Barton secures ARC Discovery Grant
The School of History's, Dr Greg Barton is a recipient of a 2013 ARC Discovery funding for his project The Global History of Organic Farming. The project, which will be the first global history…
The Many Worlds of R. H. Mathews included in 2012 NSW Premier's Literary Awards shortlist
The Many Worlds of R. H. Mathews: In Search of an Australian Anthropologist by Dr Martin Thomas, ARC Future Fellow at School of History, ANU has been shortlisted for The Douglas Stewart…
2013 NMA Student Prize
2013 National Museum of Australia Student Prize for History of Australian Science or Australian Environmental History Deadline for Submission: 30 November 2012 The National Museum of Australia and…
Beauty, power and myth in the Middle Ages
On St Andrew’s Day, 30 November 1340, one of the greatest cultural patrons of the later Middle Ages was born: John, the Duke of Berry. A bibliophile and lover of all things beautiful, the duke…
US political dynasties - a timely reflection
With Americans going to the polls next week, U.S Political Historian and Head of the School of History at ANU, Dr Douglas Craig, spoke with Amanda Vanstone on Radio National's Counterpoint program…
Book on the history of the Antarctic Treaty System wins award
Australia and the Antarctic Treaty System: 50 Years of Influence (UNSW Press), edited by Marcus Haward and Tom Griffiths, has been named a joint winner in the category of Tertiary Scholarly Resource…
'The Forest Man: EHF Swain' radio program
Listen to a radio program on Australian forester E. H. F. Swain. This program is based on the work of John Dargavel, Gregory Barton, Brett Bennett and Keven Frawley. EHF Swain, born 1883, was a…