Highlights

Three series, one running record of the community

Expert Series covers careers, Roundtable Talks covers ideas, and Alumni Life covers what comes after the degree. None of it is a video wall — each entry below is a real conversation ANUISA has actually run, and most link straight to the recording on YouTube.

Expert Series

Professional talks connecting students to people already working in the field.

Consulting

How to Think Like a Consultant

A practical walk-through of consulting's core skill: framing a problem before trying to solve it.

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Product

How to Build Innovative Products & High-Performing Teams

What separates a team that ships genuinely new products from one that just ships features.

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Policy

How to Build a Research Career in an International Policy Think Tank

ASPI's Gatra Priyandita on getting into, and building a career inside, policy research.

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Roundtable Talks

Podcast-style discussions with ANU researchers and outside academics on Indonesia.

Politics

"Freedom of Expression in the #IndonesiaGelap Era"

With Sita Dewi, PhD candidate at the ANU Coral Bell School, on dissent and its limits in contemporary Indonesia.

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History

Historical memory in Indonesia, with Prof. Hans Pols

A discussion with the University of Sydney historian on how the past gets remembered and contested.

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History

"Was Majapahit an Empire? Rethinking the Nationalist Narrative"

Dr Jarrah Sastrawan on how a foundational nationalist story holds up under scrutiny.

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Alumni Life

Personal accounts of what a degree at ANU actually costs and gives back.

Crawford School

Muhammad Hali Primadia's six-year PhD journey

A long-form account of the years a PhD actually takes, not the version that fits on a CV.

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Fieldwork

Nava Nuraniyah, "from Pesantren to PhD"

From an Islamic boarding school education to doctoral fieldwork research.

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Diplomacy

Ambassador Dr Siswo Pramono & Dr Marsia Pramono

A joint feature on building a PhD and a diplomatic career at the same time.

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On Instagram

Day-to-day ANUISA life — sports nights, welcome events, market days — happens on Instagram rather than these three series.

As of August 2026, @ppiaanu had 2,562 followers, and its Story Highlights included ANUISPORT 2026, Monthly Sports, Balik Kampung, Board Games 2026, Welcoming 2026!, Snow Trip, Welcoming Party, Book Club, and Market Day.

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Highlights guests and speakers come out of ANUISA's own membership and partner network — see who's already in it on Members.