Andrea Kelly urges action in the face of powerlessness and pain
“Change begins with brave actions in your daily life – where you live, work, play and socialise.”
These were some of Andrea Kelly’s opening remarks during her powerful address at the University’s annual National Reconciliation Week (NRW) Lecture on Friday 3 June.
Leading global health and social medicine researcher Professor Bronwyn Parry has been appointed as the new Dean of the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences.
Professor Parry joins ANU from King's College London, where she is currently Vice President & Vice Principal for Service and holds a Chair in global health and social medicine.
Open until Sunday 12 June The “heart” of this exhibition is the relationship to Country expressed in diverse and sometimes oblique ways by four generations of Indigenous artists from Arnhem Land and beyond. The collection musters compelling evidence that, alongside the clear continuity of tradition in bark painting, there is also an openness to innovation. Find out more
Can socially responsible firms survive competition?
Thursday 9 June, 5.30-6.30pm Join finance expert Professor Bruce D. Grundy for an analysis on corporate matching of employee charity donations. He’ll discuss the popularity of matching schemes, how they act as a coordination mechanism and how they can raise more for charities without reducing profits for investors. Register now
Market adjustments to import sanctions
Tuesday 14 June, 12.30-1.30pm Join Dr Darren Lim as he looks at the lessons from the Chinese restrictions on Australian trade and explores the conditions that generate vulnerability to coercive economic power. Register now
Searching for supply
Monday 20 June, 6-7pm Dr Liam Kane will assess the Australian government’s approach to procuring US aircraft from 1935 to 1941 and discusses how the framework of imperial defence provided a means to secure American supply. Register now
Scholarship recognises next generation of leaders
Two ANU students, Angelina Inthavong and Harrison Oates (pictured), have been awarded residential scholarships at Burgmann College in recognition of their academic results, character and commitment to a better future for Australia.
In 1969, at the end of a decade of political upheaval, the then Indonesian Ambassador to Australia, Raden Hidayat, presented ANU with a gift: a serene, almost life-sized bronze sculpture of a young woman reclining against her pedestal and engrossed in a book. The sculpture was entitled Saraswati, a depiction of the Hindu goddess of knowledge and learning of the same name.
Neat, composed and studious, Saraswati’s tranquil pose is augmented by her peaceful setting. In 1970, the sculpture was installed in a quiet pool by the entrance to the Chancelry, a setting designed by the University’s landscape designer at the time, J. M. Stevens.
