Research stories
Advertising and social media driving online gambling among young Australians
Gambling features such as loot boxes in video games and sports betting are the most popular forms of online gambling among young adults in the ACT, with many introduced to it before the age of 18, according to a new study from The Australian National University (ANU). The study asked 38 young…
Two CASS members join the ARC College of Experts
1 minute readProfessor Darren Halpin and Professor Brenda Croft are among the 99 new members appointed to the 2024 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,…
CASS researchers strive to preserve Australia’s multilingual identity
4 minute readResearchers from the ANU School of Literature, Language & Linguistics are working in the Language Data Commons of Australia (LDaCA), an inter-university project that will facilitate accessibility of large language collections in Australia.We are building a strong foundation for the…
Voters rejected Voice due to fears of division: ANU study
Two-in-three Australians, 66.1 per cent, who voted ‘no’ to an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament said they rejected the proposed constitutional change because it would divide the nation, according to new research from The Australian National University (ANU). The survey,…
CASS researchers awarded 2.75$ million in ARC Discovery Projects
4 minute readSix researchers in the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) have been awarded funding in the 2024 round of Discovery Projects, sharing in a total of $220.2 million from the Australian Research Council.Both the internally and externally led projects are a testament to our…
COVID takes a toll on young Australians’ education
One-in-two high school students say COVID-19 hampered their education, with those with a disability the group reporting they’d fallen the most behind their peers, Australia’s largest survey of young Australians has found. The 10-year GENERATION study, led by The Australian National University (…
Professor Bronwyn Parry awarded $16 million in European Research Council funding
2 minute read In an Australian first for social science, Professor Bronwyn Parry, Dean of the College of Arts and Social Sciences at the Australian National University (ANU) and her European collaborators have been awarded a $16 million Synergy Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) to…