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Social Sciences Week kicks off across Australia

Monday 8 September marks the official beginning of Social Sciences Week 2025, a nationwide celebration highlighting the vital role of the social sciences in understanding our world and shaping our […]

Social Sciences Week 2025

AFIPS Visiting Fellowships recipients announced

  The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia is delighted to announce the Round 1 Visiting Fellowship recipients under the Australia-France Indo-Pacific Studies (AFIPS) Program. Funded by the Department […]

2025 Rechnitz Fund Grant recipients set to further First Nations knowledge in the social sciences

Four First Nations researchers have received grants from the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia with support from the Wilhelm, Martha, and Otto Rechnitz Memorial Fund. This year’s recipients are David [...]

Statement on risks to national social and cultural research infrastructure and capability at the Australian National University

The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia has deep concerns about the current risks to critical research infrastructure that underpins the work of Australia’s social science and humanities workforce, […]

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July 2025

Honours and awards for Academy Fellows, a fabulous post-election workshop, a public lecture by Antony Green, and updates on policy and international grant recipients.

August 2025

Read the August issue. Update on the State of the Social Sciences, Social Sciences Week Spark Grant recipients, and an invitation to the Academy Gala Dinner.

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