Research stories
Grandparenting tells us much about our history - It’s important to preserve these stories
By Liz Allen, Australian National University; Alexandra Dellios, Australian National University; Emily Gallagher, Australian National University; Francesco Ricatti, Australian National University; Nathalie Nguyen, Monash University, and Tanya Evans,…
CASS researchers awarded nearly $5M in ARC Discovery Projects
Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) have been awarded nine Discovery Project (DP) grants from the Australian Research Council (ARC), securing a total of $4.96 million to help expand Australia’s knowledge base and research capability.…
How ANU set the scene for Emily Maguire’s award-winning novel, Rapture
When readers pick up Rapture, the award-winning seventh novel by acclaimed author Emily Maguire, they’re immediately immersed in the world of 9th century Europe.But there’s a little bit of modern-day life at the Australian National University within those pages too.“Canberra is in the soil of the…
Oldest evidence of mummification uncovered by ANU experts
The earliest known evidence of mummification has been uncovered by archaeologists at The Australian National University (ANU), with the remains from burials at sites across southeastern Asia dating back more than 10,000 years. According to the researchers, it was common for ancient hunter…
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…
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…
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…