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14
Jan
2026

Divine tech? Tatiana Bur is marrying science and religion in ancient Greece

Dr Tatiana Bur wants us to view technology the way the ancient Greeks did: as a marvel, not just a tool. Before Dr Tatiana Bur became an ancient Greek historian, she felt torn between two worlds.  Growing up in Australia after spending her early childhood in France, she fell in love with…

03
Dec
2025

CASS academics inducted to the Australian Research Council’s College of Experts

Professor Melinda Cooper and Professor Caillan Davenport are among the 90 new members appointed to the 2026 Australian Research Council (ARC) College of Experts. The ARC College of Experts plays a vital role in advising the Australian Government on the national direction of research,…

28
Nov
2025

Is AI changing how we write? Meet the novelist exploring how tech shapes our creativity

Associate Professor Lucy Neave wants to understand how writers have adapted to technological innovation over the past 65 years.You may expect an award-winning writer to spend her years studying at university penning novels. But while Associate Professor Lucy Neave spent a lot of her spare time…

27
Nov
2025

Funding success among CASS early career researchers

Three researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) have received support for their projects through the Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) scheme. Dr Mohammed Alsudairi, Dr Anna Florin and Dr…

26
Nov
2025

2025 Australian Election Study reveals factors that led to ‘unprecedented’ Labor win

The Labor Party’s landslide victory at the polls in 2025 was shaped by several factors, including a clear advantage on policy issues, the relative popularity of Anthony Albanese and strong support from younger voters and women, according to a major study of Australian political attitudes and…

20
Nov
2025

Just 18 firms won 50 per cent of federal Indigenous procurement spending: new study

Article by Dr Christian Eva, Research Fellow, POLIS: The Centre for Social Policy Research.Australia’s decade-old Indigenous Procurement Policy has been hailed by both sides of politics as a success in Indigenous economic policy.Started in 2015 as a way to address under-investment in Indigenous…

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05
Nov
2025

A musical metamorphosis: Kenneth Lampl is mastering the art of reinvention

From his jazz roots to scoring music for Hollywood and Pokémon, Professor Kenneth Lampl has never missed a beat. There’s no better gift for a budding musician than growing up in New Jersey – home to one of the world’s greatest jazz scenes. Music was ever-present in childhood for ANU…