New book from ICH Research Fellow Dr Georgia Carr
Congratulations to Dr Georgia Carr, Research Fellow in the Institute of Communication in Healthcare, whose first book ‘The Language of Sex Education’ has just been published by Bloomsbury Academic.…
Word-playing the field
Article by Mark GwynnA couple of years ago, a peculiar expression was submitted to the Word Box on the Australian National Dictionary Centre website. The phrase was leave the porch light on for…
2024 Vice Chancellor's Awards for Excellence in Education for SLLL Staff
Three staff from the School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics have been recognised in the 2024 Vice Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence in Education.Congratulations to Dr Claire Hansen (English…
SLLL Staff Recognised in 2024 CASS Staff Awards
Three staff from the School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics have been awarded in the 2024 CASS staff awards. Congratulations to Dr Maureen Gallagher, Alex Grigor and Barbara Taylor, all…
The quest to find Australia’s Word of the Year
‘It’s really hard to switch off’: the quest to find Australia’s Word of the YearHave you ever wondered what dictionaries think of each other’s ‘Word of the Year’ picks, or are you normal?When I visit…
2024 Word of the Year
Cost of living pressures behind Dictionary’s Word of the YearWidespread dissatisfaction with the cost of groceries and an investigation into questionable pricing policies at Australia’s largest…
Winning essays from the 2024 Swiss Prize
The Swiss Prize is a trilingual essay competition held annually since 1998 by the Swiss Embassy in Australia in collaboration with the ANU. This year's topic challenged students to explore the…