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Student Sessions - Where do you see yourselves after Uni?

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000

Current undergraduate students talk about their plans for life after ANU.

Aid Budget Forum 2013

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000

Professor Stephen Howes of the Development Policy Centre in the Crawford School of Public Policy, Dr Anthony Swan of the Crawford School of Public Policy, Helen Szoke of Oxfam and independent consultant Angus Barnes take part in this 2013 Aid Budget Forum held at ANU on 15 May 2013. Many questions surround the 2013-14 aid budget. In the May 2012 budget, the Government pushed back its goal of increasing aid to 0.5 per cent of Gross National Income (GNI) by a year to 2016/17. In response the Opposition removed the timetable from its commitment altogether. To deliver on its promise of a foreign aid increase this year to 0.37 per cent of GNI, the Government needs to increase aid by about $600 million. But will it? As we move towards an election with the government under fiscal pressure, what will the 2013-14 aid budget look like? Will the cuts to the aid budget associated with funding of asylum-seeker costs be reversed? Is the expansion of the aid program to Africa now a thing of the past? And what is happening to the aid effectiveness agenda? This forum is presented by the Development Policy Centre at the Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University. For more information: https://crawford.anu.edu.au/events/1428/201314-aid-budget-forum

Linking women, peace and security in the Pacific: Thinking globally and acting locally

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000

In recent crises in Bougainville, the Solomon Islands, and Fiji, women have been instrumental in brokering peace. Moreover, they continue to play a vital role in building and sustaining peace in their communities. Yet throughout the Pacific region women have been marginalised from formal decision-making structures. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (Women, Peace and Security) promises to change that. In this lecture, Sharon Bhagwan-Rolls, Executive Director of FemLINKPACIFIC, outlines the impressive and wide-ranging strategies used by women's rights advocates in the Pacific to promote women's security and ensure women's inclusion in formal peace processes. Sharon Bhagwan-Rolls is the founder and Executive Director of FemLINKpacific - Media Initiatives for Women, and is a member of UN Women's Global Civil Society Advisory Group (UNW GCSAG). She is a long-time advocate of women's empowerment. This lecture was presented by the ANU Gender Institute on 15 April 2013. Please note this file is audio only.

Innovation ANU

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000

Innovation ANU is about connecting ideas, research, government and business to create value in the community. Innovation ANU supports innovation and entrepreneurship through a range of activities involving education, licensing, consultancies, and advice and funding for startups. e-mental health Research & Development: MoodGYM and E-couch e-hub (part of the ANU Centre for Mental Health Research) develops and evaluates websites that deliver psycho-education and psychological interventions for common mental health problems, as well as clinical and consumer networking. A range of e-hub's programs have explored the importance and quality of health information on the Internet, and the use of the Internet for disseminating public health information on mental health. Affordable Solar Energy ANU Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems researchers are working with leading Australia-US solar solution company Chromasun to develop the next generation of solar energy innovation. They are joined in the partnership by CSIRO, the University of New South Wales and NEP Solar. The Australian Solar Institute granted $3.3 million to support the work. Together, the consortium is helping find solutions for some of the problems that have prevented the widespread rollout of hybrid solar-thermal systems, which harness the sun's energy to create electricity, and, heat and power air conditioning. The new Micro-Concentrator unit developed by the group solves the market acceptance issues with its highly efficient, low-profile, light, easy to install and aesthetically pleasing design. The amount of useful energy that can be obtained from a limited roof area with this technology is superior to traditional photovoltaic or thermal systems and will significantly reduce the impact on a building's aesthetics. New Treatment for Diabetes Type 1 Diabetes represents a significant and growing world-wide health issue with the annual international market for diabetes therapeutics nearing $30 billion. Beta Therapeutics Pty Ltd, an ANU spin-off company, was founded to drive the commercial development of a diabetes treatment based on ANU research and intellectual property. The research, conducted by Professor Chris Parish, Dr Charmaine Simeonovic and their research teams at the ANU John Curtin School of Medical Research, has led to the discovery of a novel, critical mechanism of diabetes disease progression. This discovery led to the development of a unique therapeutic strategy and drug target for the treatment of diabetes. Pre-clinical studies have defined a new class of therapeutics that uniquely spare insulin-producing pancreatic islets cells in laboratory models of type 1 diabetes. Treatment with such therapeutics has been shown to modulate diabetes severity, enhance islet viability and prevent the onset of diabetes.

No shots in anger between US and China

Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000

In this video we discuss the likelihood of war between China and the US, with ANU Professor Paul Dibb. Paul Dibb is a leading defence and strategic studies expert based in the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific's Strategic and Defence Studies Centre. Story and production by Belinda Cranston. For more insight, analysis and commentary on defence, strategic studies, war and conflict visit the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au

�?ber Professor Hank Nelson: Erinnerungen; Remembering Hank Nelson

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000

In diesem Video teilen Dr Christine Winter (UniversitÃ¤t Sydney) und Dr Gabriele Richter (UniversitÃ¤t Bremen) Erinnerungen an ihren Doktorvater Hank Nelson, Professor fÃ¼r Pazifische Geschichte an der Australian National University, der 2012 verstorben ist. Von speziellem Interesse sind fÃ¼r Dr Winter und Dr Richter die Menschlichkeit, GroÃŸzÃ¼gigkeit und Bescheidenheit die Hank als Doktorvater gezeigt hat; er hat die IndividualitÃ¤t seiner StudentInnen gefÃ¶rdert und sie darin unterstÃ¼tzt, ihr wissenschaftliches KÃ¶nnen und ihre eigenen Stimmen zu entwickeln. Als Kolonialhistoriker Papua Neuguineas und des zweiten Weltkrieges war er eine international anerkannte AutoritÃ¤t, der auch narrative Geschichte betrieben hat. Seine Forschung hat er auch einem breiteren Publikum auÃŸerhalb der UniversitÃ¤t zugÃ¤nglich machen kÃ¶nnen. Er hat papua-neuguineanische Studenten, vor allem an der UniversitÃ¤t von Papua Neuguinea (UPNG), ermutigt selbst 'Oral History' zu betreiben und zwar als Subjekte ihrer eigenen Geschichte. Obwohl er stolzer Australier aus dem Hinterland des Staates Victoria war, haben seine Werke gemeinsame Geschichte und menschliche WÃ¼rde jenseits sprachlicher und kultureller Unterschiede betont. Er hat sein Publikum stets daran erinnert, dass das Erbe des Kolonialismus fÃ¼r EuropÃ¤er, Australier und pazifische Menschen fortwÃ¤hrende Verbundenheit und Verantwortung fÃ¼r einander bedeutet. Das VideogesprÃ¤ch will auf Professor Nelsons Werk aufmerksam machen und sein Andenken durch eine neue Stiftung ehren, die von der Australian National University verwaltet wird. Das Hank Nelson Memorial Endowment beabsichtigt Professor Nelsons Engagement als Lehrer und sein lebenslanges Interesse an Papua Neuguinea durch einen internationalen Forschungspreis zu ehren, der jÃ¤hrlich fÃ¼r die beste Dissertation erteilt wird, die einen Aspekt Geschichte, Politik oder Gesellschaft von Papua Neuguinea untersucht. Wenn Sie mehr Ã¼ber diese Initiative wissen mÃ¶chten, wenden Sie sich bitte an Christine Winter an der ANU (Christine.Winter@anu.edu.au). Mehr Information Ã¼ber die Stiftung und wie Sie eine Spende machen kÃ¶nnen erhalten Sie: http://philanthropy.anu.edu.au/philanthropy/donate-online/search/?cause=hank-nelson-memorial-endowment. In this video, Dr Christine Winter (University of Sydney) and Dr Gabriele Richter (University of Bremen) reminisce about their former doctoral supervisor, The Late Hank Nelson, Professor of Pacific History at the Australian National University. Christine and Gabriele discuss Hank's laconic sense of humour, his humility and his gift as a teacher who was able to recognise the unique talents of his students, to strengthen their scholarship and encourage them to find their own voice. An internationally renowned authority on colonial Papua New Guinea and World War II his work was grounded in narrative histories that reached beyond academics to wider audiences. He empowered students, especially at the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG), to undertake oral history projects as the subjects of their own history. Although deeply and proudly Australian (from country Victoria), his work emphasized shared histories and human dignity across linguistic and cultural divides, reminding his audiences that the legacy of colonialism is ongoing entanglement and responsibility for Europeans, Australians, and Pacific Islanders alike. Christine and Gabriele's conversation is intended to raise awareness of Professor Nelson's work and to honour his legacy through a new endowment based at the Australian National University. The Hank Nelson Memorial Endowment aims to honour Professor Nelson's dedication as a teacher and his lifelong interest in Papua New Guinea by promoting an international postgraduate research prize for the best thesis submitted on any aspect of Papua New Guinea's history, politics and society. If you would like to find out more about this initiative, or make a donation to this Endowment, please contact Christine Winter at the ANU (Christine.Winter@anu.edu.au). For more information about the Endowment visit http://philanthropy.anu.edu.au/philanthropy/donate-online/search/?cause=hank-nelson-memorial-endowment

Rachel Kyte - Climate change: Avoiding a four degree warmer world

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000

Rachel Kyte, Vice President for Sustainable Development at the World Bank, discusses the risk a four degree warmer world poses for development and the impact of sea-level rise, heat waves and extreme weather events globally, and in Australia and Oceania. This video was recorded at the Crawford School of Public Policy on 21 March 2013. Rachel Kyte argues that we must avoid a four degree warmer world and prepare for twp degrees, and highlights action that would make the biggest difference. However, while climate change is a major threat, inclusive green growth is an opportunity. Ms Kyte will outline the World Bank Group's efforts to catalyse climate-smart development and green growth. Rachel Kyte became Vice President of Sustainable Development at the World Bank in September, 2011. As such, she has overall responsibilities for the organization's global work in agriculture, environment, energy, infrastructure, urban, and social development, along with global public goods issues in those areas. Prior to her appointment, she was the International Finance Corporation's (IFC) Vice President for Business Advisory Services and a member of IFC's Management Team. This seminar is presented by the Development Policy Centre and the Centre for Climate Economics and Policy at the Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University.

Warwick McKibbin: Are economic models useful in the global macroeconomic policy debate?

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000

Professor Warwick J. McKibbin, ANU Chair in Public Policy, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis in the Crawford School of Public Policy, gives this talk titled Are economic models useful in the global macroeconomic policy debate? This video was recorded at ANU on 5 April 2013. This presentation outlines some key issues in the global economy and give insights into these questions using a global intertemporal general equilibrium model. Questions such as whether global fiscal consolidation would cause a global recession. Does the timing of policy adjustment matter? Does it matter in particular inside a monetary union like Europe versus outside a monetary union. What is the impact likely to be on third countries who don't need to adjust fiscal policies? How much do changes in risk perceptions matter? What if Europe split the Euro? Professor Warwick J. McKibbin has an ANU Chair in Public Policy in the ANU Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA) in the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University (ANU). He is also an ANU Public Policy Fellow; a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Social Sciences; a Distinguished Fellow of the Asia and Pacific Policy Society; a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington D.C (where he is co-Director of the Climate and Energy Economics Project). He was awarded the Centenary medal in 2003 'For Service to Australian Society through Economic Policy and Tertiary Education'.

Demographic transition in rural and urban China: Dr Annie Wei

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000

Dr Annie Wei of the Crawford School of Public Policy gives this seminar titled Demographic transition and sectoral change in rural and urban China. This video was recorded at ANU on 19 March 2013. There are two distinct sets of literature that examine the impact of China's demographic change on its economic growth. The first focuses on the surge in the ratio of the working-age to non-working-age population, and the resulting 'demographic dividend'. The second examines how the transfer of rural surplus labour to urban areas have fuelled labour-intensive industrialisation. Dr Annie Wei will combine these two elements of demographic change in a provincial-level analysis of China's economic growth during the last three decades. In particular, she will examine the different contributions that heterogeneous rural and urban demographic transitions have played in provincial growth performance, and how these changes in rural and urban population age structures have interacted with sectoral change. This provides some clues about the relative importance of demographic transition and sectoral change in driving China's economic rise. Dr Annie Wei is a Lecturer at the Crawford School of Public Policy in the Australian National University. She earned her PhD in Economics at the University of Birmingham, UK. Dr Wei's expertise is on economic growth and demographic transition, labour migration, Lewisian dualistic economic development, human capital and total factor productivity growth. Her works are mainly applied with a special focus on the Chinese economy and economies in Asia. Dr Wei has published in the Journal of Comparative Economics, Annals of Regional Science, Asian Economic Papers, The Developing Economies and Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies. For more information on this event: https://crawford.anu.edu.au/events/content/more.php?id=9301

Well-being and economic opportunity: ANU / Harvard Symposium

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000

Professor Jason Beckfield and Professor Kathryn Edin of Harvard Kennedy School, Associate Professor Adrian Kay and Sue Regan of Crawford School of Public Policy and Simon Duggan of The Treasury take part in this panel discussion: Well-being and economic opportunity'. This session was part of the Creating a Productive Future ANU / Harvard Symposium on 18 March 2013. 'Creating a Productive Future: Social and economic challenges, policy & governance' was a A Trans-Pacific dialogue jointly hosted by Harvard Kennedy School & Crawford School of Public Policy at ANU. Australia faces many social and economic challenges in sustaining long-term productive growth beyond the mineral resources boom. Whilst the context in the United States differs in important ways, similar challenges are faced. Both share concerns around future economic growth, trends in poverty and inequality, productivity and employment levels, alongside a range of other issues that affect well-being. In this two day symposium, leading researchers from Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University, and the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University and policymakers from the Australian Government come together in a conversation on these issues, and more. Co-Chairs and organisers of this event acknowledge the support provided by the Australian Studies Committee at Harvard University. For more information on the event: http://publicpolicy.anu.edu.au/events/content/more.php?id=8801

The Hon Greg Hunt MP - The Coalition's direct action climate plan

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000

The Hon Greg Hunt MP explains and discusses the Coalition's climate change policy. Adjunct Professor Martijn Wilder and Associate Professor Frank Jotzo present perspectives. This video was recorded at ANU on 18 April 2013. The centrepiece of the Coalition's climate change policy is an "emissions reductions fund" with a reverse auction for the lowest cost emissions reductions. Interest is rising among the policy and business community how such a fund would be designed and operated, its prospects for reducing emissions, and its economic effects. Greg Hunt MP is Federal Member for Flinders, and Shadow Minister for Climate Action, Environment and Heritage. He was Parliamentary Secretary during 2004 to 2007. Before entering Parliament in 2001, he worked for McKinsey and Co and as senior advisor to the then Minister for Foreign Affairs, Alexander Downer. He holds a first class honours degree in law from Melbourne University and a Masters in International Relations from Yale University, which he completed on a Fulbright scholarship. Martijn Wilder AM is head of Baker & McKenzie's Global Environmental Markets and Climate Change practice, having worked on the design and development of climate policy. He is also Chair of Law Carbon Australia, a Board Member of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and an Adjunct Professor at ANU. Frank Jotzo is director of the Centre for Climate Economics and Policy at Crawford School. He has worked on climate policy and carbon markets since the late 1990s including as advisor to the Garnaut Review. He is a lead author of the Fifth Assessment Report by the Intergovernment Panel on Climate Change. Professor Jenny Corbett, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research & Research Training) chairs the forum. For more details on this event: https://crawford.anu.edu.au/events/content/more.php?id=9591 For more on the Centre for Climate Economics and Policy: http://ccep.anu.edu.au/

Policy - what does it mean for public management? ANU / Harvard Symposium

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000

Professor Bruce Western and Professor Kathryn Edin of Harvard Kennedy School, Associate Professor Paul Atkins of ANU Crawford School and Ian Fitzgerald of the Australian Public Service Commission take part in this panel discussion titled 'All that is policy - what does it mean for public management?' This session was recorded as part of the Creating a Productive Future ANU / Harvard Symposium on 19 March 2013. 'Creating a Productive Future: Social and economic challenges, policy & governance' was a A Trans-Pacific dialogue jointly hosted by Harvard Kennedy School & Crawford School of Public Policy at ANU. Australia faces many social and economic challenges in sustaining long-term productive growth beyond the mineral resources boom. Whilst the context in the United States differs in important ways, similar challenges are faced. Both share concerns around future economic growth, trends in poverty and inequality, productivity and employment levels, alongside a range of other issues that affect well-being. In this two day symposium, leading researchers from Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University, and the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University and policymakers from the Australian Government come together in a conversation on these issues, and more. Co-Chairs and organisers of this event acknowledge the support provided by the Australian Studies Committee at Harvard University. For more information on the event: http://publicpolicy.anu.edu.au/events/content/more.php?id=8801

Back from the brink

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000

With Kim Jong-un threatening to throw his enemies into the 'cauldron' and 'set fire to the dens of crime', we try to get inside the leader's head. Four experts from the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific outline what he's trying to achieve with all his tough talk and whether North Korea can come back from the brink of war. Story and production by Belinda Cranston. For more insight, analysis and commentary on North Korea visit the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific at http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au

An evening with Sean Carroll

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000

For decades, particle physicists have searched for the elusive Higgs boson, the missing piece to the "Standard Model" that explains the world we see. In July 2012, scientists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Geneva announced that they found it. This is the audio file of a very special event held in March with Professor Sean Carroll. Introduced by Nobel Laureate and former Harvard roommate Professor Brian Schmidt, Professor Carroll explains why the Higgs boson is so important, the enormous challenge physicists overcame to build the LHC and get it running, and considers what the future of particle physics looks like. Sean Carroll is a physicist at the California Institute of Technology. He received his PhD in 1993 from Harvard University. His research focuses on theoretical physics and cosmology, especially the origin and constituents of the universe. He has contributed to models of interactions between dark matter, dark energy and ordinary matter; alternative theories of gravity; and violations of fundamental symmetries. Professor Carroll is the author of From Eternity to Here: The Quest for the Ultimate Theory of Time, Spacetime and Geometry: An Introduction to General Relativity, and the forthcoming The Particle at the End of the Universe. He has appeared on TV shows such as The Colbert Report and Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman, and frequently serves as a science consultant for film and television. This audio file also features the music of local Canberra band Party Gravy.

Student Sessions - Favourite places and activities on campus at ANU

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000

Current undergraduate students at ANU talk about their favourite places and activities on campus.

Employment, the labour market and institutional reform: ANU / Harvard Symposium

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000

Professor Bruce Western and Professor Jason Beckfield of Harvard Kennedy School, Professor Robert Breunig of Crawford School of Public Policy, Professor Dan Finn of University of Portsmouth, Sandra Parker of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, and Mark Cully from the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education take part in this panel discussion: Employment, the labour market and institutional reform. This video was recorded at the Creating a Productive Future ANU / Harvard Symposium on 18 March 2013. 'Creating a Productive Future: Social and economic challenges, policy & governance' was a A Trans-Pacific dialogue jointly hosted by Harvard Kennedy School & Crawford School of Public Policy at ANU. Australia faces many social and economic challenges in sustaining long-term productive growth beyond the mineral resources boom. Whilst the context in the United States differs in important ways, similar challenges are faced. Both share concerns around future economic growth, trends in poverty and inequality, productivity and employment levels, alongside a range of other issues that affect well-being. In this two day symposium, leading researchers from Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University, and the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University and policymakers from the Australian Government come together in a conversation on these issues, and more. Co-Chairs and organisers of this event acknowledge the support provided by the Australian Studies Committee at Harvard University. For more information on the event: http://publicpolicy.anu.edu.au/events/content/more.php?id=8801

Solutions for a sustainable future: Robert Costanza

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000

Professor Robert Costanza gives this talk titled 'Solutions for a sustainable future' at Crawford School of Public Policy on 16 April 2013. A copy of the slides associated with this talk can be downloaded from this page: http://bit.ly/11eVNrj Creating a sustainable and desirable future will require an integrated, systems level redesign of our socio--ecological regime and economic paradigm focused explicitly and directly on the goal of sustainable quality of life and well--being rather than the proxy of unlimited material growth. It will require the recognition and measurement of the contributions of natural and social capital to sustainable well--being. This transition, like all cultural transitions, will occur through an evolutionary process, but one that we, to a certain extent, can control and direct through the process of shared envisioning and the creation of both physical and computer models. Professor Costanza is an ANU Chair in Public Policy based at the Crawford School of Public Policy. His transdisciplinary research integrates the study of humans and the rest of nature to address research, policy and management issues at multiple time and space scales, from small watersheds to the global system. He is co-founder and past president of the International Society for Ecological Economics, and was chief editor of the society's journal, Ecological Economics from its inception in 1989 until 2002. He is also founding editor in chief of Solutions (www.thesolutionsjournal.org) a unique hybrid academic/popular journal now housed at Crawford School. He has been named one of ISI's Highly Cited Researchers since 2004.

New China deal could upset old pals

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000

Australia has secured a deal with China matched by only a handful of other countries. Some have hailed the strategic partnership a coup for Prime Minister Julia Gillard, but ANU defence expert Hugh White is sceptical. Professor White outlines why he thinks Australia may be being used as pawn in power struggle between China and the US, and how the new deal with Beijing could damage our alliance with Washington. Story by Belinda Cranston. Production by Belinda Cranston and Jimmy Walsh. For more insight, analysis and commentary on China, Australia and international relations visit http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au

Diplomacy in the Internet age

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000

Dr Susan Harris-Rimmer from the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific speaks to Fergus Hanson about the how e-diplomacy is changing the global intelligence landscape and the way states carry out diplomacy. Fergus Hanson is Director of Innovation at WalkFree, a NGO committed to ending slavery. Prior to this Fergus was the Program Director for Polling at the Lowy Institute and produced the Institute's flagship Lowy Institute Poll since 2008. He was the 2011 Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Professional Fulbright scholar based at Georgetown University. He worked at DFAT from 2004 to 2007 and served at the Australian Embassy in The Hague from 2005 to 2007 where he was responsible for Australia's relations with five international legal organisations. Production by Jimmy Walsh and Christine Robilliard. For more insight, analysis and commentary on diplomacy and international relations visit the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific at http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au

Comparing Gandhi and Lincoln

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000

In this public lecture, Professor Rajmohan Gandhi (grandson of Mahatma Gandhi) compares the lives, achievements and deaths of Mahatma Gandhi and Abraham Lincoln. Professor Gandhi reflects on how disputes over the unity of their respective countries -- over the relationship between major population groups -- resulted in the assassinations (separated by 83 years) of both Lincoln and Gandhi. He also examines what was common and what was dissimilar in the personalities and approaches of the two. Rajmohan Gandhi is Research Professor at the Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies and Academic Director, Global Crossroads, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. In 2009 and 2010 he served as the international president of the NGO, Initiatives of Change. This lecture is hosted by the Australia South Asia Research Centre and presented by the Research School of Asia and the Pacific as part of the distinguished visitor series. For more insight, analysis and commentary on India visit the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific at http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au

Creating a Productive Future, ANU / Harvard Symposium. Opening and Lisa Paul keynote

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000

Opening remarks and a keynote presentation from Lisa Paul AO PSM at the Creating a Productive Future, ANU / Harvard Symposium. 'Creating a Productive Future: Social and economic challenges, policy & governance' was a A Trans-Pacific dialogue jointly hosted by Harvard Kennedy School & Crawford School of Public Policy at ANU. Australia faces many social and economic challenges in sustaining long-term productive growth beyond the mineral resources boom. Whilst the context in the United States differs in important ways, similar challenges are faced. Both share concerns around future economic growth, trends in poverty and inequality, productivity and employment levels, alongside a range of other issues that affect well-being. In this two day symposium, leading researchers from Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University, and the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University and policymakers from the Australian Government come together in a conversation on these issues, and more. Co-Chairs and organisers of this event acknowledge the support provided by the Australian Studies Committee at Harvard University. For more information on the event: http://publicpolicy.anu.edu.au/events/content/more.php?id=8801

Poverty and inequality: their link to growth and opportunity - ANU / Harvard Symposium

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000

Professor Bruce Western of Harvard Kennedy School, Professor Glenn Loury of Brown University, Professor Peter Whiteford and Sue Regan of Crawford School of Public Policy, and Paul Ronalds of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet take part in this panel discussion: Poverty and inequality: their link to growth and opportunity. This panel was recorded at the Creating a Productive Future ANU / Harvard Symposium on 18 March 2013. 'Creating a Productive Future: Social and economic challenges, policy & governance' was a A Trans-Pacific dialogue jointly hosted by Harvard Kennedy School & Crawford School of Public Policy at ANU. Australia faces many social and economic challenges in sustaining long-term productive growth beyond the mineral resources boom. Whilst the context in the United States differs in important ways, similar challenges are faced. Both share concerns around future economic growth, trends in poverty and inequality, productivity and employment levels, alongside a range of other issues that affect well-being. In this two day symposium, leading researchers from Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University, and the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University and policymakers from the Australian Government come together in a conversation on these issues, and more. Co-Chairs and organisers of this event acknowledge the support provided by the Australian Studies Committee at Harvard University. For more information on the event: http://publicpolicy.anu.edu.au/events/content/more.php?id=8801

Why did Japan stop growing? Professor Takeo Hoshi at ANU

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000

Professor Takeo Hoshi of Stanford University gives this lecture titled 'Why did Japan stop growing?' on 28 March 2013. This lecture was presented by the Australia-Japan Research Centre and the Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis in the ANU Crawford School. Takeo Hoshi is Henri and Tomoye Takahashi Senior Fellow at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Centre at Stanford University and Professor of Finance at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Before he joined Stanford University in 2012, he was Pacific Economic Cooperation Professor in International Economic Relations at the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS) at University of California, San Diego (UCSD), where he conducted research and taught on the Japanese economy for 24 years. He is also Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and at the Tokyo Centre for Economic Research (TCER).

Tuckwell Scholarship program at ANU - Advice to applicants

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000

Mr Graham Tuckwell and VC Professor Ian Young AO talk about the Tuckwell Scholar, and provide advice to students applying for the Scholarship.

Professor Quentin Grafton - Australia's Mining Productivity at ANU / Harvard Symposium

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000

Professor Quentin Grafton of the Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics gives this talk titled 'Australia's Mining Productivity' at the Creating a Productive Future ANU / Harvard Symposium on 18 March 2013. 'Creating a Productive Future: Social and economic challenges, policy & governance' was a A Trans-Pacific dialogue jointly hosted by Harvard Kennedy School & Crawford School of Public Policy at ANU. Australia faces many social and economic challenges in sustaining long-term productive growth beyond the mineral resources boom. Whilst the context in the United States differs in important ways, similar challenges are faced. Both share concerns around future economic growth, trends in poverty and inequality, productivity and employment levels, alongside a range of other issues that affect well-being. In this two day symposium, leading researchers from Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University, and the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University and policymakers from the Australian Government come together in a conversation on these issues, and more. Co-Chairs and organisers of this event acknowledge the support provided by the Australian Studies Committee at Harvard University. For more information on the event: http://publicpolicy.anu.edu.au/events/content/more.php?id=8801

Understanding research impact on policy panel discussion at ANU / Harvard Symposium

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000

Paul Harris of HC Coombs Policy Forum at ANU, Associate Professor Matthew Desmond of Harvard Kennedy School, Professor Glenn Loury of Brown University, Professor Bruce Western of Harvard Kennedy School and Dr Subho Banerjee take part in this panel discussion entitled 'Understanding research impact on policy'. This discussion was part of the Creating a Productive Future ANU / Harvard Symposium on 18 March 2013. 'Creating a Productive Future: Social and economic challenges, policy & governance' was a A Trans-Pacific dialogue jointly hosted by Harvard Kennedy School & Crawford School of Public Policy at ANU. Australia faces many social and economic challenges in sustaining long-term productive growth beyond the mineral resources boom. Whilst the context in the United States differs in important ways, similar challenges are faced. Both share concerns around future economic growth, trends in poverty and inequality, productivity and employment levels, alongside a range of other issues that affect well-being. In this two day symposium, leading researchers from Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University, and the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University and policymakers from the Australian Government come together in a conversation on these issues, and more. Co-Chairs and organisers of this event acknowledge the support provided by the Australian Studies Committee at Harvard University. For more information on the event: http://publicpolicy.anu.edu.au/events/content/more.php?id=8801

Demystifying productivity in the context of the 'Millennium Boom' at ANU / Harvard Symposium

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000

Professor Quentin Grafton of the Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics, Robin Shreeve of the Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency, Professor Robert Breunig of Crawford School of Public Policy, Dr Jenny Gordon of the Productivity Commission and Dr Steven Kennedy of the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research & Tertiary Education take part in this panel discussion titled 'Demistifying productivity in the context of the 'Millennium Boom''. This panel was part of the Creating a Productive Future ANU / Harvard Symposium on 18 March 2013. 'Creating a Productive Future: Social and economic challenges, policy & governance' was a A Trans-Pacific dialogue jointly hosted by Harvard Kennedy School & Crawford School of Public Policy at ANU. Australia faces many social and economic challenges in sustaining long-term productive growth beyond the mineral resources boom. Whilst the context in the United States differs in important ways, similar challenges are faced. Both share concerns around future economic growth, trends in poverty and inequality, productivity and employment levels, alongside a range of other issues that affect well-being. In this two day symposium, leading researchers from Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University, and the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University and policymakers from the Australian Government come together in a conversation on these issues, and more. Co-Chairs and organisers of this event acknowledge the support provided by the Australian Studies Committee at Harvard University. For more information on the event: http://publicpolicy.anu.edu.au/events/content/more.php?id=8801

2013 Calibre Prize: Because it's your country

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000

Historian and award-winning writer Martin Thomas is an Australian Research Council Future Fellow at the Australian National University (ANU). In this interview he talks to ANU history professor Tom Griffiths about the theft of human bones from Aboriginal sites in northern Australia and their repatriation from the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC more than sixty years later. The bones were taken in 1948 by Frank Setzler, Head Curator of Anthropology at the United States National Museum (now National Museum of Natural History) (NMNH), a division of the Smithsonian Institution. Setzler was one of a large party of scientists, anthropologists and photographers who comprised the American--Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land, a large-scale research venture supported by the Smithsonian, the National Geographic Society and the Australian Government. (http://epress.anu.edu.au/titles/arnhem_citation) The stolen bones became part of the large, trans-national collection of skeletal and other human body parts held by the National Museum of Natural History. While the NMNH has long been active in repatriating Native American human remains, there is little precedent for the return of bones to a community outside US borders. The release of the Arnhem Land bones in 2009-10 followed years of lobbying by the Australian government. Martin Thomas has been working with members of the west Arnhem Land Aboriginal community of Gunbalanya (aka Oenpelli) in documenting how the Bininj (as these people are known) regard the theft, and how they used ceremony and ritual to receive back into their country the spirits of deceased people who were 'kidnapped' when the bones were taken from mortuary sites. Thomas is the author of Ê»"Because itÊ¼s your country": Bringing back the bones to west Arnhem Land', winner of the 2013 Calibre Prize for an Outstanding Essay, an annual award run by Australian Book Review. www.australianbookreview.com.au

The Canberra Model

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000

Professor John Uhr sits down with David Butler to discuss his 1973 book, The Canberra Model, and David's history with Australia and Canberra. This year marks the 40th anniversary of Sir David's pioneering book The Canberra Model on Australian politics and government. David Butler is an Emeritus Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford. He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1994. He was knighted in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to political science. Butler was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Essex in 1993.

Stalemate in American politics: Sorting out the culprits

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000

The American political system was not designed to produce speedy or highly responsive policy-making. Given the U.S.'s separation-of-powers structure, a grossly malapportioned Senate, and a powerful Supreme Court, American presidents have often found it difficult to enact their policy agendas or to respond quickly to major policy problems. Stalemate in U.S. politics has become increasingly problematic over the past thirty years. The polarisation of party politics is often seen as the major cause of this impasse, and the post-1980 growth in partisanship has certainly played a significant role. At the same time, interest group scholars argue that the proliferation of groups and the growth of lobbying has rendered policymaking more difficult, especially given the advantages found within the American system that favor those opposed to change. This lecture examines the roles played by parties and organised interests in producing stalemate, as well as introducing the idea that American voters may well play an important part as well. Professor Burdett Loomis has an MA and a PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has been a Professor of Politics at the University of Kansas since 1979. He has authored or co-authored more than thirty books in various editions reflecting his research on legislatures and interest groups and is a founding editor of a new journal, Interest Groups and Advocacy. In addition to his academic credentials, Professor Loomis has had practical experience in American government as an American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow and, more recently, as Director of Administrative Communication in the office of Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius. He is currently in Australia as the holder of the Fulbright-Flinders University Distinguished Chair in American Political Science.

What future do we want for young children? The role of early childhood care and development (part 1)

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000

Nicole Rodger of Plan International Australia, Pia Rebello Britto of Yale University and Charles Super of University of Connecticut speak at the conference 'What future do we want for young children? The role of early childhood care and development in the post-MDG agenda.' This conference took place at the ANU Crawford School of Public Policy on 14 March 2013. Over one third of the world's children under five years of age fail to achieve their full developmental potential due to malnutrition, poverty, disease, neglect, and lack of learning opportunities. This situation sets children back irreversibly. As adults, they possess reduced skills and lower lifetime earnings. Ultimately, the cost of lack of investment in the early childhood years is borne by society as a whole. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) accorded little to no attention to Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD). At the time the MDGs were being drafted, it could be argued the evidence that ECCD is the best investment in social and economic prosperity was not firmly established. This is not the case in 2013. There is now ample and robust evidence demonstrating the value of ECCD for achieving healthy, productive societies and of the role that ECCD can play in addressing the challenges to achieving equality, sustainability and security. Evidence is also clear that huge cost savings are realised when actions in health, education and nutrition are implemented in early childhood, compared to later in life. It is now time to put ECCD at the heart of the post-MDG agenda. The juxtaposition of the clear evidence in favour of ECCD and the dire situation of the world's young children is a call to action to decision makers. Young children must be on the global agenda so they can achieve their full developmental potential and contribute to equitable economic and social progress. This symposium is presented by the Children's Policy Centre at Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU, in partnership with Plan International Australia. For more information: http://crawford.anu.edu.au/events/content/more.php?id=8771

What future do we want for young children? The role of early childhood care and development (part 2)

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000

Charlotte Blundell of AusAID, Professor Jacqueline Hayden of Macquarie University, and April Williamson, Travis Snow and Kedar Mankad of Yale University speak at the conference 'What future do we want for young children? The role of early childhood care and development in the post-MDG agenda.' This conference took place at the ANU Crawford School of Public Policy on 14 March 2013. Over one third of the world's children under five years of age fail to achieve their full developmental potential due to malnutrition, poverty, disease, neglect, and lack of learning opportunities. This situation sets children back irreversibly. As adults, they possess reduced skills and lower lifetime earnings. Ultimately, the cost of lack of investment in the early childhood years is borne by society as a whole. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) accorded little to no attention to Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD). At the time the MDGs were being drafted, it could be argued the evidence that ECCD is the best investment in social and economic prosperity was not firmly established. This is not the case in 2013. There is now ample and robust evidence demonstrating the value of ECCD for achieving healthy, productive societies and of the role that ECCD can play in addressing the challenges to achieving equality, sustainability and security. Evidence is also clear that huge cost savings are realised when actions in health, education and nutrition are implemented in early childhood, compared to later in life. It is now time to put ECCD at the heart of the post-MDG agenda. The juxtaposition of the clear evidence in favour of ECCD and the dire situation of the world's young children is a call to action to decision makers. Young children must be on the global agenda so they can achieve their full developmental potential and contribute to equitable economic and social progress. This symposium is presented by the Children's Policy Centre at Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU, in partnership with Plan International Australia. For more information: http://crawford.anu.edu.au/events/content/more.php?id=8771

Dr Steven Kennedy: Productivity concepts and policy directions - ANU / Harvard Symposium

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000

Dr Steven Kennedy, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education, gives this talk entitled 'Productivity concepts and policy directions' at the Creating a Productive Future ANU / Harvard Symposium on 19 March 2013. 'Creating a Productive Future: Social and economic challenges, policy & governance' was a A Trans-Pacific dialogue jointly hosted by Harvard Kennedy School & Crawford School of Public Policy at ANU. Australia faces many social and economic challenges in sustaining long-term productive growth beyond the mineral resources boom. Whilst the context in the United States differs in important ways, similar challenges are faced. Both share concerns around future economic growth, trends in poverty and inequality, productivity and employment levels, alongside a range of other issues that affect well-being. In this two day symposium, leading researchers from Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University, and the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University and policymakers from the Australian Government come together in a conversation on these issues, and more. Co-Chairs and organisers of this event acknowledge the support provided by the Australian Studies Committee at Harvard University. For more information on the event: http://publicpolicy.anu.edu.au/events/content/more.php?id=8801

Ambassador Jeffrey Bleich keynote at the Creating a Productive Future ANU / Harvard Symposium

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Australia His Excellency Jeffrey L Bleich gives this keynote address at the Creating a Productive Future ANU / Harvard Symposium on 19 March 2013. 'Creating a Productive Future: Social and economic challenges, policy & governance' was a A Trans-Pacific dialogue jointly hosted by Harvard Kennedy School & Crawford School of Public Policy at ANU. Australia faces many social and economic challenges in sustaining long-term productive growth beyond the mineral resources boom. Whilst the context in the United States differs in important ways, similar challenges are faced. Both share concerns around future economic growth, trends in poverty and inequality, productivity and employment levels, alongside a range of other issues that affect well-being. In this two day symposium, leading researchers from Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University, and the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University and policymakers from the Australian Government come together in a conversation on these issues, and more. Co-Chairs and organisers of this event acknowledge the support provided by the Australian Studies Committee at Harvard University. For more information on the event: http://publicpolicy.anu.edu.au/events/content/more.php?id=8801

Managing economic insecurity through better governance - ANU / Harvard Symposium

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000

Associate Professor Matthew Desmond and Professor Kathryn Edin of Harvard Kennedy School, Bob Cotton of the Crawford School of Public Policy and Professor Quentin Grafton of the Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics take part in this panel discussion entitled 'Managing economic insecurity through better governance'. This panel was part of the Creating a Productive Future ANU / Harvard Symposium on 19 March 2013. 'Creating a Productive Future: Social and economic challenges, policy & governance' was a A Trans-Pacific dialogue jointly hosted by Harvard Kennedy School & Crawford School of Public Policy at ANU. Australia faces many social and economic challenges in sustaining long-term productive growth beyond the mineral resources boom. Whilst the context in the United States differs in important ways, similar challenges are faced. Both share concerns around future economic growth, trends in poverty and inequality, productivity and employment levels, alongside a range of other issues that affect well-being. In this two day symposium, leading researchers from Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University, and the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University and policymakers from the Australian Government come together in a conversation on these issues, and more. Co-Chairs and organisers of this event acknowledge the support provided by the Australian Studies Committee at Harvard University. For more information on the event: http://publicpolicy.anu.edu.au/events/content/more.php?id=8801

Size Matters: Professor Michael Jennions

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000

Penis size influences a man's sex appeal, and the taller the man, the bigger the effect, research from The Australian National University has revealed. In this video, Professor Michael Jennions from the ANU Research School of Biology delivers a short presentation about the results of this fascinating research. Animations created with MakeHuman.

Debating Australia's voting age

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100

Whether to lower the voting age in Australia has long been debated. A new study based on Australian Election Study results, compiled by ANU Political Science Professor Ian McAllister, has found that the main arguments to support lowering the voting age do not stack up. ANU undergraduate students Amy MacKinnon and Uma Patel, staunch supporters of lowering the voting age, sit down with Professor McAllister to challenge the conclusions of his study: The Politics of Lowering the Voting Age in Australia: Evaluating the Evidence.

Paul Harris - Pathways to policy impact

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100

Paul Harris, Deputy Director of the HC Coombs Policy Forum at ANU gives this lecture titled 'Pathways to policy impact' on 26 February 2013. Efforts to measure the 'impact' of research will be a major focus of both government and universities in 2013. The government's National Research Investment Plan (released in late 2012) states that impact assessment will form an important part of efforts to demonstrate the effectiveness, efficiency and appropriateness of national investments in research into the future. As part of its 2020 Strategic Plan, ANU has a particular focus on public policy, and creating impact through government and policy. But what is policy impact? Is it different from other kinds of impact? Should we be directing effort in particular ways to try and achieve it? This seminar draws on research into science policy, research utilisation and public policy to address these questions. It will examine what we know about the relationship between research and policy and what this might mean for how impact measurement systems might be designed, at the level of individual researchers, research organisations and national policy. It also provides an overview of work to date in a collaborative project between the HC Coombs Policy Forum and CSIRO examining pathways to policy impact. Paul Harris is Deputy Director of the HC Coombs Policy Forum in the Crawford School of Public Policy and leads the Forum's 'Science, Technology and Public Policy' program. He is also an advisor at the CSIRO and was previously General Manager, Government and International Relations at CSIRO. In 2012 he completed a secondment in government as General Manager, Science Policy in the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education (DIISRTE). http://publicpolicy.anu.edu.au/hc-coombs/

Asia's new geopolitics

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100

What are the strategic implications of rapid economic development in Asia? History shows that countries undergoing rapid economic growth experience a transformation in their perceptions of their opportunities and vulnerabilities; and that near simultaneous changes in security perceptions among several countries in the same region results in substantial strategic churn. In this lecture, Michael Wesley from the National Security College explores some of the political implications of economic growth among Asia's "southern tier". He considers these changes in the context of maritime Asia's strategic geography to forecast six key areas of instability and competition in the Indo-Pacific in the century ahead. He concludes by drawing out some lessons for Australian foreign and defence policy. One of Australia's leading international relations experts, Professor Michael Wesley, joined the National Security College as Director: Academic, Outreach & Research in 2012. Professor Wesley has extensive experience teaching, researching and communicating on Australia's international engagements, particularly in Asia. He has also published extensively and won the 2011 John Button Prize for Best Writing in Australian Politics for his book "There Goes the Neighbourhood: Australia and the Rise of Asia".

The ANU Honours experience

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:01:32 +1100

Hear a first-hand perspective on what it is like to study science Honours at the ANU. Science Honours graduates Hannah Korrel and Ian Rayner share their experiences.

Professor Brian Schmidt and Professor Sean Caroll: The bet and Higgs boson

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100

Nobel Laureate Professor Brian Schmidt from the ANU School of Astronomy and Astrophysics and Harvard roommate Professor Sean Carroll from CALTECH discuss the Higgs boson, Dark Energy and what led Professor Schmidt to lose his second bet with Professor Carroll. Sean Carroll is a physicist at the California Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D. in 1993 from Harvard University. His research focuses on theoretical physics and cosmology, especially the origin and constituents of the universe. He has contributed to models of interactions between dark matter, dark energy and ordinary matter; alternative theories of gravity; and violations of fundamental symmetries. Professor Carroll is the author of From Eternity to Here: The Quest for the Ultimate Theory of Time, Spacetime and Geometry: An Introduction to General Relativity, and the forthcoming The Particle at the End of the Universe. He has appeared on TV shows such as The Colbert Report and Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman, and frequently serves as a science consultant for film and television.

The path to winning a Nobel Prize - Professor Brian Schmidt and Professor Dan Shechtman

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100

Professor Brian Schmidt and Professor Dan Shechtman discuss what motivates and inspires them, and what the path is like to winning a Nobel Prize. Professor Dan Shechtman, Technion (Israel Institute of Technology) Professor of Materials Science was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2011 and Professor Brian Schmidt, ANU Professor of Astrophysics was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2011. The discussion is opened by ANU Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Young and is moderated by Canberra Times Education Reporter Emma MacDonald.

Women and the Arab Spring: The inaugural Australian-Arab women's dialogue

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100

Since 2011 the world has been transfixed by the momentous changes taking place in the Middle East as a result of the Arab Spring. Women have, and continue to, play a prominent role in this historical event. For two weeks in March, the Australian National University played host to a delegation of some of the Middle East's most influential and prominent Arab women, including the United Arab Emirate's first female surgeon and a documentary maker who has told the stories of female prisoners in Lebanon. While in Australia the eight women have put themselves at the centre of public forums and debates sharing their views and ideals about the future and eventual changes in their home countries, and more importantly what the future holds for them as women in their countries. This dialogue features Ms Minoush Abdel-Meguid, a prominent activist during the Tahrir Sqaure uprising in Cairo, Ms Hanaa Edwar, a leading human rights, women's rights and democracy activist in Iraq, Ms Rana Husseini, an internationally recognised and award-winning Jordanian journalist and Dr Houriya Kazim, the United Arab Emirates' first female surgeon. The discussion is moderated by Virginia Haussegger, award winning journalist and face of ABC news, author and commentator. Major sponsors of this project include AusAID, the ANU (School of Politics and International Relations), Etihad Airlines and the Council for Australian-Arab Relations (DFAT).

Regulation, rights and social activism

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100

In this video, Professor Bronwen Morgan from the University of New South Wales examines the interaction between regulation and rights in the context of social activism. She looks at how social activities and social movements have fused together to produce climate-responsive habits and practices, like community carpooling, taking them from 'alternative' niches to the mainstream of mass society. Professor Morgan joined UNSW Law School in October 2012, having taught at the University of Bristol, UK for seven years as Professor of Socio-legal Studies. Prior to Bristol, she taught at the Oxford University in association with both St Hilda's College and Wadham College, and at the University of Sydney Law School. This lecture was hosted by the Regulatory Institutions Network in the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific. For more insight, analysis and news on regulation, justice, and activism across the Asia Pacific visit http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au

Firming up soft power

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100

In this video Professor Sally Engle Merry examines the implementation of human rights using human trafficking as a case study. The human rights legal order is famously lacking in clear sanctioning power, yet it exerts considerable soft power in a wide variety of ways. The use of indicators- quantitative measures of performance -- tends to harden soft law in transnational contexts. In the human rights legal order, indicators help to define legal obligations more clearly and to specify the terms of compliance. Thus, they serve to harden human rights law. However, the turn to indicators is contested in the human rights field. There are objections to the way they package information in simple, commensurable forms that tend to strip it of context, history, and robustness in particular societies and cultures. Professor Engle Merry explores how the turn to indicators affects the way human rights are conceived and function in transnational contexts. Using the example of the US State Department's Trafficking in Persons Report (TIPS Report), it shows how information is gathered and promoted in a way that supports and legitimates a set of standards. Sally Engle Merry is Professor of Anthropology at New York University. Her work explores human rights, global governance, transnationalism, and the role of law in colonisation. This lecture was hosted by the Regulatory Institutions Network in the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific. For more news, analysis and commentary on human rights and international law visit http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au

Jiang Kejun: Scenarios for China's energy and climate policy, at ANU Crawford School

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100

Professor Jiang Kejun, Senior Researcher at the Energy Research Institute in China gives this public lecture titled 'Scenarios for China's energy and climate policy' at ANU Crawford School on 13 March 2013. China's carbon dioxide emissions already account for nearly 24 per cent of global emissions, a trend that is expected to keep increasing. Thus the role of China in global GHG mitigation is crucial. Prof Jiang Kejun presents scenario analysis for China's carbon dioxide emissions and discuss the feasibility of China reaching a low-carbon scenario. The analysis suggests that recent and continued technological progress will make it possible for China's emissions to peak before 2025 and therefore that the global 2Â°C target to be achieved. Professor Jiang Kejun is Senior Researcher at Energy Research Institute, China. He leads modelling assessment for China's energy and environment policy. His research includes energy and emission scenarios, energy policy and energy markets, energy systems, climate change, local environment policies and international negotiations. His recent research includes energy and emission scenarios to 2030 and 2050, assessment on energy and fuel taxes and energy targets, as well development of an Integrated Policy Assessment model. Professor Jiang has been an author for successive Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports since 1997, and is a coordinating lead author in the IPCC 5th Assessment Report. This seminar is presented by the Centre for Climate Economics and Policy at the Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University. Read more: http://publicpolicy.anu.edu.au/content/china-comes-clean-carbon-emissions

Dr David Kennedy - Challenges & opportunities for meeting carbon budgets

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100

Dr David Kennedy, Chief Executive, UK Committee on Climate Change, gives this talk entitled 'Challenges & opportunities for meeting carbon budgets' at Crawford School of Public Policy at ANU on 12 March. The UK Committee on Climate Change is an independent body established under the Climate Change Act. It advises the UK Government on setting and meeting carbon budgets and on preparing for the impacts of climate change. The Committee has prepared a large range of reports, including the UK's carbon budget, pathways to a low carbon economy, energy costs, and climate risks. The UK experience provides important lessons for Australia, where the Climate Change Authority is going to release its draft "caps and targets" review in October. The Caps and Targets Review will recommend a target for reductions in emissions for Australia in 2020, and a proposed pathway to that target. David Kennedy is the Chief Executive of the Committee on Climate Change. Previously he worked on energy strategy at the World Bank, and design of infrastructure investment projects at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. He has a PhD in economics from the London School of Economics. This seminar is presented by the Centre for Climate Economics and Policy at the Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University.

World Bank executive Rachel Kyte on how climate change could impact the world's poor

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100

Vice President of the World Bank's Sustainable Development Network, Rachel Kyte, discusses the threat climate change poses to the world's poor, in conversation with Associate Professor Frank Jotzo. Rachel Kyte became Vice President of Sustainable Development at the World Bank in September, 2011. As such, she has overall responsibilities for the organization's global work in agriculture, environment, energy, infrastructure, urban, and social development, along with global public goods issues in those areas. Prior to her appointment, she was the International Finance Corporation's (IFC) Vice President for Business Advisory Services and a member of IFC's Management Team. Rachel Kyte was at Crawford School for a public lecture. The lecture was presented by the Development Policy Centre and the Centre for Climate Economics and Policy at the Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University. Associate Professor Frank Jotzo is the Director of the Centre for Climate Economics & Policy at Crawford School.

Inaugural Australian Arab Women's Dialogue: Dr Victoria Mason in conversation with Manal Elattir

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100

Dr Victoria Mason, from the School of Politics and International Relations and co-convenor of the Australian Arab Women's Dialogue, sits down with CEO of Social Enterprise for Women's Economic Empowerment Manal Elattir from Morocco. Since 2011 the world has been transfixed by the momentous changes taking place in the Middle East as a result of the Arab Spring. Women have, and continue to, play a prominent role in this historical event. For two weeks in March, the Australian National University played host to a delegation of some of the Middle East's most influential and prominent Arab women, including the United Arab Emirate's first female surgeon and a documentary maker who has told the stories of female prisoners in Lebanon. While in Australia the eight women have put themselves at the centre of public forums and debates sharing their views and ideals about the future and eventual changes in their home countries, and more importantly what the future holds for them as women in their countries. Major sponsors of this project include AusAID, the ANU (School of Politics and International Relations), Etihad Airlines and the Council for Australian-Arab Relations (DFAT).

Inaugural Australian Arab Women's Dialogue: Dr Victoria Mason in conversation with Hanaa Edwar

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100

Dr Victoria Mason, from the School of Politics and International Relations and co-convenor of the Australian Arab Women's Dialogue, sits down with women's rights and democracy activist Hanaa Edwar from Iraq. Since 2011 the world has been transfixed by the momentous changes taking place in the Middle East as a result of the Arab Spring. Women have, and continue to, play a prominent role in this historical event. For two weeks in March, the Australian National University played host to a delegation of some of the Middle East's most influential and prominent Arab women, including the United Arab Emirate's first female surgeon and a documentary maker who has told the stories of female prisoners in Lebanon. While in Australia the eight women have put themselves at the centre of public forums and debates sharing their views and ideals about the future and eventual changes in their home countries, and more importantly what the future holds for them as women in their countries. Major sponsors of this project include AusAID, the ANU (School of Politics and International Relations), Etihad Airlines and the Council for Australian-Arab Relations (DFAT).

Australia announces defence attache to Myanmar

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100

With Myanmar President Thein Sein officially visiting Australia this week (the first official state visit in almost 40 years), Dr John Blaxland from the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific outlines the significance of strengthened political and military ties between Myanmar and Australia. Dr Blaxland also discusses why he thinks Australia's new defence attache to Myanmar needs to take a softly spoken approach, the impact of increased Australian aid to Myanmar, and the Southeast Asia nation's road to reform. Story by Belinda Cranston. Production by Belinda Cranston and James Walsh. For more news, insight and analysis on Asia and the Pacific visit asiapacific.anu.edu.au

Living on Campus

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:58:46 +1100

Students who live on campus don't need to drive to lectures, but what else can they do to reduce their environmental footprints while living in ressies? Brock Lee has the answers!

Lincoln and Gandhi

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100

In this video Professor Andrew MacIntyre, Dean of the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, talks to Professor Rajmohan Gandhi about his grandfather Mahatma Gandhi and what he shares in common with Abraham Lincoln. They discuss how disputes over the unity of their respective countries - over the relationship between major population groups - resulted in the assassinations (separated by 83 years) of both Lincoln and Gandhi. The two also canvass the impact and influence of the Gandhi family on Indian politics; reconciliation between India and Pakistan and Muslims and Hindus; comparisons between the India Revolt against the British in 187 and the American Civil War; and India's role in the 21st century. Professor Rajmohan is a biographer, peace builder and journalist and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi. He is a Research Professor at the Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies and Academic Director, Global Crossroads, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. In 2009 and 2010 he served as the international president of the NGO, Initiatives of Change. A former member (1990-92) of the Rajya Sabha (India's Upper House of Parliament), Rajmohan Gandhi led the Indian delegation to the UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva in 1990. In the 1960s and early 1970s, he played a leading role in establishing Asia Plateau, the 80-acre conference centre of Initiatives of Change in Panchgani in the mountains of western India.

Financial management in fragile states: Development Policy Centre forum

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100

Marcus Manuel, Alastair McKechnie and Edward Hedger of the Centre for Aid & Public Expenditure at the Overseas Development Institute give this seminar at the Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU, on 5 March 2013. Few would argue that a country's development trajectory is not crucially influenced by its government's ability to manage public resources. The stability of the economy, the delivery of basic services such as education and health - even the legitimacy of the state itself - all greatly depend on effective and equitable public finance management. In fragile and conflict-affected states, public finance reforms have been high on the agenda for both donors and governments alike -- and a key part of the picture has been how aid is delivered and managed. But what kinds of reforms and what kind of instruments have proved the most successful? And how can the international community best support the governments of fragile states? This seminar will explore these questions from the perspectives of both research and practice. Marcus Manuel and Alastair McKechnie will talk on the lessons emerging from ODI's Budgets Strengthening Initiative, a project which provides 'arms-length' support to the governments of fragile states to build better budgets through a team of international experts and in-country advisors. Edward Hedger will present the findings of a major Overseas Development Institute (ODI)/World Bank study into public finance reforms in post-conflict countries. This seminar is presented by the Development Policy Centre at the Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University. Copies of the slides and an audio recording are available at: http://crawford.anu.edu.au/events/content/more.php?id=9101 Further information about the Development Policy Centre: http://devpolicy.anu.edu.au/

The Middle East in turmoil: Challenges and opportunties

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100

The Middle East is in a state of flux. Popular movements are confronting establishments leading to domestic strife and violence in some countries. The political landscape of the region is in profound transition. Ideological clashes within and between States are driven by nationalism, religion, quest for reforms and democracy, and social unrest. These developments are representing challenges and new opportunities, not only for the countries and peoples involved, but also -- given the centrality of the Middle East in global politics -- for the international community at large. Drawing upon personal and professional experience from his years of work in the Middle East, Terje RÃ¸d-Larsen will offer his analysis of the recent events in the region, and outline the emerging political and security dilemmas as well as the prospects for progress. Terje RÃ¸d-Larsen is an Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and President of the International Peace Institute. He serves as a Special Envoy to the Secretary-General and Senior Adviser on the Middle East. He began his career as an academic, studying history, philosophy, public administration and sociology at the Universities of Bergen and Oslo, before establishing the Fafo Institute for Applied Sciences in Oslo in 1981. Mr Larsen became the President of the International Peace Institute in 2005, a New-York based think-tank across from the United Nations Headquarters dedicated to promoting the prevention and settlement of conflicts between and within states.

Dress for the Weather

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:53:38 +1100

Dressing appropriately and broadening the temperature band on the thermostat can result in big reductions in energy and emissions. Brock Lee wears sustainability on his sleeve and wants you to as well.

Turning Stuff Off: Reducing energy waste

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:52:41 +1100

Our energetic sustainability champion, Brock Lee, gives you tips on how you can contribute to reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions while on campus.

Talking Garbage: Reducing campus waste

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:50:38 +1100

Did you know most material waste streams can be recycled on campus? Trash-talking Brock Lee runs you through some of the ways waste can be reduced and recycled at ANU.

Making a Splash: Conserving water on campus

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:47:43 +1100

ANU is committed to reducing the consumption of potable water on campus. Brock Lee runs through some of the big initiatives and ways you can help conserve water.

Working On Campus

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:27:45 +1100

Staff can play a big role in improving the sustainability credentials of the ANU campus. Your esteemed colleague, Brock Lee, provides some tips on reducing the environmental impact of your work activities.

China's energy consumption and carbon emissions: Jiang Kejun

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100

Professor Jiang Kejun, from China's Energy Research Institute, discusses China's energy consumption and carbon emissions in conversation with Associate Professor Frank Jotzo of the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific. Professor Jiang was speaking ahead of a lecture delivered at the Crawford School of Public Policy. For more information: http://www.crawford.anu.edu.au/events/content/more.php?id=9251

Happiness for people who can't stand positive thinking

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100

Oliver Burkeman, winner of the Foreign Press Association Young Journalist of the Year Award, explores "happiness for people who can't stand positive thinking" in his best-selling book The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking. Burkeman says "For a civilisation so fixated on achieving happiness, we seem remarkably incompetent at the task. Self-help books don't seem to work. Few of the many advantages of modern life seem capable of lifting our collective mood. Wealth -- even if you can get it -- doesn't necessarily lead to happiness. Romance, family life and work often seem to bring as much stress as joy. We can't even agree on what 'happiness' means". Oliver Burkeman seeks answers from an unusual collection of people -- experimental psychologists and Buddhists, terrorism experts, spiritual teachers, business consultants, philosophers -- who share a single, surprising way of thinking about life. They argue that 'positive thinking' and relentless optimism aren't the solution, but part of the problem. And that there is an alternative, 'negative path' to happiness and success that involves embracing failure, pessimism, insecurity and uncertainty -- those things we spend our lives trying to avoid. Thought provoking, counterintuitive and ultimately uplifting, The Antidote is a celebration of the power of negative thinking. New York based Burkeman, is a regular contributor to The Guardian. His work has also appeared in Esquire, Elle, GQ, the Observer and the New Republic. He holds a degree in Social and Political Sciences from Cambridge University.

The Australian National University

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100

As Canberra celebrates its 100 year anniversary we present this film about a key institution on the Canberra scene The Australian National University. The ANU is one of Australia's most prestigious universities important not only to Canberrans but to the nation as a leading research institution. This film from 1956 is a survey of the scope and variety of research being undertaken at a post-graduate level. Heads of Departments explain what research is being undertaken in their various areas. The film features physicist Sir Marcus Oliphant. Produced by the National Film Board 1959. Directed by Ian Dunlop

2013 ANU Alumnus of the Year recipients

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100

The 2013 ANU Alumnus of the Year recipients, Dr Anne Gallagher AO and Dr Martin Parkinson PSM, talk about their ANU experience. The 2013 ANU Alumni Awards were held on 9 March 2013.

2013 ANU Alumni Awards recipients

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100

The 2013 ANU Alumni Award recipients talk about their ANU experience. The 2013 ANU Alumni Awards were held on 9 March 2013.

Summer Research Scholarship - A student's testimonial

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:57:50 +1100

Richard Li, of Peking University, talks about his experience as a Summer Research Scholar at ANU.

Summer Research Scholarship - A student's testimonial

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:26:46 +1100

Lawrence Wong, of the University of Auckland, talks about his experience as a Summer Research Scholar at ANU.

PNG Budget Forum 2013: Hon James Marape, PNG Minister for Finance

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100

The Hon James Marape, PNG Minister for Finance, speaks at the PNG Budget Forum 2013. The National Budget Forum was jointly organised by PNG's National Research Institute (NRI) and the Development Policy Centre in the ANU Crawford School of Public Policy. The one-day forum on Thursday 7 February brought together experts from the centre with government representatives, to discuss the country's 2013 budget which sees a large increase in devolved funding to PNG's provinces, districts and local governments. You can read more about the event here: http://publicpolicy.anu.edu.au/content/png-budget-under-microscope

PNG Budget Forum 2013: Hon Don Polye, PNG Minister for Treasury

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100

The Hon Don Polye, PNG Minister for Treasury, speaks at the PNG Budget Forum 2013. The National Budget Forum was jointly organised by PNG's National Research Institute (NRI) and the Development Policy Centre in the ANU Crawford School of Public Policy. The one-day forum on Thursday 7 February brought together experts from the centre with government representatives, to discuss the country's 2013 budget which sees a large increase in devolved funding to PNG's provinces, districts and local governments. You can read more about the event here: http://publicpolicy.anu.edu.au/content/png-budget-under-microscope

Australia and the Pacific: future challenges and opportunities

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100

In the second panel from the specially convened workshop, "The South Pacific: from 'arc of instability' to 'arc of opportunity'", a range of experts give an update on the South Pacific region and outline the challenges and opportunities for future Australian policy and engagement. Starting proceedings, Dr Ron May (ANU) discusses Papua New Guinea' internal and external security issues. Dr Sinclair Dinnen (ANU) looks at the Solomon Islands with a focus on RAMIS, transition in the country and the nation's future. Dr Gordon Peake (ANU) turns his gaze to Timor-Leste, which he claims is increasingly in the Australian spotlight, while PhD candidate Siobhan McDonnell (ANU) rounds out the panel by examining land development politics in Vanuatu. Professor Brij Lal (ANU) closes the session with an examination post-coup Fiji. This video is the second panel discussion from the workshop "The South Pacific: from 'arc of instability' to 'arc of opportunity'" taking place at ANU on 8 February 2013. The workshop was co-convened by Dr Joanne Wallis and Dr Sinclair Dinnen, and presented by the Research School of Asia and the Pacific.

Perspectives from the region 1: young people in the Pacific

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100

In the third panel from the specially convened workshop, "The South Pacific: from 'arc of instability' to 'arc of opportunity'", a range of experts bring their regional perspective to bare on the topic of young people in the Pacific. Dr Jack Maebuta (University of the South Pacific) discusses peace education and peace building in the Solomon Islands, while Serena Sasingian (Executive Director of The Voice Inc.) looks at how Papua New Guinea is developing opportunities for young people. PhD candidate Sarah Logan (ANU) outlines the relationship between information technology communications and political stability in the Pacific, while Dr Patrick Vakaoti (University of Otago) turns his attention to youth participation in the Pacific and opportunities for Australian engagement. This video is the third panel discussion from the workshop "The South Pacific: from 'arc of instability' to 'arc of opportunity'" taking place at ANU on 8 February 2013. The workshop was co-convened by Dr Joanne Wallis and Dr Sinclair Dinnen, and presented by the Research School of Asia and the Pacific.

Australian perspectives on the South Pacific

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100

In the first panel from the specially convened workshop, "The South Pacific: from 'arc of instability' to 'arc of opportunity'", a range of experts outline and examine various Australian perspectives on the South Pacific. Kicking off the conversation, Dr Stewart Firth (ANU) looks at some of the questionable assumptions tempering Australian perspectives on the Pacific. Emeritus Professor Paul Dibb re-examines his famous 'arc of instability' concept, as well as the importance of an inner arc to Australian defence policy. Mr Graeme Dobell (ASPI and Radio Australia) than looks at how Australia can move from viewing the Pacific as an arc of instability to an arc of responsibility, while Dr Quentin Hanich (Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security) outlines maritime issues facing the region. This video is the first panel discussion from the workshop "The South Pacific: from 'arc of instability' to 'arc of opportunity'" taking place at ANU on 8 February 2013. The workshop was co-convened by Dr Joanne Wallis and Dr Sinclair Dinnen, and presented by the Research School of Asia and the Pacific.

Japanese Security Policy under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100

The advent of the second Prime Minister Shinzo Abe administration in Japan in late 2012 seems to indicate that Japan's security posture will become increasingly assertive. Abe has already announced planned increases in Japan's defence budget, an upgrading of defence capabilities and a determination to defend the Senkaku Islands from Chinese incursions. Moreover, Abe is known as a hawk and a conviction nationalist who aspires to revise the pacifist clause of Japan's postwar constitution. But since Abe's first brief stint in office in 2006-7, the context for Japan's security policy has changed both at home and abroad.This lecture will examine the context of the US' rebalancing policy framework, ongoing socio-economic and political malaise within Japan and the erosion of self-imposed constraints on Japan as a security actor, and ask how this might shape the direction of security policy under Abe. The existence of dissonance between Japan and the US on issues such as collective self-defence, territorial disputes and basing indicates that Abe's security policy stance will encounter a number of challenges, all of which will impact on how Australia elaborates its own security relationship with Japan. Rikki Kersten is Professor of Modern Japanese Political History in the School of International, Political and Strategic Studies at the ANU. This presentation is part of the National Security College's public seminar series. The National Security College is a joint initiative of the Commonwealth Government and ANU

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Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100

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Summer Research Scholarship - A student's testimonial

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:38:35 +1100

Camilla Andersen, of the University of Copenhagen, talks about her experience as a Summer Research Scholar at ANU.

Summer Research Scholarship - A student's testimonial

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:57:14 +1100

Thomas Schinckel, of Flinders University, talks about his experience as a Summer Research Scholar at ANU.

Summer Research Scholarship - A student's testimonial

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:50:22 +1100

Andrew Ridden-Harper, of the University of Canterbury, talks about his experience as a Summer Research Scholar at ANU.

Summer Research Scholarship - A student's testimonial

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:47:18 +1100

Yusheng Luo, of the National University of Singapore, talks about his experience as a Summer Research Scholar at ANU.

Summer Research Scholarship - A student's testimonial

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:45:22 +1100

Stephan Jacobs, of Monash University, talks about his experience as a Summer Research Scholar at ANU.

Summer Research Scholarship - A student's testimonial

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:43:51 +1100

Mingi Liu, of the College of Business

Summer Research Scholarship - A student's testimonial

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:41:24 +1100

Matthew Calvin, of the University of Auckland, talks about his experience as a Summer Research Scholar at ANU.

Summer Research Scholarship - A student's testimonial

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:40:17 +1100

Mark Bugden, of the University of Wollongong, talks about his experience as a Summer Research Scholar at ANU.

Summer Research Scholarship - A student's testimonial

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:39:37 +1100

Maanya Tandon, of the University of Auckland, talks about her experience as a Summer Research Scholar at ANU.

Summer Research Scholarship - A student's testimonial

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:37:55 +1100

Ly Duong, of the Research School of Physics

Summer Research Scholarship - A student's testimonial

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:37:02 +1100

Kathleen Jackson, of the University of Newcastle, talks about her experience as a Summer Research Scholar at ANU.

Summer Research Scholarship - A student's testimonial

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:34:25 +1100

Joshua Soo, of the College of Business

Summer Research Scholarship - A student's testimonial

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:31:19 +1100

Jeremy Gallant, of the Research School of Physics

Summer Research Scholarship - A student's testimonial

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:26:29 +1100

Bethany Ellis, of the University of New South Wales, talks about her experience as a Summer Research Scholar at ANU.

In Conversation: Professor Jocelyn Chey

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100

Dr Ying Qian interviews Professor Jocelyn Chey AM, currently visiting professor of Chinese Studies, University of Sydney, and a consultant on Australia and China relations. First moving to Canberra in 1973 when Australia first established diplomatic relations with China, Jocelyn moved to Beijing in 1975 to join the Australian Embassy as Cultural Counsellor. In late 1978, returning to Canberra, she saw through legislation setting up the Australia-China Council and became its first executive director. For more than 20 years, Jocelyn worked on Australia-China relations in the Departments of Trade and Foreign Affairs and was posted three times in China and Hong Kong, concluding with an appointment as Consul-General in Hong Kong (1992-1995). In the interview, Jocelyn spoke about the experiences of moving to China in 1975 with her Chinese-Australian husband and children and the role of cultural diplomacy in Australia-China relations.

Find your sweet spot!

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100

ANU Alumna, Sarah Backhouse is the Founder of Future360, an LA-based next generation video platform that works with clean tech and sustainable companies to help tell their stories to the world.

2012 Prime Minister's Prize for Science: Professor Ken Freeman

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100

In April 2010, an unusual party was held under the clear skies of the Namibian desert. It was an international science conference to celebrate the 70th birthday of Professor Ken Freeman, the Duffield Professor of Astronomy at the Australian National University's Mt Stromlo Observatory, a man regarded internationally as Australia's most renowned astronomer. Among many other achievements, Ken is perhaps best known for putting "dark matter" on the galactic map. In 1970, he published a paper showing that what we see of galaxies - as stars, gas and dust - is only a small fraction of their mass. The rest is invisible, dark matter. It's a finding which changed the course of astronomy. But that was only the beginning of his career. More recently, in 2002, he became a founder of what today is one of the hottest fields of investigation in astronomy, galactic archaeology - determining the age and movement of stars in our own galaxy through analysing their chemical composition. The aim is to work out how galaxies were constructed. And the field has become a major driver in the commissioning of new ground and space-based telescopes. Now, after nearly 50 years of shaping and changing the human view of galaxies and the Universe, Professor Ken Freeman has been awarded the 2012 Prime Minister's Prize for Science.

Community clinic

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100

Dr Jason Agostino is bringing smiles to the faces of Aboriginal children in Far North Queensland as he works to close the healthcare gap. This video accompanies a feature in the Autumn 2013 edition of ANU Reporter: http://celo.weblogs.anu.edu.au/2013/02/19/community-clinic/

The South Pacific: from 'arc of instability' to 'arc of opportunity'

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100

A major workshop was held in the ANU's College of Asia & the Pacific on 8 Feb 2013, to challenge the highly influential (although controversial) characterisation of the region as an 'arc of instability'. This workshop proposes that although challenges remain, it is time to focus on the region's resilience and potential, instead seeing it as an 'arc of opportunity'. The workshop attracted a significant amount of interest, with people from government, the policy community, the media and academia. One reason that the workshop has attracted so much interest is that it represents a unique attempt to bring together, and encourage dialogue between, two often separate policy and academic communities: security and strategic thinkers on the one hand, development and governance thinkers on the other. The organisers, Dr Joanne Wallis from the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, and Dr Sinclair Dinnen from the State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Program, exemplify this effort. They are hopeful that the workshop will be the first step in an ongoing conversation amongst all communities interested in the region. This panel discussion considers the origins of the term 'arc of instability', how practical the term is and the position Australia could take to engage effectively.

Professor Harald Winkler discusses the South African carbon tax with Frank Jotzo

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100

Professor Harald Winkler of the University of Cape Town's Energy Research Centre discusses plans for a carbon tax in South Africa, in discussion with Associate Professor Frank Jotzo of the Crawford School of Public Policy. This video was recorded on Tuesday 5 February 2013, ahead of a public lecture given at the school by Professor Winkler.

Student Sessions - Advice to someone thinking about ANU

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100

Current undergraduate students share advice they would give to someone thinking about coming to ANU.

Keynote presentations from Digital Humanities Australasia 2012

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100

The inaugural conference of the Australasian Association for Digital Humanities was held on 28-30 March 2012 at the Australian National University and the Australian Academy of Science. Convened by Paul Arthur and Katherine Bode, over 250 delegates attended from Australia and New Zealand, as well as the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia and North America, to discuss digital humanities research. The event was made possible with the major sponsorship of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, and the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences and Research School of Humanities and the Arts. The Department of Digital Humanities, King's College London, provided generous support for workshop and conference presenters and a workshop grant was also received from the Association for Literary and Linguistic Computing. The Australasian Association for Digital Humanities was formed in March 2011 to strengthen the digital humanities research community in the region and to work with other international associations within the field. The professional association acts to support and extend links between digital humanities researchers, improve professional development opportunities and provide international leverage for local projects and initiatives, and is a member of the international Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations (ADHO). This video is a compilation of three keynote sessions from the conference: 1. Dr Julia Flanders, Brown University, 'Rethinking Collections' (Chair: Paul Arthur, Australian National University) 2. Professor Alan Liu, University of California, 'Close, Distant and Unexpected Writing' (Chair: Katherine Bode, Australian National University) 3. 'Panel: Big Digital Humanities?' Professor Peter Robinson, University of Saskatchewan Professor Harold Short, King's College London Professor John Unsworth, Brandeis University (Chair: Hugh Craig, University of Newcastle)

Tuckwell Scholarship mentioned in Australian Parliament

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:31:01 +1100

Prime Minister Julia Gillard, and the Leader of the Opposition, Tony Abbott praised Graham and Louise for their generosity in the Australian Parliament last Tuesday 5 February 2013

Committee chaos: how the Indonesian parliament really works - Stephen Sherlock

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100

Dr Stephen Sherlock of the Centre for Democratic Institutions in the Crawford School of Public Policy discusses his research which looked at how decisions are made in Indonesia's parliament. The paper is published in South East Asia Research.

ANU Vision

Private video

Private video

Student Sessions - Where do you see yourselves after Uni?

Aid Budget Forum 2013

Linking women, peace and security in the Pacific: Thinking globally and acting locally

Innovation ANU

No shots in anger between US and China

�?ber Professor Hank Nelson: Erinnerungen; Remembering Hank Nelson

Rachel Kyte - Climate change: Avoiding a four degree warmer world

Warwick McKibbin: Are economic models useful in the global macroeconomic policy debate?

Demographic transition in rural and urban China: Dr Annie Wei

Well-being and economic opportunity: ANU / Harvard Symposium

The Hon Greg Hunt MP - The Coalition's direct action climate plan

Policy - what does it mean for public management? ANU / Harvard Symposium

Back from the brink

An evening with Sean Carroll

Student Sessions - Favourite places and activities on campus at ANU

Employment, the labour market and institutional reform: ANU / Harvard Symposium

Solutions for a sustainable future: Robert Costanza

New China deal could upset old pals

Diplomacy in the Internet age

Comparing Gandhi and Lincoln

Creating a Productive Future, ANU / Harvard Symposium. Opening and Lisa Paul keynote

Poverty and inequality: their link to growth and opportunity - ANU / Harvard Symposium

Why did Japan stop growing? Professor Takeo Hoshi at ANU

Tuckwell Scholarship program at ANU - Advice to applicants

Professor Quentin Grafton - Australia's Mining Productivity at ANU / Harvard Symposium

Understanding research impact on policy panel discussion at ANU / Harvard Symposium

Demystifying productivity in the context of the 'Millennium Boom' at ANU / Harvard Symposium

2013 Calibre Prize: Because it's your country

The Canberra Model

Stalemate in American politics: Sorting out the culprits

What future do we want for young children? The role of early childhood care and development (part 1)

What future do we want for young children? The role of early childhood care and development (part 2)

Dr Steven Kennedy: Productivity concepts and policy directions - ANU / Harvard Symposium

Ambassador Jeffrey Bleich keynote at the Creating a Productive Future ANU / Harvard Symposium

Managing economic insecurity through better governance - ANU / Harvard Symposium

Size Matters: Professor Michael Jennions

Debating Australia's voting age

Paul Harris - Pathways to policy impact

Asia's new geopolitics

The ANU Honours experience

Professor Brian Schmidt and Professor Sean Caroll: The bet and Higgs boson

The path to winning a Nobel Prize - Professor Brian Schmidt and Professor Dan Shechtman

Women and the Arab Spring: The inaugural Australian-Arab women's dialogue

Regulation, rights and social activism

Firming up soft power

Jiang Kejun: Scenarios for China's energy and climate policy, at ANU Crawford School

Dr David Kennedy - Challenges & opportunities for meeting carbon budgets

World Bank executive Rachel Kyte on how climate change could impact the world's poor

Inaugural Australian Arab Women's Dialogue: Dr Victoria Mason in conversation with Manal Elattir

Inaugural Australian Arab Women's Dialogue: Dr Victoria Mason in conversation with Hanaa Edwar

Australia announces defence attache to Myanmar

Living on Campus

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Lincoln and Gandhi

Financial management in fragile states: Development Policy Centre forum

The Middle East in turmoil: Challenges and opportunties

Dress for the Weather

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Turning Stuff Off: Reducing energy waste

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Talking Garbage: Reducing campus waste

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Making a Splash: Conserving water on campus

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Working On Campus

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China's energy consumption and carbon emissions: Jiang Kejun

Happiness for people who can't stand positive thinking

The Australian National University

2013 ANU Alumnus of the Year recipients

2013 ANU Alumni Awards recipients

Summer Research Scholarship - A student's testimonial

Summer Research Scholarship - A student's testimonial

PNG Budget Forum 2013: Hon James Marape, PNG Minister for Finance

PNG Budget Forum 2013: Hon Don Polye, PNG Minister for Treasury

Australia and the Pacific: future challenges and opportunities

Perspectives from the region 1: young people in the Pacific