Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia

The Academy is delighted to continue its international engagement through the Australia-France Indo-Pacific Studies Program (AFIPS Program), with support from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade as a component of the Australia-France Roadmap (https://lnkd.in/gggcxXPB). These programs are due to be launched in January 2025 and will include research and collaboration grant opportunities and a new Visiting Fellowship program. More information about the AFIPS Program guidelines, application procedures and timeframes will be published via the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia website (https://lnkd.in/gfcvyP-f). The Academy’s social media channels and newsletter subscription are all available on our website. Please sign up, like and follow to stay up to date with all of the exciting national and international grants and awards opportunities that the Academy offers. Follow this link to find out more about the Australia-France Indo-Pacific Studies Program: https://lnkd.in/giV_yNt9

Visiting Professor in Australian Studies 2025-26 / 2026-27, Centre for Pacific and American Studies, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo The International Australian Studies Association (InASA) is excited to announce applications are now open for the Australia-Japan Foundation Visiting Professor in Australian Studies at the University of Tokyo, 2025-26 and 2026-27. InASA is seeking individual appointments for both terms. https://lnkd.in/guDvZ7J5

We would like to wish all our followers a peaceful holiday season and a refreshing start to the new year. Please note our national office will close on 23 December and reopen on 2 January. Our social media accounts will be unmonitored from 16 December to 12 January.

The Royal Society of New South Wales has long recognised distinguished achievements in various fields of knowledge through its Awards. The Awards for 2024 were announced at the 1328th Ordinary General Meeting of the Society, held on Wednesday, 4 December 2024. We are excited to announce that amongst the distinguished Award recipients were Academy Fellows: ♦ Professor George Paxinos AO DistFRSN FAA FASSA FAHMS (Career Excellence Award, James Cook Medal) ♦ Professor Jane McAdam AO FASSA FAAL (Discipline Awards and Lectureship, Award in the Humanities, Philosophy, and Law) ♦ Professor Katherine Boydell FASSA (Discipline Awards and Lectureships, Discipline Awards and Lectureships) We congratulate all recipients. The full list of awards is available using this link ⇨ https://lnkd.in/d62Pg-U4

Academy Fellow Glyn Davis says that AI will open a new world for central government. Please follow this link to read more ⇨ https://lnkd.in/gMV3dmp4

📣National Reconciliation Week 2025 theme announced📣 The National Reconciliation Week (NRW) 2025 theme, Bridging Now to Next, reflects the ongoing connection between past, present and future. At a time when Australia faces uncertainty in its reconciliation journey, this theme calls on all Australians to step forward together. Bridging Now to Next urges us to look ahead and continue the push forward as past lessons guide us. In the #NRW2025 theme artwork created by Kalkadoon woman Bree Buttenshaw, native plants − which are known for regenerating after fire and thriving through adversity − symbolise our collective strength and the possibilities of renewal. This is a time for growth, reflection, and commitment to walking together. Australia’s history of reconciliation is not a linear one, we have made great strides and experienced disappointing setbacks. Twenty-five years ago, Corroboree 2000 brought together Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous leaders in a historic call for reconciliation. We continue that work in 2025, inviting all Australians to join us in Bridging Now to Next - building a more united and respectful nation. See more information on #NRW2025: https://lnkd.in/d3hGDGY6 📌More assets, activity, and information will be released in February 2025. #Reconciliation #BridgingNowtoNext

The Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA) and the Learned Academies have issued a statement on cuts to Humanities and Social Science funding through Aotearoa/New Zealand's Marsden Fund. Read here: https://lnkd.in/g2BGWZvp

We're hiring! Great opportunity for an experienced, creative and passionate Director of Communications to join our brilliant team. Job details at https://lnkd.in/gfN7-zhZ Applications close Friday 31 January 2025.

We are delighted to share the recording of the 2024 Shape the Nation Lecture by Australian Chief Scientist Dr Cathy Foley AO PSM, now live on the Academy's website. In what was Dr Foley's final public lecture as Chief Scientist, her excellent presentation was titled ‘The secret sauce for a better Australia' and discussed the significance of the social sciences in addressing the national's most pressing challenges. Our thanks again to Dr Foley and her team, to Professor Amanda Davies, head of the UWA School of Social Sciences, and to the Council of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences for organising a terrific #CHASS2024 Congress. Thanks also to Business Events Perth for supporting the program. #BusEventsPerth Australian Academy of the Humanities https://lnkd.in/gnp-XAN8 

Check your inbox - our final newsletter for 2024 has just landed! Inside you'll find a list of congratulations longer than Santa's right arm, wrap ups of our recent events and some end-of-year opportunities for keen researchers. Not subscribed? Find the newsletter below and sign up! https://lnkd.in/gte8wHZ