New species of early human found in the Philippines
New species of early human found in the Philippines An international team of researchers have uncovered the remains of a new species of human in the Philippines, proving the region played a key role…
Writer Gabrielle Carey is HC Coombs Fellow at ANU for 2019
Australian author, Gabrielle Carey, has taken up residency at The Australian National University (ANU) as the H.C Coombs Creative Arts Fellow for 2019. The writer whose first book, “Puberty Blues”,…
The Art of Addressing Concerns: Public Artist Talk in Washington DC USA
The Art of Addressing Concerns: Nature & Culture | Activism & Social EngagementProfessor Denise Ferris, Megan Hinton and Dr Jacqueline Bradley delivered a public artist talk at the Embassy of…
The Way We Wear Exhibition | Embassy of Australia, Washington USA
The Way We WearContemporary Wearables from the ANU School of Art & DesignThe Way We Wear opened at the Embassy of Australia, Washington DC on Monday the 18 of March 2019…
HRC welcomes RSHA Director's PhD Scholarship recipient
This month, we welcome Jennifer Coombes to the HRC, as the recipient of the RSHA Director's PhD Scholarship in Interdiciplinary and Cross-Cultural Research. Jennifer, a curator at the…
Beauty and the grave: Sexism from Anglo-Saxon times
Research shows how women in Anglo-Saxon England faced the same issue as many women today: age and beauty-related sexism. Dr Christine Cave of the ANU School of Archaeology and Anthropology said…
Freilich Foundation Changes Its Name
The ANU's Council approved a name change for the Freilich Foundation in December 2018. The Foundation will now be known as The Herbert & Valmae Freilich Project for the Study of Bigotry.…