Introducing the AURJ Volume Nine Forward, Editorial Note, About the Authors, About the Editor, Cover Art

Abstract

It is 2019. Research communication efforts are perhaps more critical than ever. The undergraduate students at ANU continue to have meaningful things to say. Some wish for you, too, to engage with what they learn and reason about as their critical thinking skills begin to blossom. The written contributions in the ANU Undergraduate Research Journal (AURJ) are an offering to improve preliminary debate and reflection on things that make up our world.

From global affairs to Australian politics and law, to scientific and humanities explorations, to analysing artistic expression, there is something to be learned from each article in Volume 9 of the AURJ. This cross-disciplinary collection speaks to the strength of the academic community at ANU to include different priorities and fields of enquiry. These articles were selected from a competitive pool of High Distinction essays, and then developed even further into pieces to be appreciated by a wider audience.