2025 Word of the Year
In late 2025, Australia implemented a world-first social media ban for children under the age of 16. The first-of-its-kind age restriction laws has led wordsmiths at The Australian National…
AAH Fellows recognise two outstanding scholars
Dr Tatiana Bur, Lecturer in Classics, and Dr Amelia Dale, Lecturer in English, have been recognised by the Australian Academy of Humanities (AAH) as 'Rising Stars' in their respective fields, whose…
Divine tech? Tatiana Bur is marrying science and religion in ancient Greece
Dr Tatiana Bur wants us to view technology the way the ancient Greeks did: as a marvel, not just a tool.Before Dr Tatiana Bur became an ancient Greek historian, she felt torn between two worlds.…
Precarious Secrets by Fabricio Tocco
Dr Fabricio Tocco has just published a new book, Precarious Secrets - A History of a Latin American Political Thriller (Austin: University of Texas Press, 2025).For the past five decades, a…
Book launch: Projecting Voices - Studies in Language and Linguistics in Honour of Jane Simpson
Congratulations to Carmel O’Shannessy , James Gray and Denise Angelo on their edited volume, 'Projecting Voices - Studies in Language and Linguistics in honour of Jane Simpson', published by ANU…
CASS academics inducted to the Australian Research Council’s College of Experts
Professor Melinda Cooper and Professor Caillan Davenport are among the 90 new members appointed to the 2026 Australian Research Council (ARC) College of Experts. The ARC College of Experts plays…
Is AI changing how we write? Meet the novelist exploring how tech shapes our creativity
by Luis PerezAssociate Professor Lucy Neave wants to understand how writers have adapted to technological innovation over the past 65 years.ou may expect an award-winning writer to spend her years…