Research stories
‘You’re constantly worrying’: pregnant women, bushfire smoke and the impossibility of safety
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article by Professor Mary Lou Rasmussen (School of Sociology, ANU), Professor Celia Roberts (School of Sociology, ANU), Professor Lousia Allen (Faculty of Education and Social…
CASS early career researchers awarded $1.3M in ARC funding
3 minute read The ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) has received funding for three groundbreaking research projects through the Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) scheme. Dr Francis Markham, Dr James O’Donnell and Dr Millicent Weber are…
CASS researchers awarded nearly $2M in ARC Future Fellowships scheme
2 minute read Two academics from the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) have been awarded Future Fellowship grants by the Australian Research Council (ARC). Over the next four years, they will receive a combined total of almost $2 million in funding to advance their groundbreaking…
Australians doing it tough financially, psychologically during inflation crisis
Fewer Australians are earning enough to meet their needs than before the pandemic, leaving people in psychological distress and dissatisfied with the direction of the country, according to new research from The Australian National University (ANU). The latest ANUpoll, from a sample of over 4,200…
In conversation: ARC Linkage Projects with Professor Bruce Smyth
4 minute read ARC Linkage Projects support Australian researchers to work towards practical solutions in industry settings. Professor Bruce Smyth, a two-time Linkage recipient, shares his own experience with this important government-funded research program. …
Congratulations! Dr Una McIlvenna awarded Future Fellowship for Singing the News: Ballads as News Media in Europe and Australia, 1550-1920
Dr Una McIlvenna from the School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics is the recipient of a four-year Future Fellowship from the Australian Research Council (ARC). The project Singing the News: Ballads as News Media in Europe and Australia, 1550-1920 reveals how songs in premodern Europe and…
Top marks: Aussies show trust in education institutions
Education institutions are some of the most trusted in Australia, but our faith in schools has dropped significantly since the first year of the pandemic, according to a new study from The Australian National University (ANU). In the latest ANUpoll of nearly 4,500 adults across the country, 67.9…