A photograph of a man wearing black-rimmed glasses. Text on the image says "Prof Dennis Del Favero Awarded RSNSW Award in the Creative and Performing Arts".

Congratulations to Professor Dennis Del Favero FAHA, who has been awarded the Royal Society of NSW Award in the Creative and Performing Arts. His work utilises art and AI visualisation technology to re-imagine wildfires, helping firefighters and communities better understand the extreme events.

Job Ready Graduates requires urgent reform, but current proposal risks more university cuts – Australian Academy of the Humanities Job Ready Graduates requires urgent reform, but current proposal risks more university cuts, says the Australian Academy of the Humanities.

Job Ready Graduates requires urgent reform, but the current proposal being considered by the Senate risks more university cuts, says the Australian Academy of the Humanities. Read more: humanities.org.au/news/job-rea...

National Library of Australia Scholarships | National Library of Australia (NLA) For PhD students who require access to our collections to assist their postgraduate research.

Applications are now open for National Library of Australia Scholarships for PhD candidates. Eight scholarships are available, with four focusing on Asian studies and for First Nations scholars. Apply by 1 May 2026 👉 www.library.gov.au/research/fel...

Congratulations to Prof Stewart King FAHA, who has been awarded the 2026 George N. Dove Award by the American Popular Culture Association for his research on crime fiction.

Stewart spoke about his @arc-gov-au.bsky.social funded research examining crime literature around the world 👉 bit.ly/42bkgnH

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A new report, prepared by the @acadsocsci.bsky.social for Australia’s Chief Scientist convenes researchers across HASS to highlight the significant role of Australia’s public institutions in building resilience to misinformation and disinformation. bit.ly/4s8CEby

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Closing this week! 📣 Applications for our 2026 grants and awards for humanities early career researchers close Sunday 29 March 2026. Learn more & apply 👉 bit.ly/3TozalK

When a librarian discovered a chalk sketch of a mother and baby in a 500-year old copy of Dante’s Divine Comedy, Prof Jaynie Anderson thought it could be by Giorgione. She discusses the on the international connections that ultimately proved her hypothesis correct 👉 bit.ly/4sViLp6

2026 humanities awards and grants The Australian Academy of the Humanities offers several grants and awards for early mid-career researchers each year.

Calling all humanities EMCRs 📣 Applications for our 2026 grants and awards close on Sunday 29 March 2026. Learn more & apply 👉 humanities.org.au/grants-and-a...

Canberra Day Oration 2026: Frank Bongiorno AM | National Library of Australia (NLA) The Canberra & District Historical Society proudly presents the 2026 Canberra Day Oration.

AAH Fellow Professor Frank Bongiorno AM FAHA FASSA will deliver the 2026 Canberra Day Oration, “Does history have a future in Canberra?” at the National Library of Australia on Thurs 12 March.

Registration is free: www.library.gov.au/whats-on/eve...

Professor Bronwyn Fredericks awarded Fulbright Scholarship UQ Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement) Professor Bronwyn Fredericks has been named a 2026 Fulbright Scholar, recognised for her leadership in social justice and improving Indigenous health ...

Congratulations to AAH Fellow Professor Bronwyn Fredericks FAHA FASSA, who has been named a 2026 Fulbright Scholar. 🎉

Prof Fredericks will travel to Harvard University to examine how coordinated research, funding, and cross-sector collaboration can strengthen Indigenous futures.

Broadcasting tonight - 8.00pm AEDT Mon 2 March — tune into ABC Radio National for the 2025 Annual Lecture, When Universities Mattered, by AAH President Prof Stephen Garton.

Can’t tune in? The episode will also be available to stream on the ABC Big Ideas podcast: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Sports diplomacy & the Winter Olympics & Paralympics The hands of the global sport mega event clock have turned to the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. Hosted by the cities of Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo at venues across northern Italy, around two ...

❄️🏅 In an article for @humanitiesau.bsky.social, @davidroweics.bsky.social explores how the Winter Olympics are a stage for sports diplomacy, from soft power plays to boycotts and geopolitical tensions and why Milano Cortina 2026 carries stakes far beyond the slopes. tinyurl.com/buphhc47

📣 We’ve opened applications for the 2026 Medal for Excellence in Translation.

The Medal recognises outstanding achievement in translation and the vital role of translators and translation in Australian culture and scholarly discourse. Applications close 29 March 2026 👉 bit.ly/4b49eF5

‘When universities mattered: Higher education in a country addicted to the plough’ by Stephen Garton There was a time when Australian universities mattered. Should they again?

Published today, Academy President Prof Stephen Garton’s essay “When Universities Mattered” is the feature article in the Australian Book Review’s March issue.

Thanks to the generosity of the ABR, this piece is free to read until midday Monday 2 March 2026. Read & share: bit.ly/3N1Umit

ARDC Indigenous Data Governance Masterclass 2026 | ARDC Custodians of Indigenous data and researchers in any discipline are invited to learn about applying Indigenous data governance principles.

📣Register now for the ARDC Indigenous Data Governance Masterclass
📆18-19 June 2026
#Adelaide University Union House
Custodians of #IndigenousData + researchers from all fields are invited to learn about applying Indigenous Data Governance principles.
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📣 Calling all early and mid-career #humanities researchers! Applications for our 2026 grants and awards are now open. Learn more & apply 👉 humanities.org.au/grants-and-a...

ATEC, Asia Capability & higher education Asia Capability must be embedded into ATEC says Labor MP Tim Watts, to grow the skills Australia needs to work in our region.

Australia’s ability to engage with Asia isn’t optional — it’s foundational to our security & prosperity. With the Universities Accord legislation before Parliament, Tim Watts highlighted the opportunity to rebuild Asia capability via the ATEC. We argue it must be a national priority.
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Stewardship of Meanjin is both a privilege and a responsibility — and we wish all involved every success in this new chapter, for the benefit of Australia’s reading public, now and for generations to come. 4/4 🧵

At a time when Australia’s knowledge and creative infrastructure is too often dismantled or undervalued, it is heartening to see investment in the renewal of such an important institution. 3/4 🧵

Meanjin holds a special place in Australia’s intellectual and literary life. It has shaped debate, nurtured writers, and sustained serious cultural conversation across generations. 2/4 🧵

Meanjin returns home: QUT to become custodian of Australia's iconic literary journal QUT will become the new custodian of Meanjin, Australia's most eminent literary journal, bringing the publication back to Brisbane 80 years after it relocated to Melbourne.

We warmly welcome the news that QUT will assume custodianship of Meanjin, continuing publication of this national literary treasure & bringing the journal home to Meanjin/Magandjin, where Clem Christensen founded it more than 85 years ago 👉 www.qut.edu.au/news?id=203300 1/4 🧵

Sports diplomacy & the Winter Olympics & Paralympics The hands of the global sport mega event clock have turned to the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. Hosted by the cities of Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo at venues across northern Italy, around two ...

Another mega media sport events, another sport diplomacy, sportswashing and PR disaster opportunity.
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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. 🐍humanities.org.au/power-of-the-humanities/...

Another 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

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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.
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National Library of Australia Fellowships | National Library of Australia (NLA) Financial and research support for experienced researchers in various fields and disciplines.

📣 Applications for the 2027 National Library Fellowships will open on 23 February 2026 👉 www.library.gov.au/research/fel...

National Library of Australia Fellowships | National Library of Australia (NLA) Financial and research support for experienced researchers in various fields and disciplines.

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.

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The Australian Academy of the Humanities will open applications for 2026 grants and awards on 16 February 2026.

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📣 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