What's On @ ANU

	EXHIBITION
	50 years of ANU and the University Library Wednesday, 13 March 2013 - Sunday, 15 September 2013 Menzies Library, Fellows Road Celebrating 50 years of dedicated Library and information services to ANU, Canberra, Australia, and the world. more»

EXHIBITION

Wolfgang Buttress: Una
Friday, 10 May 2013 - Sunday, 23 June 2013
Drill Hall Gallery, Kingsley Street, off Barry Drive, Acton

This is a major exhibition by Wolfgang Buttress, an award-winning sculptor with an outstanding record of creative engagement with public space. It assembles paintings, maquettes, and drawings which are related to the major public commission he has just completed for the Australian National University College of Science.

	EXHIBITION
	Making Tracks - Sculpture workshop alumni Saturday, 11 May 2013 - Saturday, 1 June 2013 ANU School of Art Gallery, ANU School of Art (#105B), Ellery Crescent, ANU Making Tracks is an exhibition of work by alumni of the Sculpture Workshop at the School of Art. more»

SEMINAR

Cities, imaginaries and publics: Making a virtue of adversity - Christchurch Art Gallery in the aftermath of the earthquakes
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 at 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Theatrette, Sir Roland Wilson #120, McCoy Circuit, ANU

Jenny Harper, Director of the Christchurch Art Gallery, will present this lecture as part of the 2013 lecture series on 'Cities, Imaginaries, Publics' organised by the Humanities Research Centre, ANU.

	SEMINAR
	Willpower: or fear and loathing in Oprah-land Tuesday, 21 May 2013 at 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Hedley Bull Centre, Lecture Room 1, Building 130, Corner of Garran Road and Liversidge Street, ANU Willpower, the ability to control what we do, makes a difference to the quality of our lives. Can it be increased? Don't you need willpower to do that? more»

	INFORMATION SESSION
	ANU graduate studies information evening Tuesday, 21 May 2013 at 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM The Hall, University House, Balmain Crescent, ANU The ANU Graduate Studies Information Evening will allow prospective graduate students to find out about ANU and the graduate coursework and research programs on offer. Registration is essential. more»

	OTHER
	How should we view the Gonski cuts? Panel discussion. Tuesday, 21 May 2013 at 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Molony Room, 24 Balmain Crescent, ANU Panel Discussion on the Gonski cuts. Panel Members: Prof Margaret Harding (DVC-ANU), Dr Andrew Leigh (ALP), Aleks Sladojevic (President, ANU Student Association, Simon Sheikh (Greens candidate for Senate- ACT) more»

	SEMINAR
	Postcolonialism and the diasporic imaginary Tuesday, 21 May 2013 at 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Theatrette, Sir Roland Wilson #120, McCoy Circuit, ANU Seminar by Professor Ato Quayson, Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies, University of Toronto. more»

	OTHER
	Launch of the Portuguese Language Course at ANU Tuesday, 21 May 2013 at 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM The Allan Barton Forum, Level 2, College of Business and Economics, Kingsley Street, Building 26C, ANU. The Australian National Centre for Latin American Studies and the Embassy of Brazil present: Launch of the Portuguese Language Course at ANU. more»

SEMINAR

Canberra fantasies, remote Indigenous subjects and whites in Alice Springs: An anthropological view
Wednesday, 22 May 2013 at 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Haydon Allen G052 (Quadrangle, near ANU Union), Australian National University

Regional service towns like Alice Springs are important but often overlooked urban settings for research on the transformation and reorganisation of relations among Indigenous and non-Indigenous people from a rich diversity of backgrounds.

	SEMINAR
	The Unsung Potential of Weakness Wednesday, 22 May 2013 at 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM ANU Commons Room, Rimmer Street, Acton Guest speaker and renowned career consultant Gray Poehnell will talk about the potential of weakness and whether weakness can become a strength. Registration is essential. more»

	SEMINAR
	New Zealand's great war? Telling the stories of the First World War Wednesday, 22 May 2013 at 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM McDonald Room, Menzies Library, ANU School of History Weekly Seminar, RSSS, CASS by Dr Gavin McLean, Visitor, School of History more»

	OTHER
	ANU Anime and Gaming Society Wednesday screenings Wednesday, 22 May 2013 at 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM Manning Clark Centre, Theatre 3, Union Court, ANU The ANU Anime Society cordially invites all ANU Students, ANU Staff and members of the wider ACT community to join us at our weekly Wednesday Screening event in the Manning Clark Centre from 6pm-8:30pm. more»

	CONFERENCE
	20th anniversary of elections in Cambodia Thursday, 23 May 2013 - Friday, 24 May 2013 The Shine Dome, Australian Academy of Science, Gordon Street, Canberra May 23-24 2013 marks the 20th anniversary of the landmark election held in Cambodia under the auspices of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC). more»

SEMINAR

Post-Doha climate change negotiations: The perspective from small island developing states
Thursday, 23 May 2013 at 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Fenner Seminar Room, Frank Fenner Building 141, Linnaeus Way, ANU

National climate change negotiators have recently met in Bonn, Germany, in a meeting part of the UN process aimed at achieving a global agreement to avert dangerous climate change. The meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform marks the first talks since countries gathered in Doha agreed to take a series of limited actions before 2020.

PUBLIC LECTURE

Renewable energy in Spain: Technology and politics
Thursday, 23 May 2013 at 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
The Finkel Lecture Theatre, The John Curtin SChool of Medical Research, Building 131, Garran Road, ANU

The Director General of CIEMAT, Spain's leading public research institute for Renewable Energy, describes the impact of the European crisis on Spain's Renewable Energy technology development and policy and discusses the strengths and weaknesses of changes going forward.

	WORKSHOP
	CEH Workshop: Transport Infrastructure, History and Policy Friday, 24 May 2013 at 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM Arndt Suite, Arndt Building 25A, Research School of Economics This workshop explores the historical development and impact of major transport infrastructure initiatives on the Australian and international economies. more»

SEMINAR

Changes in employment at older ages in Australia: Trends and differentials
Friday, 24 May 2013 at 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Sir Roland Wilson Building, Theatre 2.02, McCoy Circuit, ANU

Professor Peter McDonald will examine changes in the employment rates of people aged over 55 years and presents the results in the context of the ageing of the Australian population, especially the retirement of the baby boom generation and its affects upon the economy.

	OTHER
	ANU Anime and Gaming Society Friday screenings Friday, 24 May 2013 at 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Manning Clark Centre, Theatre 3, Union Court, ANU The ANU Anime Society cordially invites all ANU Students, ANU Staff and members of the wider ACT community to join us at our weekly Friday screening event in the Manning Clark Centre from 5pm-8:00pm. more»