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ANU Academics Elected Fellows of the AAH
Two ANU academics have received Australia’s highest recognition for achievement in the field of humanities. Professor Frank Bongiorno AM, head of ANU School of History, and former head of ANU School of Philosophy Professor Christian Barry have been elected Fellows of the Australian Academy of the…
ANU Scholarship supports Minda’s passion for Indigenous empowerment
Minda Murray is a proud Yorta Yorta/Dhuderoa person, professional athlete, and recipient of the 2019 ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences Indigenous Australian Graduate Scholarship. With a decades’ experience in the public sector addressing environmental issues, Minda decided to take the next…
Feature: The Visionary Politician Who Changed Australia
A new biography by ANU Historian Angela Woollacott for the first time reveals the life of a politician ahead of his time, and holds lessons for those in politics today reports Adam Spence. In 1960s South Australia, where political gerrymandering and conservatism seemed entrenched, the…
New ANU centre to reveal the deep human past
A world-first research centre will help broaden history as we know it by focusing on Australia’s incredible but often overlooked Indigenous past. The Research Centre for Deep History, based in the ANU School of History, will bring together researchers with expertise in science, medicine, genomics…
ANUpoll: University researchers top Australia's most trusted list
The 29th ANUpoll reveals university researchers are among the most trusted groups in society, with media one of the least trusted, according to a major new poll of everyday Australians. The survey, part of the ANUpoll series, draws from a representative sample of the population, and found a high-…
Q&A: An early sense of social justice for Tony Dreise
This year Professor Tony Dreise became the first Indigenous Director of the ANU Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, Australia’s foremost research body in this area. He spoke to Adam Spence and Kaya Kaihe* about his new role. What is your background and how has it influenced…
Feminist-powered 2018 Stella Count
PhD students Kathryn Hind and Louisa Kirk are talking and laughing in Dr Julieanne Lamond's office. They're flanked by books on two walls and a view of a building under construction through the window. We're talking about the 2018 Stella Count, led by Julieanne and her Monash University colleague…