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Category Archives: Profiles
Books to PNG: Professional library of the late Malcolm Levett (1949-2010)
Dr Mike Bourke (SSGM, ANU) and Dr Mike Cookson (ANU Pacific Institute) have just sent another consignment of books to PNG. This shipment consisted of approx. 300 kg of books, many from the professional collection of the late Malcolm Levett … Continue reading
Congratulations, Professor Simon Haberle!
In November 2012, Simon Haberle was appointed Professor of Natural History in the Department of Archaeology and Natural History (ANH), ANU. Simon has a long association with the Australian National University, completing his undergraduate degree here in 1986 before continuing with … Continue reading
Posted in ANU PI, Profiles
Tagged Galapagos Islands, Juan Fernandez Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands
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Pasifika students working in the field
by Alison Fleming, ANU graduate in Pacific Studies. It’s a Thursday morning and as the first purple rays of sunlight creep over the horizon, I find myself on a wharf, making out faint shapes in the water, pulsing and throbbing … Continue reading
Posted in ANU PI, Profiles
Tagged American Samoa, Australia, Pacific Islands, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu
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Welcome, Cara Heaven!
Cara Heaven has recently joined State, Society and Governance in Melanesia program (SSGM) as a PhD candidate (under Assoc. Prof. Richard Eves). Cara has a BA (Hons) from the University of Wollongong and an MA in International Relations from the University of … Continue reading
Welcome back, Dr Matthew Allen!
This month, Dr Matthew Allen returned to the ANU to take up his new position with the State, Society and Governance in Melanesia (SSGM) program. From 2008 until mid-2012, Matt was based in the Resource Management in Asia-Pacific (RMAP) program. … Continue reading
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Tagged Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands
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Congratulations, Dr Kylie McKenna!
By Prof. John Braithwaite, RegNet, School of Regulation, Justice and Diplomacy. Kylie McKenna was awarded her PhD in October 2012 for a sweeping work entitled “Interdependent Engagement: Corporate Social Responsibility in Bougainville and Papua”. Her PhD was the result of … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, UK, US, West Papua
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Welcome, Ivo Syndicus!
The Pacific Institute welcomes Ivo Syndicus as a Postgraduate Visitor from the Department of Anthropology, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Ivo is visiting ANU on his way to the University of Goroka where he will be conducting field research for … Continue reading
Welcome, Dr Susan Dixon!
Susan Dixon has recently joined the State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Program (SSGM) as a Research Fellow. She moves to ANU from the University of Hawaii at Manoa where she earned her PhD in geography. Susan will be working, in … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Hawai'i, Pacific Islands, Solomon Islands, US
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Congratulations, Dr Jack Corbett!
In October, the ANU approved the award of a PhD to Jack Corbett for his thesis “Practising Politics in the Pacific Islands: Insider Perspectives.” Jack was based in the School of Culture, History and Language and supervised by Prof. Brij Lal. Jack’s thesis, … Continue reading
Congratulations, Dr Rebecca Monson!!
In July, the ANU approved the award of a PhD to Rebecca Monson for her thesis “Hu nao save tok? Women, men and land: negotiating property and authority in Solomon Islands”. Rebecca’s thesis focuses on gender relations as a critical lens … Continue reading
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Tagged Solomon Islands
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Farewell, Alex François!
Alex documenting Teanu marine fauna with Michael and Stanley on Vanikoro, Solomon Islands in May 2012. After three and a half years in our department as a Visiting Fellow, Alex François will have to leave us at the end of … Continue reading
Welcome, Carol Pitisopa!
The State, Society & Governance in Melanesia Program (SSGM) recently welcomed Carol Pitisopa on board as a short term Pacific Visiting Fellow. Carol is from Choiseul Province in Solomon Islands and currently resides in Honiara. Carol came to the ANU … Continue reading
Welcome, Dario Di Rosa!
Dario has followed an unusual path from Palermo, Sicily, to Pacific History at the ANU. A solid grounding at high school in classical history, philosophy and literature led him first to a BA at the University of Palermo, where his … Continue reading
Welcome, Dr Matthew Tomlinson!
This month we welcome Dr Matthew Tomlinson to the community of Pacific scholars at the ANU. Matt joins ANU Anthropology from Monash University, where he has worked for the past 7 years. He moves to ANU to commence a four-year … Continue reading
Welcome, Joe Foukona!
Joe Foukona comes to Canberra with considerable experience in his chosen field of land legislation and reform in the Pacific. With a Bachelor of Laws and a Master of Laws from University of the South Pacific (USP), and a further … Continue reading
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Tagged Fiji, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu
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