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New book gives critical analysis on 40 years since Iranian revolution
Leading Middle Eastern scholar Professor Amin Saikal has cautioned that American sanctions placed on Iran following the Trump administration's withdrawal from a multiparty nuclear deal are unlikely to work, and could lead to military conflict. Professor Saikal is the author of three books about…
Up close and personal with Kim Cunio
Associate Professor Kim Cunio contains multitudes. There are many – and competing – facets that make up who he is. He has spent a lifetime reconciling these parts of his identity and trying to heal rifts that he sees within society through music. Physically, he says that he's a middle-aged man of…
CASS disciplines internationally recognised in the world top 10
Five ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences disciplines have been named among the world’s top 10 in the 2019 QS World University Rankings By Subject. Philosophy (5th in the world) became the highest ranked discipline at ANU. Anthropology (7th in the world), and Politics, Sociology, and Social…
Appointment of Dr Tony Dreise, as Professor of Indigenous Policy Research and Director of CAEPR
The Vice-Chancellor of ANU, Professor Brian Schmidt AC, has announced that Dr Tony Dreise, a proud descendent of the Guumilaroi and Euahlayi First Nations of north-west New South Wales and south-west Queensland, has been appointed Professor of Indigenous Policy Research and will be the new Director…
New Global Rome study course reveals Italy's complex history
New in 2019 - Global Rome: Culture and Identity in the Italian Capital will take students to Italy, exploring the city of Rome and revealing first hand a complex and engaging history spanning centuries. A city with almost 3000 years of history, incorporating a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rome is a…
Opinion: Bring the hidden history of Hay Gaol out of the shadows
Lecturer in the ANU Centre for Heritage and Museum Studies Dr Adele Chynoweth has long been concerned with issues of social justice and their intersection with museums. Her work highlighting the plight of a group of children who were incarcerated in the adult psychiatric facility Wolston…
Happy 25th anniversary, ANIP!
2018 marked the 25th anniversary of the Australian National Internships Program (ANIP). To celebrate this milestone, we held alumni reception events in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra, reuniting alumni spanning ANIP’s 25-year history, and bringing together hosts, interns and ANU colleagues. The…