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Ken Wells
Ken Wells

Vale Ken Wells (9 November 1953–30 March 2026)
A heartfelt tribute by Professor Roald Maliangkay
Sabeena Shaikh (Photo credit: Gouri Banerji)
Sabeena Shaikh (Photo credit: Gouri Banerji)

Speaking Volumes: Meet Sabeena Shaikh
From poetry shrines in India to classrooms at ANU, CHL’s new Hindi-Urdu lecturer brings global experience, literary insight and a love of language to Canberra.
A pair of sandals worn by Karl Alexander Adelaar (b. 1953), a specialist in Austronesian languages.
Photo by Kirsten Farrell. A pair of sandals worn by Karl Alexander Adelaar (b. 1953), a specialist in Austronesian languages.

Anthropologist Ton Otto’s visit to ANU: Material and archival collections, film, and research engagement at the ANU
Ton Otto, Professor Emeritus of anthropology at Aarhus University, Denmark, visited the ANU.
ANU Indonesia Student Social 2026
ANU Indonesia Student Social 2026

ANU Indonesia Student Social 2026 brings together the next generation of Indonesia scholars
The ANU Indonesia Project and Indonesia Institute hosted the lunch time event brings students, alumni and partners together for networking and community building around Indonesia studies.
Flynn Morriss
Flynn Morriss

When Language Opens Doors (and Gers)
A broken bus, unfamiliar words, and a whole lot of warmth—this is what happens when language study leads you somewhere unexpected.
Indonesia Social
Indonesia social

ANU Indonesia Student Social 2026 brings together the next generation of Indonesia scholars
The ANU Indonesia Project and Indonesia Institute hosted the lunchtime event bringing students, alumni and partners together for networking and community building around Indonesian studies.
Kathy Jetnil Kijiner

A milestone in Canberra, a voice across oceans
Dr Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner
Jasmine Togo-Brisby
Jasmine Togo-Brisby

Gender, indenture, and the work of remembering
At ANU, scholarship and lived experience met to reclaim and reflect on the Pacific’s hidden pasts.

Upcoming Events
2026 Immersia: Book Launch | The Precarious Past in Premodern Java
2026 Immersia: Book Launch | The Precarious Past in Premodern Java
Thu, 17 Sep 2026

2026 Immersia: Book Launch | The Precarious Past in Premodern Java

Research excellence in action: The official launch of Dr Jarrah Sastrawan's book
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2026 Immersia: PARADISEC Open House
2026 Immersia: PARADISEC Open House
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 Fri, 18 Sep 2026

2026 Immersia: PARADISEC Open House

Rewind, restore, reconnect.
 

 
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2026 Immersia: A Glimpse of India by ACT Desi |Bollywood Zumba
2026 Immersia: A Glimpse of India by ACT Desi |Bollywood Zumba
Thu, 17 Sep 2026

2026 Immersia: A Glimpse of India by ACT Desi |Bollywood Zumba

 

Let's zumba, Desi style

 
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2026 Immersia: ANU Film Club Fest | Iron Winter (Mongolia)
2026 Immersia: ANU Film Club Fest | Iron Winter (Mongolia)
Thu, 17 Sep 2026

2026 Immersia: ANU Film Club Fest | Iron Winter (Mongolia)

Mongolian film screening as part of a collaboration with the ANU Film Club for Immersia

 
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2026 Immersia: International Colloquium | The Futures of Indonesian Islam
2026 Immersia: International Colloquium | The Futures of Indonesian Islam
Thu, 17 Sep 2026

2026 Immersia: International Colloquium | The Futures of Indonesian Islam

Join Eva Nisa (ANU), Farid F Saenong (UIII), colleagues and guests for this global conference on the landscape of Islam in Indonesia.

 
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2026 Immersia: Lunchtime Art Bite with Drill Hall Gallery | Dragon: A calligraphy by Teshigahara Sōfū
2026 Immersia: Lunchtime Art Bite with Drill Hall Gallery | Dragon: A calligraphy by Teshigahara Sōfū
Thu, 17 Sep 2026

2026 Immersia: Lunchtime Art Bite with Drill Hall Gallery | Dragon: A calligraphy by Teshigahara Sōfū

In collaboration with Menzies Library and Drill Hall Gallery for 2026 Immersia

 

 
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2026 Immersia: ANU Film Club Fest | First Light (Philippines)
2026 Immersia: ANU Film Club Fest | First Light (Philippines)
Fri, 18 Sep 2026

2026 Immersia: ANU Film Club Fest | First Light (Philippines)

Filipino film screening as part of a collaboration with the ANU Film Club for Immersia

 
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2026 Immersia Pollen Day
2026 Immersia Pollen Day
Fri, 18 Sep 2026

2026 Immersia: Pollen Immersia

Hear all about pollen and hay fever from the experts, play learning games and experience 3D pollen printing first hand. 

 

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