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A new exhibition in Sydney is just the latest in a long, near continuous, list of Egyptian exhibitions in Australia. How much Egypt can we take?
A focus on relationships is relatively new. But if museums are to remain relevant, trusted institutions they need to move beyond traditional models of authority.
The National Museum of Australia has just opened the most significant redevelopment in its history.
A microscope slide that can diagnose cancer, mapping how what we eat affects the environment, and an effort to track bushfire damage are among the winners at Australia’s leading scientific awards.
Five The Conversation authors were selected to feature in a compilation of the best Australian science writing in 2017, and one has won the Bragg UNSW Press Prize.
The 2017 Australian Museum Eureka Prize winners include autism advocate and researcher Andrew Whitehouse, and The Aboriginal Heritage Project ancient DNA expert Alan Cooper.
As scientists make a renewed push for greater action on climate change, a new installation at the Australian Museum brings home the fragility of our world.
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Professor of Public Humanities and Director of the ANU Humanities Research Centre, Australian National University
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Associate Professor in Archaeology and Heritage, Adelaide University
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Lecturer and Researcher in Plant Humanities, UNSW
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Postdoctoral Fellow—Indigenous and Colonial Histories, University of Tasmania
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Chancellor's Research Fellow, School of Communication and Social Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
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Research Affiliate, Sydney Environment Institute, University of Sydney