Aussie teeth contribute to research on the growth of Neanderthal infants
A team of researchers including Associate Professor Alison Behie and Dr Justyna Miszkiewicz from ANU Biological Anthropology have discovered that Neanderthal infants developed teeth at a younger…
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…
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…
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…
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…