their case for how to approach the world differently in two new podcast series. In This Academic’s Life, CASS academics discuss pivotal events and experiences that shaped their lives, careers and research…
The remarkable story of Australian literature’s newest star
A 12-times rejected manuscript that was abandoned to gather dust by a first-time novelist, has now hit bookshelves around the country after winning a prestigious literary prize. The novel Hitch by ANU School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics PhD scholar Kathryn Hind won the inaugural…
Life expectancy shows the devastating impact of homicides in Latin America
Homicide rates are dramatically reducing the life expectancy of Latin Americans, a new study from The Australian National University (ANU) shows. Latin America accounts for around a third of the world’s homicides despite having just eight per cent of its population. The study shows Honduran males…
ANU history students bring journal back to life
When the ANU Historical Journal was first published on 3rd November 1964, it made news in The Canberra Times the following day. Editors Anne Kingston, Ron Fraser and Alistair Davidson founded a publication that for the next 23 years assembled the finest work of undergraduate and postgraduate…
ANU academics recognised for environmental history achievements
The American Society for Environmental History has recognised the significant work of Professor Tom Griffiths, formerly the WK Hancock Professor from the ANU School of History, and Professor Libby Robin, from the ANU Fenner School of Environment and Society, and. The Society awarded them…