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German’s Chancellor’s Chief Campaigner learns about Australian migration from ANU experts
Scholars from the Australian National University have briefed a visiting delegation, led by German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief campaign manager, about Australia’s migration, asylum-seeker and mobility policies. Dr Klaus Schüler, Federal Director of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) said…
ANU alumna’s personal history of wool and war
The story of a recent Master of Philosophy graduate’s research is an epic that spans three generations, two countries and two world wars. Jacqueline Dwyer’s thesis was on two topics that are deeply personal to her: the French-Australian wool trade and World War I. She has researched…
Criminology students get a new perspective from Hong Kong exchange
Four ANU Criminology students are getting a wider perspective on their discipline by spending a semester in Hong Kong. Aidan Wanna, Claire Chapman, Madeline Ryan and Cassandra Wilson are attending City University of Hong Kong, one of many overseas universities with which ANU has exchange…
From the nation’s red centre to the national university
Anthropologist and ANU Arts alumnus Jeff Stead OAM has spent his entire career working in Indigenous land rights. He was a community advisor for the Northern Territory’s former Department of Aboriginal Affairs, CEO of the Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority, and for almost 30 years a senior…
ANU students, staff and official guests ring in the new academic year
Vice-Chancellor Professor Brian Schmidt, Education Minister Simon Birmingham, Australian of the Year David Morrison, 2009 Australian of the Year Professor Mick Dodson and student leaders have welcomed new students to ANU. In a commencement address to more than 2,000…
Debut novelist takes inspiration from ANU
One of the first rules of writing is to write what you know. ANU Archaeology and Anthropology alumna LJ Owen has done just that, injecting what she learned and experienced at the ANU into her first novel. Olmec Obituary is an ambitious feat, the first of nine books following the…
Alumna sculpts plastic monkey for National Library
An Alumna from The Australian National University (ANU) School of Art has built a giant statue to commemorate the Chinese Year of the Monkey and raise awareness about pollution. Measuring about 2.5 metres tall and made from a mix of polycarbonate and recycled bottles, the work was created by…