PhD Positions Available Now!
We have two PhD positions available at the ANU to undertake research associated with an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship project on the evolutionary morphology of bats. The broad aim of…
PhD Candidate Karen Cooke awarded 2020 CASS Dean’s Commendation for Tutoring or Demonstrating
The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 threw a series of new challenges our way. Lecturers, tutors, and students have had to adapt to more digital ways of learning and delivering teaching…
Bat study turns evolutionary history on its ear
An international team studying the development of bats has helped answer a decades-old question, providing new evidence of the clever way they get…
Applications now Open for Student Scholarships and Grants
A number of scholarships, prizes and travel grants are currently open to students in archaeology, bioanthropology and anthropology. Primate Conservation Travel Grant Applications open: 1…
Recent graduate: Emma Henke
By Evana Ho and Emma Henke Emma Henke’s strong sense of social justice developed early. From Indigenous rights, refugee rights, and women’s rights, to animal welfare, Emma has spent much of her…
Diana Tung: What I learnt from my mum's takeaway shop
By Diana Tung In the various iterations of my mum’s businesses, it was always the same. A little greasy takeaway shop where I would spend long afternoons after school, where we would eat interrupted…
Disciplines ranked top 20 in the QS World University Rankings 2020
We are thrilled that the 2020 QS World University Rankings have placed the ANU disciplines of Anthropology, Archaeology, and Development Studies in the world top 20. ANU Anthropology…