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CASS academics recognised in 2018 Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Excellence
CASS scholars in the fields of philosophy, languages and archaeology have received 2018 Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Excellence in Education. Dr Bronwyn Finnigan from the School of Philosophy was one of two CASS academics to be recognised for Teaching Excellence. Bronwyn's teaching covers a…
W.D. Borrie Prize Awarded to Demography student Qing Guan
Congratulations to Qing Guan, PhD Candidate in the ANU School of Demography, who has been awarded the 2017 W.D. Borrie Prize by the Australian Population Association for the best postgraduate student paper on a population-related topic. Qing won the prize in the PhD…
Q&A: Literary festivals, their audiences and their impact on culture
Literary festivals worldwide have drawn crowds and controversies. With more than 450 of them happening each year in the UK and Australia, and many more in the US and other countries, it's worth examining these events to understand who attends and why - and what their impact is on the broader…
Arts/Law student fundraising to build library in Nepal
An Arts/Law student whose life changed after she visited Nepal following its 2015 earthquake is fundraising to help build a new village library. Christina Lee has two goals for her 21st century library in Batase, north of Kathmandu: combat human trafficking, and educate local children. “Every day…
A Matter of Trust: Dayaks & Z Special Unit Operatives in Borneo 1945 Exhibition
Academics, veterans and their families gathered at the Australian War Memorial on 12 April for the opening of 'A Matter of Trust: Dayaks & Z Special Unit Operatives in Borneo 1945’. The exhibition is an outcome of an ARC Linkage Grant project led by Professor Christine Helliwell of the…
ANU scholars recognised by the Australian Army
Two scholars from the ANU School of Archaeology and Anthropology have been recognised by the Australian Army for their voluntary forensic work on fallen soldiers. The Unrecovered War casualties-Army (UWC-A) acknowledged Professor Marc Oxenham’s contributions with an Army Silver Level commendation…
Music producer Mark Opitz honored with ANU Coombs Fellowship
The Australian National University has honoured multi-award winning record producer Mark Opitz with the prestigious HC Coombs Creative Arts Fellowship for 2018. Mr Opitz, known for creating the sound behind Australia's greatest bands like INXS, The Divinyls, Cold Chisel, The Angels and AC/DC, has…