Research stories
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
ANU project to document the history of grandparenting in Australia
The history of grandparenting in Australia is being documented for the first time in a new project led by experts from The Australian National University (ANU).According to the research team, while grandparents play a fundamental role in many families, including sharing the load of caring for…