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New ANUPoll reveals how Australians feel about job security and conditions
Data collected for the Australian National University’s ANUpoll series shows Australians are comfortable with their job security, however they are less optimistic about finding a different job for the same or better wage.ANUpoll data shows about 88 per cent of Australians think it is ‘not at all…
ANU archaeologist on much-needed support for carer-researchers
When ANU archaeologist Dr Emilie Dotte received a Humanities Travelling Fellowship from the Australian Academy of the Humanities (AAH), she was delighted. She would use the grant to support her field trip to Tahiti, to advance her research as part of the Collective Biography of Archaeology in the…
ANU Centre for European Studies receives five Jean Monnet Grants
The ANU Centre for European Studies (ANUCES) has been announced as the recipient of five Jean Monnet Activities grants in 2018.Jean Monnet Activities, supported through the European Union's Erasmus+ programme, are designed to further teaching and research in relation to European Union studies…
New research shows link between ethnicity and bias
New research from The Australian National University (ANU) has shown people demonstrate unconscious negative biases when they encounter a person of ethnic appearance or hear a foreign accent. Dr Ksenia Gnevsheva of the ANU School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics asked research participants…
New ANU book examines stardom in the music industry
A new book produced by three academics from the ANU School of Music examines the notion of stardom since the dawn of the record industry and how it has morphed into our modern-day fame-obsessed preoccupation with YouTube and Internet stars. The book Popular Music, Stars and Stardom emerged…
Can superheroes help us cope in a crisis?
Can superheroes teach us some important lessons about how to respond to a crisis? That's the question Katie Cox, PhD candidate with the ANU School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics, posed in her paper delivered to the 2018 Literary Studies Convention, held at the University on 3-7 July…
How literature can help heal the trauma of genocide
A Literary Studies Convention at The Australian National University (ANU) has heard that art forms addressing trauma can help to recast and even heal collective trauma such as genocide. Senior Lecturer in French at the ANU School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics, Dr Leslie Barnes looked at…