Month: February 2019


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    Pure water: purity and power in ritual meanings and uses of water in Ghana

    ANU School of Demography Seminar: Pure water: purity and power in ritual meanings and uses of water in Ghana Date and Time: Tuesday 19 February 2019 – 11.30am – 12:30 pm Location: Jean Martin Room, Beryl Rawson Bldg #13, Ellery Crescent, ANU Presenter: Kirsty Wissing Kirsty is an anthropology PhD candidate at the College of…

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    ACFID VACANCY

    Vacancy: Communications and Policy Adviser at ACFID The Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) is seeking a creative and propositional Communications and Policy Adviser to bring fresh ideas and new thinking to the secretariat, based in Canberra. Applications close on the 17th of February 2019. For more information see: https://acfid.asn.au/get-involved/acfid-jobs

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    Round table with Dr Donald Kaberuka

    Dr Donald Kaberuka, Former President, African Development Bank and Rwanda’s Minister of Finance. will be at ANU next week. Devpolicy  have reached out to the High Commissions  to organise a round table discussion with Dr Kaberuka while he is here 11am, Monday 18 February .  Venue: the China and the World Boardroom.  If you wish to…

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    Demography at the ANU

    19 Feb: Tuesday Demography Seminar with Kirsty Wissing “Pure water: purity and power in ritual meanings and uses of water in Ghana”. 28 Feb-1 March: Conference: Fertility Transitions, Past and Present. Closed conference presented jointly by the ANU School of Demography and the ANU Centre for Economic History. Full draft program available here. Contact James…

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