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03
Aug
Alumnus Larry Sitsky wins 2015 Distinguished Service to Australian Music Award »
Musician Larry Sitsky (DFA '97) turned 80 last year, an occasion marked with appropriate fanfare. There were tributes and concerts aplenty to celebrate the works and career of the prolific composer...
31
Jul
Harvard bound »
An Australian National University (ANU) PhD graduate from the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre (SDSC) has been awarded a prestigious postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University.
Dr Kalman...
30
Jul
Charlotte Harper wins Walkley Grant »
Canberra-born publisher, journalist, and mum of two, Charlotte Harper (BA '95), has won a $5000 Walkley Grant for innovation in journalism, through her publishing business, Editia.
Charlotte was...
28
Jul
Alumnus Channapatna Prakash New Dean of Arts and Sciences at Tuskegee »
Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Ala., has named Indian American Prof. Channapatna Prakash (PhD '86) as its new College of Arts and Sciences dean, following a nationwide search. Prakash, who is...
23
Jul
Alien hunt next as Matthew Bailes wins Laureate Fellowship »
It has been a crazy month for Swinburne University of Technology Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) and ANU alum Matthew Bailes (PhD '90). Just as he was coming to terms with news he had won a 2015...
22
Jul
Elizabeth Arden names new President, reveals new JV for Asia »
Elizabeth Arden, Inc., the New York-founded global beauty giant, on Tuesday announced the appointment of JuE Wong (BA Hons '87) as President, Elizabeth Arden Brand, effective August 3, 2015. The...
21
Jul
Eleanor Greenwood carries off McDonald’s Aria »
Canberramezzo soprano, Eleanor Greenwood (BMus (Performance) Hons '05), was last night named winner of the $43,000 Sydney Eisteddfod McDonald's Operatic Aria first prize.
Before a capacity crowd in...
02
Jul
School of Music alumnus to perform at Princeton University »
Alumnus Leonard Weiss (Bachelor of Music '14) will mix with the world's best carillonists when he performs in the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America 2015 summer recital series.
"It is an...
29
Jun
Six alumni among recipients of 2015 Churchill Fellowship »
There were six ANU alumni among the 109 talented Australians who were officially confirmed as 2015 recipients of a Churchill Fellowship, which will enable them to take their research to new levels....
25
Jun
Alumni secure three Australian Laureate Fellowships »
ANU continues to strengthen its reputation as the nation's leading research institution with three academics awarded new Australian Research Council Australian Laureate Fellowships.
The new 2015...
24
Jun
Professor Brian Schmidt AC to lead ANU »
Professor Brian Schmidt AC (HonDSc '11) has been appointed the next Vice-Chancellor of The Australian National University (ANU).
He will take up the position on 1 January 2016 at the conclusion of...
22
Jun
Crawford PhD graduate appointed to top China post »
Crawford School graduate Professor Yiping Huang has been appointed to a top advisory role at the People's Bank of China.
Professor Huang, Deputy Director of the National Centre of Development Studies...
24
May
The new ANU Reporter is out now »
When Jesse Jorgensen-Price was at primary school in rural Victoria, the circus came to town. It was an experience that changed her life.
Years later while studying at ANU, Jesse joined the same...
22
May
ANU tops Australia in CWTS Leiden Rankings »
ANU has topped Australia in the latest highly-respected international university rankings.
ANU was named the top Australian university in the CWTS Leiden Rankings, which measures the impact of...
21
May
ANU alumnus off to Harvard »
Australian National University (ANU) graduate Patrick Mayoh is hoping a prestigious scholarship to Harvard University will help him enhance Australia's engagement in the Asia-Pacific and tackle the...
21
May
Major population award for alumnus »
Alumnus and Crawford School demographer Professor Peter McDonald (PhD '73) has been awarded the 2015 Irene B. Taeuber Award.
The major prize, from the Population Association of America, recognises...
19
May
Meet alumna Dr Gaye Sculthorpe »
The University's community of alumni living in the United Kingdom will have recently heard about or seen the launch of the British Museum's 'BP exhibition Indigenous Australia: Enduring Civilisation...
18
May
Cycling to Perth for climate change action and human rights »
Alumna Alida Gyory (BA '09) wanted to make a difference but wasn't sure how to go about it. She also wanted to go on a big trip, get fit and escape Canberra's winter.
The answer, she decided, was to...
15
May
Alumna Carys Chan giving back through volunteering »
Across Australia, more than six million people volunteer their time and services. Research shows that that those volunteers are happier as a result. So why volunteer? 'The difference I make to the...
12
May
Start-up by ANU alumnus impresses Tesla »
ANU alumnus Lachlan Blackhall, co-founder of Canberra start-up Reposit Power, says it was a shock to lock in a deal with car maker Tesla to supply software to the company's home battery business.
Dr...
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