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Patricia with Dr Rungrawee Tipmontree, Head of the Malaria Team, Division of Vector-Borne Disease, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand at the River Kwai in Kanchanaburi in western Thailand, near the Myanmar border, in June 2023
Patricia with Dr Rungrawee Tipmontree, Head of the Malaria Team, Division of Vector-Borne Disease, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand at the River Kwai in Kanchanaburi in western Thailand, near the Myanmar border, in June 2023

Courage, Curiosity, and Scholarship
Meet Patricia Graves, Recipient of the 2024 Myint Zan Scholarship
A mural in Penang depicts a young girl spray-painting the Mona Lisa on an unassuming neighbourhood wall
A mural in Penang depicts a young girl spray-painting the Mona Lisa on an unassuming neighbourhood wall

What Stains and What Fades: Do Malaysia’s Streets Have Anything to Say About it?
Part II in our student blog series featuring Oskah Dunnin's photojournalism
Todd Harple, CHL PhD Alumnus

Anthropologist. Innovator. Olympic Collaborator.
Alumnus Todd Harple on Innovation, Anthropology and Inventing Your Own Job
Award Recipient William Loughton at the Inaugural Carol Hayes Memorial Prize 2024
Award Recipient William Loughton at the Inaugural Carol Hayes Memorial Prize 2024

From Classroom to Kanto: Bridging Cultures with Language
Meet William Loughton, Recipient of the Carol Hayes Memorial Prize 2024
The Fabulous Four with Yan Yan Wang: George, Margot, Elise and Aliya
The Fabulous Four with Yan Yan Wang: George, Margot, Elise and Aliya

One World, One Family — and Three Top Prizes for ANU
Chinese language students shine at 2025 Chinese Bridge Competition in the Northern Territory
Self-portrait taken outside the National Assembly of South Korea on December 15, 2024 – the day of President Yoon’s impeachment.
Self-portrait taken outside the National Assembly of South Korea on December 15, 2024 – the day of President Yoon’s impeachment.

Oskah Dunnin: From a Local Student to a Global Storyteller
A Journey through Geopolitics, Storytelling, and Self-Discovery

Upcoming Events
Fijian priest’s ritual kava bowl in the form of a flying duck. ANU collection
Fijian priest’s ritual kava bowl in the form of a flying duck. ANU collection
Thu, 24 Jul 2025

Fijian religion and ritual bowls

Roderick Ewins will give an in-house illustrated talk on Fijian Religion and Ritual Bowls.
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Chiefly brother and sister in ceremonial masi dress, Vatulele, 1993. Image Rod Ewins
Chiefly brother and sister in ceremonial masi dress, Vatulele, 1993. Image Rod Ewins
Fri, 25 Jul 2025

Public Lecture: Fijian barkcloth: significance and persistence (Na masi ni Viti: na kena bībī kei na kena gūmatua)

Rod Ewins will give a public lecture on Fijian barkcloth, his principal research focus for over 45 years
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City view of Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by Hongwei FAN via Unsplash
Fri, 1 Aug 2025

ANU Malaysia Update 2025: Malaysia's Regional Role

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The Conference will be held in hybrid mode, i.e. in-person on the ANU Campus, and live-streamed on zoom.
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Hanna Alkaf and Book Cover of The Weight of Our Sky
Hanna Alkaf and Book Cover of The Weight of Our Sky
Fri, 1 Aug 2025

Meet Malaysian author Hanna Alkaf at ANU

Join award-winning and critically acclaimed Malaysian author Hanna Alkaf at the 2025 Malaysia Update, where she will deliver a Cultural Update.
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Tue, 12 Aug 2025

Tony and Yohanni Johns Lecture 2025

Jesus, Mary and the Occasional Tiger: Muslim Retellings for the Malay World
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