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The Graeme Clarke Hands-on Teaching Collection
Emeritus Professor Graeme Clarke has generously donated over 450 fragments and objects as a new hands-on teaching collection to enhance the educational outreach activities of the ANU Classics Museum. The items stem from excavations conducted by Professor Clarke at Jebel Khalid in Syria, a…
Handing on the Torch: Curatorship of the ANU Classics Museum
Since its inception in 1962, the ANU Classics Museum has been curated by a series of extraordinary women such as Professor Beryl Rawson, Dr Ann Moffatt, and most recently, Professor Elizabeth Minchin. These women undertook the role of curator in addition to full-time teaching and research, and very…
School of Music welcomes technical expert Stephen Crane as a Visiting Fellow
Stephen Crane, a renowned music studio technology expert with decades of experience, believes in giving back to the music community by sharing his expertise. Mr Crane will impart his unique skills and expertise to students as a Visiting Fellow at The Australian National University (ANU) School of…
Anthropology of Fintech and climate insurance
After conducting extensive fieldwork in Paraguay pre-COVID, this year I wrapped up my ARC DECRA fellowship and published some of the early findings of the project. After many years of collaborating with Dr. Sohini Kar at the London School of Economics, we published a major article in the journal…
Dr Mike Jones wins prestigious Mander Jones awards
ANU archivist, historian and collections consultant Dr Mike Jones is the recipient of two Mander Jones awards for works published in 2021. The annual awards for professional writing were introduced in 1996 by the Australian Society of Archivists Inc. (ASA), Australia’s peak professional…
Sharing Stories Arts Exchange Exhibition
Sharing Stories Arts Exchange Exhibition featured work by participants of the program from October 11-26, 2022. Previously known as the Bundian Way Arts Exchange, the exhibition is a creative participatory project focusing on building positive reciprocal relationships between the…
2022 Swiss Prize commemorates winners and celebrates Swiss-Australian collaboration
The 2022 Swiss Prize ceremony at the Embassy of Switzerland in Australia commemorated the winners and celebrated the partnership of over two decades between the Embassy and The Australian National University (ANU). Running in its 24th year, the Swiss Prize is a collaboration between the…