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Long-lived Hong Kong offers insights for the rest of the world for achieving a longer life
Researchers including Dr Vladimir Canudas-Romo from the ANU School of Demography have published new findings in The Lancet, revealing reasons for the long-life residents of Hong Kong enjoy, and offering valuable lessons for developed and developing populations around the world. A…
Frustration over vaccine rollout inspires word of the year
strollout: the slow implementation of the COVID-19 vaccination program in Australia. Australia's COVID-19 vaccination rollout, which made headlines both at home and abroad in 2021, has inspired the Australian National Dictionary Centre's word of the year. Strollout was chosen from a…
Data trust down but Aussies still check in during pandemic
Australians are less trusting of how governments and companies use their private data following almost two years of using check-in apps during the COVID-19 pandemic. New analysis from The Australian National University (ANU) shows people's trust in major institutions to maintain data…
2021 Swiss Prize celebrates Swiss-Australian collaboration
At this time when Australia is beginning to re-opening its borders, the Embassy of Switzerland in Canberra opened its doors to the Australian National University (ANU), to commemorate the 2021 Swiss Prize. This year marks the 23rd anniversary of the essay competition, which Ambassador of…
ANU political scholarship recognised at 2021 APSA Awards
Talented scholars past and present from the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences have been recognised for their research excellence and contribution to political study at the 2021 Australian Political Studies Association awards. The PhD Thesis Prize was awarded to Dr Lars Moen, for his…
New book reveals the challenges of documenting collections in the digital era
A new book by Dr Mike Jones, a postdoctoral Research Fellow in the ANU School of History provides the first interdisciplinary study of the digital documentation of artefacts and archives. When we think about computers and institutional collections, we might think of how services like Trove…
The Bible in Buffalo Country wins NT Book Award
A book co-authored by ANU Historian Laura Rademaker revealing the fascinating and tumultuous early years of the Oenpelli Mission has won the Northern Territory Chief Minister’s History Award. The Bible in Buffalo Country, authored by Sally K May, Donna Nadjamerrek, Julie Narndal Gumurdul and Dr…