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Dr Nathan Deutscher speaking at the 2020 SRWF Secretaries Dinner
12 April 2021

Alumni Impact Highlight - Dr Nathan Deutscher

Nathan’s research explores intergenerational mobility and economic inequality over a person’s life course.
Alumni Reception Group photograh
09 April 2021

Inaugural Alumni Networking Reception

The SRW Foundation welcomed former scholars back on campus to network with APS and ANU leaders and mentors.
Dr Camille Goodman’s PhD focused on the nature and extent of coastal state jurisdiction over living resources in exclusive economic zones.
08 April 2021

‘Pracademic’ makes waves in the law of the sea

Dr Camille Goodman (GDLP '07, PhD '19) is an ANU Law alumna and visitor dedicated to bridging the divide between practice and academia through her research and work in government.
Cultural responsiveness is about not just understanding other people’s culture, but your own as well. (Image: Adobe/NDABCREATIVITY)
06 April 2021

How embedding cultural responsiveness in the APS can improve policymaking

Services Australia employee Lisa Conway is a SRW Pat Turner scholar whose research explores the application of cultural responsiveness to policy design and decision-making in the APS.
Dr Neal Hughes
31 March 2021

Dr Neal Hughes and data science across government

Dr Neal Hughes reflects on the AgDIP project and the ongoing policy benefits from using data science across government.
Martin Parkinson 2021
15 March 2021

Powerhouse of the public service joins ANU

Dr Martin Parkinson AC PSM replaces Dr Ken Henry AC, who served as chair from 2013 to 2021 and on the Sir Roland Wilson Foundation board from 2001.
Lisa Conway
11 March 2021

From ‘tip rat’ to a PhD – Lisa’s journey is an example, not an exception

Lisa has gone from living in her car to studying at the Australian National University as a Sir Roland Wilson Pat Turner PhD scholar.
2021 Sir Roland Wilson and Pat Turner scholars, with ANU VC Professor Brian Schmidt and Sally-Anne Henfry
09 March 2021

New scholars bring diversity and fresh perspectives to ANU

The Foundation welcomed its 2021 scholars with a Commencement Dinner this week.
Building windows in abstract angles
09 March 2021

Scholar and alumni impact featured in our 2020 Annual Report

It gives me great pleasure to share with you the Sir Roland Wilson Foundation 2020 Annual Report
a picture of an alarm clock on a peach and turquoise background
04 March 2021

Closing soon

2022 scholarship applications close on 31 March.

Get moving now to apply for a Sir Roland Wilson or Pat Turner scholarship.

Burrinjuck Dam - WaterNSW
02 March 2021

Water markets are not perfect, but vital to the future of the Murray-Darling Basin

New research finds water markets in the southern Murray-Darling produce benefits of around $117 million per year.
Ikebana
10 February 2021

PhDs: Elegance or Mayhem? Reflections one year in

I can no longer say with any certainty what I thought a PhD would be like before I began. The way I see the world has changed.
 
The Sir Roland Wilson Foundation is a partnership between The Australian National University, Charles Darwin University and the Australian Public Service.