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Events October 2022

26
Sep
2022

Exhibition: Hiroshima, Nagasaki and the Atomic Bomb

This exhibition is presented by the ANU Japan Institute and Menzies Library, in collaboration with the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum.
04
Oct
2022

Poverty at higher frequency

Josh Merfeld (KDI and IZA)

One of the sharpest and most common simplifications when measuring poverty has been to define poverty as a deficiency in yearly income or yearly consumption.

05
Oct
2022

Japanese Security Strategy: Becoming a "Normal Great Power"

Dr Thomas Wilkins

Japan’s security posture has undergone a quiet transformation, especially under the leadership of the late Prime Minister Abe Shinzō.

07
Oct
2022

The Contortionist Turn: Ancient Guilds, Outcast Street Performers, and the Acro-Wrestling Roots of Haṭhayoga

Dr Patrick McCartney, Kyoto University and Nanzan University (Nagoya), Japan

My newest research project began in 2018, when I became distracted by YouTube videos of mallakhamb ("wrestler's pole"), which can otherwise be thought of as "pole/acro yoga".

10
Oct
2022

Policy Dialogue on Decision Making in Old Age

Distinguished Professor Warwick McKibbin AO and ANU Scientia Professor John Piggott AO

The program is available online.

Topics for discussion at this year’s Policy Dialogue include:

10
Oct
2022

No health without mental health!

Dra. Ninik Supartini, Dr Nova Riyanti Yusuf, Dr Sandersan Onie
World Mental Health Day celebratory event co-hosted by ANU Indonesian Institute and the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre, University of Sydney; featuring the launch of the new film It Takes a Village directed by Dra. Ninik Supartini, and a launch of Dr Nova Riyanti Yusuf’s recent book on suicide.
11
Oct
2022

Lao-Australia Relations and Cooperation

His Excellency Saleumxay Kommasith Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao People's Democratic Republic

2022 marks the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Lao PDR and Australia. 

11
Oct
2022

The poverty-reducing potential of agricultural land reform: evidence from Myanmar

Peter Warr, Australian National University

Economists studying developing countries express mixed views about the potential poverty-reducing contribution of agricultural land reform.

12
Oct
2022

Lilas presentation

Lila

Find flyers, registration, and complete event details at https://crawford.anu.edu.au/news-events/events/20647/lilas-presentation

14
Oct
2022

Heritage Drinks of Myanmar

Luke Corbin, Visiting Fellow at the Department of Political and Social Change, ANU

This event is part of the 2022 MYANMAR RESEARCH CENTRE (MRC) DIALOGUE SERIES.

14
Oct
2022

ANU Korea Showcase Night: Celebrate Korea

The ANU Korea Institute, ANU Korean Pop Culture Club and KOZA are joining forces to host the Celebrate Korea: 2022 Korean Showcase Night! 

18
Oct
2022

China’s pathway towards sustainability in the global context: A model-based scenario analysis

Yingying Lu, CSIRO

How quickly can China reduce its greenhouse gas emissions? What is the potential for stabilising its material requirements?

19
Oct
2022

Lost landscapes and stolen times: Dispossession and Indigeneity in the mining tracts in Odisha, India

Kunal Kishore Hansdah

Please join us for this Thesis Proposal Review (TPR) hybrid seminar by RE&D PhD candidate Kunal Kishore Hansdah.

Zoom details:

Meeting ID: 813 4286 2649

Password: 943702

20
Oct
2022

2022 PNG Update Day One

Various speakers

Organised by the University of Papua New Guinea’s School of Business and Public Policy and the Australian National University’s Development Policy Centre, the annual

20
Oct
2022

Ben Wilson: Teaching for Country Research Project

Associate Professor Benny Wilson, University of Canberra

Please join us for this hybrid seminar, in person or via zoom.
Zoom details

21
Oct
2022

2022 PNG Update Day Two

Various speakers

Organised by the University of Papua New Guinea’s School of Business and Public Policy and the Australian National University’s Development Policy Centre, the annual

21
Oct
2022

Hysteresis and fiscal policy in Australia

Timothy Watson

This seminar focuses on evaluating the relative welfare, output and employment benefits of alternative forms of fiscal stimulus including public investment, consumption, transfer payments, and wage subsidy schemes.

21
Oct
2022

Rebel governance and People's Defence Forces in Myanmar

Tamas Wells

This event is part of the 2022 MYANMAR RESEARCH CENTRE (MRC) DIALOGUE SERIES.

21
Oct
2022

Countering Women under Colonialism in Korean Historical Films

Professor Kyung Moon Hwang, ANU

FORMAT - This seminar will be in dual delivery format - ie in-person, and online in a zoom meeting.

25
Oct
2022

Funding and the quest for sovereignty in Palestine

Dr Anas Iqtait, The Australian National University

Sources of state revenues are fundamental in understanding patterns of policy-making and state-society relations.

27
Oct
2022

One group at a time: Changes to support lower emissions practices in Australia

Sarah Boddington

The world needs to quickly reduce its carbon emissions if it is to contain global warming to between 1.5 and 2 degrees by 2100.

27
Oct
2022

Taekwondo Workshop with Olympian Cha Dong-min

Cha Dong-min, Olympic medalist and professional Taekwondo practitioner

We are excited to have Olympic medalist and professional Taekwondo practitioner Cha Dong-min come to the ANU and present a ANOTHER Taekwondo workshop for ANU staff and students!

 

27
Oct
2022

Shaping Pacific Futures - The 2022 ANU Pacific Institute Annual Lecture

Professor Pal Ahluwalia, President and Vice Chancellor of the University of the South Pacific
The 2022 ANU Pacific Institute Annual Lecture is Delivered by Professor Pal Ahluwalia, President and Vice Chancellor, University of the South Pacific, including talanoa with Jope Tarai, Dept of Pacific Affairs, ANU, and Q&A with the audience, followed by light refreshments.
28
Oct
2022

Does social assistance disincentivise employment, job formality, and mobility? Learning from past unconditional cash transfer programmes in Indonesia

Dyah Pritadrajati

How do cash transfers affect employment, formality, and mobility in developing countries, especially in times of crises and economic recovery?

28
Oct
2022

The Black Gold Rush: Environmental Justice on the Coal frontiers in Inner Mongolia

Bowen Gu, Autonomous University of Barcelona

Coal, also called “black gold”, has been fueling the development of China, comprising over 50% of the country’s primary energy supply.

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