A city of the future?
Inevitably, the celebration of the centenary of Canberra’s foundation on 12 March 1913 centres on the bold vision in the Griffin’s prize-winning plan for the city. ‘I have planned a city that is not…
ANU Emeriti Oral History Video Project
Participants in the ANU School of History Summer Scholar Program 2012-13, supervised by Dr Paul Arthur, have conducted video interviews with six ANU emeritus professors from a varied range…
Ken Inglis Post Graduate Prize Awarded to PhD Candidate
Recent recipient of the Endeavour Research Fellowship, History PhD student Anne Rees has been awarded the 2012 Ken Inglis Post Graduate Prize. The prize is awarded by the journal Australian…
Mike Smith Prize 2013
The 2013 Mike Smith prize winners: (left to right) Sonya Duus, Alessandro Antonello and Christina Dyson. Photo: George Serras. Previously known as the Student Prize for Australian…
Australia Day Honours
Dr Mike Smith was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2013 Australia Day honours. The citation reads, 'For significant service to archaeological scholarship, particularly of the…
School of History PhD candidate awarded Endeavour Research Fellowship
School of History PhD student Anne Rees has been awarded an Endeavour Research Fellowship to support her forthcoming fieldwork in the United States. The Fellowship, worth up to $23,500, will allow…
‘Black’ days of bushfire
February is the height of the bushfire season in southern Australia and a month that haunts us with the threat and memory of great fires. Canberrans have just reflected on the ten years since…