Avoiding disaster!
Lots of sociologists have contributed to our understanding of natural and industrial hazards. ANU Sociologist Prof Andrew Hopkins goes further, asking why disasters strike some organizations and not…
Secret life of lecturers, at last
Reader in Sociology, Dr Alastair Greig, marked his 30th year at ANU by giving students an insight into the life of lecturers at the 2008 Last Lecture.More information
Failure to Learn!
Andrew Hopkins has just published Failure to Learn, an analysis of the causes of a major explosion at the Texas City Oil Refinery on March 23, 2005. The explosion killed 15 workers and injured more…
Major Award for Safety
Andrew Hopkins has been announced as the recipient of the European Process Safety Centre Process Safety Award for 2008 for his extraordinary contribution to process safety within Europe.…
Major new text on development theory and practice
Alastair Greig and colleagues take on the challenge of overcoming global poverty and inequality, tracing the origins of development studies along with major theories and methodologies.Greig, A.,…