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ANU research uncovers bot influence in 2016 US Election
New algorithms developed at The Australian National University have found bots on Twitter were on average two-and-a-half times more influential than humans during the first US Presidential debate in 2016. The team of researchers, co-led by Dr Timothy Graham of ANU School of Sociology and ANU…
ANU History Scholar Awarded Nugget Coombs Scholarship
ANU School of History PhD student Aileen Marwung Walsh has been awarded a Nugget Coombs Scholarship. The Nugget Coombs Indigenous Australian Scholarships are awarded to undergraduate and graduate Australian Indigenous students, to support fieldwork and research. Aileen came to ANU in 2018 after…
Investigating performance in the recording studio
A new research initiative by the ANU School of Music will offer the public a behind-the-scenes look at the recording process. Performance in the Studio, overseen by Music Technology Convenor Associate Professor Samantha Bennett, will see a series of performances held and recorded in the School’s…
ANU researcher may have solved Gulliver’s Travels mystery
A researcher from the ANU School of Archaeology and Anthropology believes she may have solved one of English literature's most enduring mysteries - the author's inspiration for the 'Yahoo' characters in Jonathan Swift's iconic 1726 novel Gulliver's Travels. In the book the Yahoos are a race…
Stories of ANU anthropology research told in pictures
Twenty seven anthropologists from ANU are showcasing their fieldwork through photographs in a month-long exhibition. The Colours of Anthropology: A Visual Anthropology Photography Exhibition features photographs taken from sites all around the world in the many and varied situations our…
Three CASS HDR Students vie for #ANU3MT Crown
The ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences is proud to have three finalists in tonight’s #ANU3MT (3-minute Thesis) final for 2018. The 3MT is an international competition for research students, providing a unique opportunity for them to share to showcase their research in a concise and accessible…
ANU Filmmakers Receive $100,000 from Screen Australia
Associate Professor Martin Thomas (ANU School of History) and Dr Beatrice Bijon (SLLL) have been awarded $100,000 from Screen Australia’s Producers Equity Program. The talented duo are co-directors and producers of the upcoming Australian Documentary Etched In Bone. The film, due for release in…