News
15
Sep
‘11
A winning student!
Congratulations to our Sociology PhD student, Rhiannon Galla, who was awarded this week the India Australia Association of Canberra Prize for her 2010 Honours thesis, "Fantasies of Destruction: Personhood and Transgression in BDSM Pornography...
25
Aug
‘11
Study into the longer term social wellbeing of children with chronic ear infections (ottis media)
With funding from GlaxoSmith Kline, investigators from within ANU, Dr Anthony Hogan (Sociology); Dr Vas Yieng (NCEPH); Dr Lyndall Strazdins (NCEPH) will conduct a study concerned with the longer term social wellbeing of children with chronic ear...
25
Aug
‘11
Taking action to ensure the socioeconomic viability of rural and regional communities
The Cotton Communities CRC, working in collaboration with the Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation, has agreed to fund $517,427 to conduct a study which is concerned with the socio-economic sustainability of rural communities. The...
08
Aug
‘11
Commitment and passion bring rewards
At the ANU CASS conferring ceremony on 14 July 2011, Dr Alastair Greig was a 2010 recipient of the Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Supervision.
The Vice-Chancellor noted: Dr Alastair Greig has won many awards for his undergraduate...
05
Aug
‘11
ANU School of Sociology ranked 13th in the world
Sociology at ANU has been ranked 13th in the world in the 2011 QS World University Rankings for Sociology.
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has ranked the top universities in the world since 2004, proving a valuable tool for students and parents to...
18
Jul
‘11
More than just chalk and talk at school
ANU, School of Sociology senior lecturer Dr Brenton Prosser was quoted recently in an article in Adelaide's The Advertiser saying "schools needed to be more creative to ensure students finish Year 12."
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23
Jun
‘11
ARC Linkage Grant application success for Sociology Lecturer
Dr Maria Hynes is a chief investigator on an ARC Linkage grant which was announced to have been successful in its bid for funding in the latest round of applications. The project is titled “An exploration of the frequency, outcomes, enablers...
31
Mar
‘11
Dr. Woodman talks Gen Y
Selfish narcissists or selfless revolutionaries? It depends what you read. Sociology research fellow, Dr. Daniel Woodman discusses the "Gen-Y" label and its effectiveness in describing recent disparate world events in his recent article...
21
Oct
‘10
Quality guru mounts a complex argument - Dr Claire Donovan
On the eve of leaving Australia to take up a reader position at London's Brunel University, Dr Claire Donovan spoke at an Australian National University seminar about the Research Quality Framework (RQF) successor, Excellence in Reseach for...
08
Jun
‘10
Volumes of Academic Success - Joanna Sikora
ANU Lecturer, Dr Joanna Sikora, contributed to a study that was published recently in the journal Research in Social Stratification and Mobility - "Family Scholarly Culture and Educational Success: Books and Schooling in 27 Nations"....
