Research stories
This ANU researcher is pulling back the curtain on Big Tech’s promises
Technology promises progress, but Dr Thao Phan wants us to question who really benefits from it.This story was originally published on ANU Reporter and written by Luis Perez. Dr Thao Phan doesn’t claim to have a superhero origin story. “I’m not Steve Jobs,” she says. “I can’t…
Under the shadow of war: an ANU historian’s mission to mend Ukraine’s social fabric
Dr Filip Slaveski is tracing the echoes of history to help offer Ukrainians a path towards recovery. How do you rebuild a country when hundreds of kamikaze drones fall from the sky every other day? How do you repair the homes of millions displaced, the roads they once travelled, or the…
Meet Robert: a life gilded in punk couture, queer expression and royal opulence
Associate Professor Robert Wellington is using art history to speak truth to power. Since his teens, fashion has served as a kind of armour for Robert Wellington – a way of wearing self-confidence on his sleeve. He still remembers one of the first times his dad gave him money to go…
Building bridges across the Global South
ANU is helping Catalina Torres untangle the numbers behind Latin America's rapid demographic transition. This story was originally published in ANU Reporter. When Associate Professor Catalina Torres was awarded a fellowship to conduct research in Australia, her colleagues in Uruguay did…
First-of-its-kind study reveals psychological toll of war in Gaza extends far beyond the region
Article by Dr Aino Sumi. The ongoing conflict in the Middle East is having a significant impact on the mental health and wellbeing of Australian women who migrated from directly impacted countries, or have family ties to the region, according to researchers from UNSW Sydney and The Australian…
Rare archival photographs commemorate a pivotal moment of Zenadth Kes (Torres Strait) history
Written by Erika McGown. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a collection of archival photographs is an entire library of memories. Fifty years ago, a group of Japanese researchers – known as the Torres Strait Kenkyūkai – travelled to Zenadth Kes (Torres Strait), visiting every…
How storytelling through photos is challenging Australia’s migration narrative
In a photo taken by Frank, a young man from Vanuatu, four children walk hand in hand down a country road on their way to school in a village near Port Vila—some of them barefoot, some without school uniforms, and only one carrying a school bag. Frank said the father of the four schoolkids had…