Australian Academy of the Humanities
We're the national voice for cultural, creative & ethical thinking and one of Australia's five Learned Academies. We promote the study and application of the humanities. Posts by Comms team. Re-posts not endorsements.
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- Associate Professor Gina Salapata explores ancient stories of snakes and their cups that link them to gods, demi-goddesses, heroes, sorceresses and pharmacology. 🐍 humanities.org.au/power-of-the...
- Associate Professor Gina Salapata explores ancient stories of snakes and their cups that link them to gods, demi-goddesses, heroes, sorceresses and pharmacology. 🐍https://humanities.org.au/power-of-the-humanities/the-bowl-of-hygeia-snakes-medicine-in-greek-mythology/
- Reposted by Australian Academy of the HumanitiesAnother step closer to publication of our new book with the release of the cover on the Allen & Unwin website. The First Inventors: How people shaped a continent Billy Griffiths, Larissa Behrendt & Sean Ulm www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/...
- The Australian Antarctic Arts Fellowship aims to support the production of significant works of art and interpretation by professionals in the creative arts, humanities and social sciences. ❄️ Applications close 1 February 2026. www.antarctica.gov.au/about-us/ant...
- 📣 Applications for the 2027 National Library Fellowships will open on 23 February 2026 👉 www.library.gov.au/research/fel...
- Congratulations to the recipients of the 2026 National Library of Australia Fellowships! It’s great to see so many fantastic projects receive support — from the history of industrial whaling to the biographies of prominent Australians & First Nations histories. www.library.gov.au/research/fel...
- The Australian Academy of the Humanities will open applications for 2026 grants and awards on 16 February 2026. Sign up to our newsletter for updates: humanities.org.au/subscribe/
- 📣 Meet our 2025 rising stars! 👉 humanities.org.au/power-of-the... We asked Fellows of the Academy to nominate an early-mid career researcher they felt had an exemplary year in 2025. #humanities #EMCR
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- The Australian Academy of the Humanities acknowledges, with deep sadness, the death of Emeritus Professor Christopher Wallace-Crabbe AM FAHA: humanities.org.au/our-communit... We extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. He will be greatly missed.
- Parents, here’s why you should stop steering your kids away from the humanities. Published by @sydmorningherald.bsky.social — @juliakindt.bsky.social on the role of the humanities in today’s increasingly complex society. Full article on our website: humanities.org.au/power-of-the...
- We congratulate researchers involved in the new Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Transforming Human Origins Research 👏 👉 humanities.org.au
- It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Emeritus Professor Graeme Turner AO FAHA FQA — one of Australia’s most influential humanities scholars and a towering figure in the Academy’s history. humanities.org.au/our-communit...
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- Today, the Australian Academy of the Humanities has elected 30 new Fellows. 🎉 Election to the Academy is the highest honour in the humanities in Australia. Meet our new Fellows: humanities.org.au/power-of-the... 📷: Prof Katerina Teaiwa FAHA from ANU
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- Our 2025 Symposium, The Humanities and Creative Practice, is underway! 🎉 Convened by Distinguished Professor Peter McNeil FAHA (pictured), over the next two days we’ll hear from artists, scholars and practitioners whose work generates new ideas, and builds Australia’s creative industries.
- In our submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Building Asia Capability in Australia, we call for urgent, coordinated national action to reverse a decades-long decline in Asia-focused education, research and expertise. humanities.org.au/news/austral...
- In partnership with CHASS, @humanitiesau.bsky.social will host a free Symposium on what it means to define, contest and safeguard academic freedom in the 21st century. 📅 Tues 25 Nov 📍University of Melbourne Tickets: bit.ly/4qg5Q0y
- Congratulations to AAH Fellow Professor Frank Bongiorno AM FAHA FASSA, who will take up the newly created Donald Horne Professorship as the inaugural director of the University of Canberra's new Centre of Public Ideas, launching in early 2026. 👏 Congratulations, Frank!
- The Australian Journal of Human Rights, Australia’s first peer-reviewed journal devoted exclusively to human rights, is seeking expressions of interest to fill positions on its Editorial Board. Apply by 21 November 2025: www.humanrights.unsw.edu.au/research/aus... 📷: UNSW
- In @theobserveruk.bsky.social AAH Fellow Professor Nick Evans FAHA describes linguistics as “the last opportunity for true exploration on Earth” — a journey into how humans think, remember, and create meaning. observer.co.uk/news/science...
- 🎉 Distinguished Prof Nicholas Evans FAHA FBA has been awarded the prestigious Neil and Saras Smith Medal for Linguistics from @britishacademy.bsky.social. The medal is considered the “greatest honour” in linguistics and recognises lifetime achievement.
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- Free event 📣The right to enquire? A Symposium on #academicfreedom. 📅 Tues 25 Nov 📍 University of Melbourne Tickets: bit.ly/4qg5Q0y Speakers include Prof @michellearrow.bsky.social, Prof @joelobianco.bsky.social, Prof @adriennestone.bsky.social, Prof Frank Bongiorno, Prof Peter Greste & more.
- The History Council of South Australia welcomes applications for its annual Fellowship program. The HCSA Fellowship provides support for Australians researching and writing about South Australian history, with a prize of $2,000. Apply by 15 November 2025. 👉 historycouncilsa.org.au/hcsa-fellows...
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- Operatic narratives traditionally portray women as victims of violence. In her keynote, Dr Felicity Wilcox will share how her research challenges the status quo in opera through artistic practice that is as political in its subject matter as it is in its ways of doing 👉 bit.ly/48T9mHR
- The Australian Research Council have opened applications for 2026 Future Fellowships. Apply by 5 November 2025. 👉 www.arc.gov.au/news-publica...
- We’re thrilled Nicole Moore, Professor in English and Media Studies at UNSW Canberra, will speak in our Panel on Difficult Art at our upcoming Symposium, The Humanities & Creative Practice. Tickets on sale 👉 bit.ly/4ms139Z
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- Join us for the 2025 Hancock Lecture, presented by designer Professor Alison Page from the University of Technology Sydney. Tickets 👉 bit.ly/47ZBlFw
- We’re thrilled to announce Marrugeku co-artistic directors, Dalisa Pigram FAHA and Dr Rachael Swain FAHA, will speak at our upcoming Symposium, The Humanities & Creative Practice. Check out their session & grab tickets 👉 bit.ly/4ms139Z
- @juliannes.bsky.social AM FAHA on why politically independent journalism remains crucial to sustaining democracy & enhancing accountability of political elites. humanities.org.au/power-of-the... #watergate #kimmel #robertredford
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- We know #humanities degrees give graduates transferable skills. Now 2 researchers are examining exactly how graduates transfer skills across labour markets. Hear from Associate Prof Scott Brook and Dr Marion McCutcheon at our upcoming Symposium, The Humanities & Creative Practice. 🎟️ bit.ly/4ms139Z
- Reposted by Australian Academy of the Humanities🚨 Young researchers! 🇦🇺🇮🇩 Indonesia-Australia Young Scientist Forum 2025 is open for applications – a funded opportunity to connect with Indonesian researchers & explore collaborations! 📅 Dec 9-10, 2025 | Makassar, Indonesia 📝 Apply by Sept 30 👥 5 Aussie EMCRs Apply: science.grantplatform.com
- In her new book, Dr Emily Gallagher, a historian at the ANU, charts the history of childhood play and imagination in pre-war Australia — bringing age to the centre of historical analysis as a critical category alongside class, gender and ethnicity. Read 👉 humanities.org.au/power-of-the...
- Join us in Sydney on Wed 12 Nov as Academy President Professor Stephen Garton AM FAHA FRAHS FASSA FRSN delivers the 2025 Annual Academy Lecture, 'When Universities Mattered'. Register 👉 events.humanitix.com/2025-annual-...
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- Disregard of, even disdain for, human rights and international law is evident all around us. Philosopher Raimond Gaita FAHA considers the discourse of human rights, arguing that we need a richer ethical vocabulary grounded in obligations to human need. humanities.org.au/power-of-the...
- The Australian Academy of the Humanities is pleased to announce the outstanding researchers selected for the 2025 Publication Subsidy Scheme: bit.ly/4nn9p2C The grants will support the publication of new humanities research of national and international significance. @pctang.bsky.social
- Since its inception in 1940, Meanjin has fostered a rich and rigorous national conversation through the cultivation of hundreds of Australian thinkers and writers. The closure of Meanjin represents a significant loss to the Australian literary sector and to the development of new Australian talent.
- AAH President and historian Prof Stephen Garton AM FAHA set the scene at the launch of @science.org.au's report, Science 2035. Drawing on his ARC funded research, Prof Garton considers the role of universities in developing a national workforce with sovereign capabilities post-WWII. bit.ly/427d6kQ
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- The Australian Academy of the Humanities is delighted to announce Dr Rachel Orzech has won the 2025 McCredie Musicological Award, Australia's most prestigious award for the study of music. Meet Rachel: bit.ly/4p5RijA #musicology @musicaustralia.bsky.social
- We’re thrilled to introduce an absolute powerhouse speaker 😉 — Lisa Havilah from the Powerhouse. Hear how Powerhouse Parramatta is challenging the definitions of what a museum is, how it supports creative practice while delivering high levels of social and economic impact.
- We’re thrilled to introduce an absolute powerhouse speaker joining our upcoming Annual Symposium 😉 — Lisa Havilah from the Powerhouse. Register for our 56th Annual Academy Symposium, 'The Humanities and Creative Practice'. 📅 13-14 November 2025. 📌 UTS, Sydney. 👉 Tickets: bit.ly/4ms139Z
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- Opportunity 📣 @harvard.edu is looking for its next distinguished scholar to hold the Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser Chair in Australian studies for the 2027-2028 academic year. Applications close 15 October 2025 👉 harvaus.fas.harvard.edu/gough_fraser...
- Great article. Employers say they need graduates with the skills in which the humanities are uniquely talented—critical thinking, problem-solving, communication. Yet students who want to build these skills are slugged with almost double the debt under JRG. bit.ly/47I3Xml
- In 175 years of Australian #universities, the Commonwealth has only shaped higher education policy for 82 years; yet it's now the dominant force. The 2025 Annual Academy Lecture "When Universities Mattered" will be delivered by Academy President Prof Stephen Garton AM FAHA. Tickets: bit.ly/4lGyZ1B
- Announcing our keynote speaker, renowned composer Dr Felicity Wilcox! Wilcox’s work bridges classical music, sound design & performance. She'll share insights on the challenges & opportunities of interdisciplinary work in the #humanities. 📅 13-14 Nov 2025 📌 UTS, Sydney 🎟️ Tickets: bit.ly/4ms139Z
- In her bestselling book, 'The Song of Achilles', Madeline Miller wrote, “I could recognise him by touch alone, by smell. I would know him blind." Writing about love is a difficult task. Yet, a new collection ambitiously seeks to detail love, and its evolution, over 2500 years. bit.ly/4mIbhTg
