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More than 2,150 students offered early places at ANU
More than 2,150 students, including more than 600 ACT school-leavers, have received an early offer to study at The Australian National University (ANU) in 2016. The offers were made through the Universities Admissions Centre's (UAC) early January round. Future…
Cabinet papers 1990: leadership scrutiny distracts from historic Hawke reforms
Professor Nicholas Brown is Head of the ANU School of History. We have become accustomed to the corrosion leadership uncertainty brings to Australian politics. Selected key cabinet records for 1990 and 1991, released today by the National Archives of Australia, highlight the enduring tensions…
Nobel Laureate Brian Schmidt takes the reins at ANU
Distinguished scientist and Nobel Laureate Professor Brian Schmidt AC has become the 12th Vice-Chancellor of ANU with a promise to build on the University's achievements and global excellence in research and education. Above: ANU Vice-Chancellor Professor Brian Schmidt AC offers his new year…
English Baroness explains EU foreign policy, connecting with students
A Baroness whose family has been in English politics for six generations was one of the guest speakers at the ANU Centre for European Studies in 2015. The Centre regularly features lecturers and visiting researchers who share their expertise about the continent, for example former senior officials…
Age of Anxiety: authorship and authority in 18th century France
It is a notion universally acknowledged that the modern author was born in the 19th century. The convergence of the rotary printing press, an upsurge in copyright law, and the unionisation of writers all resulted in the profession of being an author that we know today. ANU Digital…
Hundreds celebrate summer graduation from College of Arts and Social Sciences
Hundreds of graduates from the College of Arts and Social Sciences have gathered to celebrate the official end of their studies. They included a woman who finished high school in year seven, a woman who received her Master of Philosophy aged 90 and a man who worked in a refugee camp in Iraq.…
Hello Barbie, hello hackers: accessing personal data will be child’s play
By Emmeline Taylor, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, School of Sociology, Australian National University and Katina Michael, Associate Professor, School of Information Systems and Technology, University of Wollongong At the top of some children’s Christmas present wish list this year will…