Each year the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia hosts and supports a wide range of social science or policy-focused lectures, forums, roundtables and other events around the country. Many of these events are free of charge and open to the public.

The Academy also offers a number of awards for its Fellows, and often shares grants and other opportunities with Fellows.

Events

Past events, lectures, public forums and annual symposia

2024 Shape the Nation Lecture: Dr Cathy Foley AO PSM FAA FTSE
2024
28
Nov

2024 Shape the Nation Lecture: Dr Cathy Foley AO PSM FAA FTSE
2024 Annual Dinner
2024
19
Nov

2024 Annual Dinner
2024 New Fellows Presentations
2024
19
Nov

2024 New Fellows Presentations
Tax reform: laying the foundations | 2024 Keith Hancock Lecture and Panel Discussion
2024
31
Oct

Tax reform: laying the foundations | 2024 Keith Hancock Lecture and Panel Discussion
Indigenous language landscapes: Why a fuller understanding of Indigenous peoples’ language contexts is important
2024
01
Oct

Indigenous language landscapes: Why a fuller understanding of Indigenous peoples’ language contexts is important
The Stupidity Paradox of Working in Universities | The Peer Revue
2024
12
Sep

The Stupidity Paradox of Working in Universities | The Peer Revue
Making ‘sustainable finance’ more sustainable
2024
12
Sep

Making ‘sustainable finance’ more sustainable
The Great Debate: Does social media unite or divide us?
2024
10
Sep

The Great Debate: Does social media unite or divide us?
Using social science to inform hepatitis C elimination efforts in prisons
2024
10
Sep

Using social science to inform hepatitis C elimination efforts in prisons
AUKUS: Assumptions and Implications
2024
15
Aug

AUKUS: Assumptions and Implications
Priorities and Future Directions for Educational Research
2024
05
Aug

Priorities and Future Directions for Educational Research
Information session: Workshops Program 2025
2024
04
Jul

Information session: Workshops Program 2025
The Future of Medicare: Research-informed policy for better access and health
2024
19
Jun

The Future of Medicare: Research-informed policy for better access and health
Exploring Indigenous Research: Conducting ethical research and improving access of research outcomes to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
2024
13
Jun

Exploring Indigenous Research: Conducting ethical research and improving access of research outcomes to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Youth, Masculinity and the Far Right in Australia
2024
10
May

Youth, Masculinity and the Far Right in Australia
Marriage, family and work in an age of rising gender equality
2024
11
Apr

Marriage, family and work in an age of rising gender equality
Risks and opportunities: Building social contexts for young children’s digital interactions
2023
23
Nov

Risks and opportunities: Building social contexts for young children’s digital interactions
2023 Annual Fellows Meetings
2023
15
Nov

2023 Annual Fellows Meetings
Watershed: The 2022 Australian Federal Election – Book Launch
2023
18
Oct

Watershed: The 2022 Australian Federal Election – Book Launch
Gender Gaps: Causes and Origins
2023
12
Oct

Gender Gaps: Causes and Origins
Battle of the Sex Differences: Where to begin?
2023
25
Aug

Battle of the Sex Differences: Where to begin?
Digital Society: Social science perspectives for a better future
2023
24
Nov

Digital Society: Social science perspectives for a better future
Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences ARC Centres of Excellence Workshop
2023
05
Dec

Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences ARC Centres of Excellence Workshop
Making a Difference: How Does Social Change Happen?
2023
06
Sep

Making a Difference: How Does Social Change Happen?
Unravelling the Thrills and Trials of Mixed Feelings in Consumer Behaviour
2023
30
Aug

Unravelling the Thrills and Trials of Mixed Feelings in Consumer Behaviour
Climate finance: taking a position on climate futures
2023
05
Sep

Climate finance: taking a position on climate futures
Treaty! Promise, potential and pitfalls
2023
06
Sep

Treaty! Promise, potential and pitfalls
It’s Time for Change – New Perspectives on Body Image
2023
07
Sep

It’s Time for Change – New Perspectives on Body Image
Australian Roadmap for Open Research
2024
13
Jun

Australian Roadmap for Open Research
The Great Debate: Does sport unite or divide us?
2023
05
Sep

The Great Debate: Does sport unite or divide us?
Quality, equity and inclusion: Maximising participation in early learning
2024
19
Apr

Quality, equity and inclusion: Maximising participation in early learning
Shaping the Future: A new approach to policy that works for young people
2023
15
Nov

Shaping the Future: A new approach to policy that works for young people
Developments in work and wellbeing for contemporary Australia
2023
23
Mar

Developments in work and wellbeing for contemporary Australia
Everywhen: Australia and the Language of Deep History Launch & Panel Event
2023
28
Feb

Everywhen: Australia and the Language of Deep History Launch & Panel Event
2023 Annual Events
2023
23
Nov

2023 Annual Events
2022 New Fellows’ Presentations
2022
28
Nov

2022 New Fellows’ Presentations
2022 Cunningham Lecture: ‘What Makes Democracies Work?’
2022
29
Nov

2022 Cunningham Lecture: ‘What Makes Democracies Work?’
Democracy: Risk | Relevance | Revival
2022
28
Nov

Democracy: Risk | Relevance | Revival
Staggered Starting Blocks: Intergenerational Disadvantage in Australia
2022
04
Oct

Staggered Starting Blocks: Intergenerational Disadvantage in Australia
Narratives for violence and their persistence over time
2022
09
Sep

Narratives for violence and their persistence over time
What are the economic implications of a changing climate?
2022
09
Sep

What are the economic implications of a changing climate?
Big Data for Social Policy: Developments, Benefits and Risks
2022
09
Sep

Big Data for Social Policy: Developments, Benefits and Risks
Social science is everywhere: An introduction for Australian secondary students
2022
06
Sep

Social science is everywhere: An introduction for Australian secondary students
Women in the 2022 Federal Election: Will politics be done differently?
2022
03
Jul

Women in the 2022 Federal Election: Will politics be done differently?
Stuart Macintyre: The Work of History
2022
21
Jul

Stuart Macintyre: The Work of History
Are Indigenous Rights Inconsistent with Australian Political Traditions?
2022
28
Apr

Are Indigenous Rights Inconsistent with Australian Political Traditions?
‘No room at the Inn’: Rethinking critical race studies and its place in the Australian academy
2022
23
Feb

‘No room at the Inn’: Rethinking critical race studies and its place in the Australian academy
50th Anniversary Symposium: The Social Future of Australia
2021
22
Nov

50th Anniversary Symposium: The Social Future of Australia
2021 New Fellows’ Presentations
2021
24
Nov

2021 New Fellows’ Presentations
Making Space for the Social Sciences: Webinar Series

Making Space for the Social Sciences: Webinar Series
The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Social Sciences
2021
10
Sep

The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Social Sciences
Sensemaking about Space

Sensemaking about Space
First in Space: Lessons from Aboriginal Astronomy

First in Space: Lessons from Aboriginal Astronomy
Preparing for a Space Future: Building the Infrastructure

Preparing for a Space Future: Building the Infrastructure
Finding the Profitable Niche: Futures Awaiting Space Industry

Finding the Profitable Niche: Futures Awaiting Space Industry
Australians in Space: Living Systems and the Future

Australians in Space: Living Systems and the Future
Defending Space

Defending Space
Space Diplomacy, Law and Regulation

Space Diplomacy, Law and Regulation
Space and Australia’s Future: Facing Fundamentals

Space and Australia’s Future: Facing Fundamentals
Making SPACE for Young Australians

Making SPACE for Young Australians
Celebrating 50 Years – 50th Birthday Party (Postponed)
2021
07
Jul

Celebrating 50 Years – 50th Birthday Party (Postponed)
50th Anniversary WA Fellows Dinner
2021
18
Aug

50th Anniversary WA Fellows Dinner
50th Anniversary QLD Fellows Dinner
2021
07
Jul

50th Anniversary QLD Fellows Dinner
2022 Annual Events
2022
28
Nov

2022 Annual Events
Reconciliation Action Plan Launch
2021
18
Jun

Reconciliation Action Plan Launch
2021 Annual Events | Celebrating 50 Years
2021
24
Nov

2021 Annual Events | Celebrating 50 Years
International Webinar: Digital Scholarly Communication
2021
31
Mar

International Webinar: Digital Scholarly Communication
The Hon. Justice Iain Ross AO: 2020 Keith Hancock Lecture
2020
03
Dec

The Hon. Justice Iain Ross AO: 2020 Keith Hancock Lecture
2020 Annual Events | Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
2020
25
Nov

2020 Annual Events | Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
2020 New Fellows Presentations
2020
25
Nov

2020 New Fellows Presentations
Professor Raewyn Connell: 2020 Cunningham Lecture
2020
27
Oct

Professor Raewyn Connell: 2020 Cunningham Lecture
Professor Maggie Walter: 2020 Fay Gale Lecture
2020
07
Oct

Professor Maggie Walter: 2020 Fay Gale Lecture
Professor Raewyn Connell: 2020 Cunningham Lecture
2020
27
Oct

Professor Raewyn Connell: 2020 Cunningham Lecture
Dr Elise Klein OAM: 2020 Paul Bourke Lecture
2020
08
Sep

Dr Elise Klein OAM: 2020 Paul Bourke Lecture
Dr David Frazier: 2020 Paul Bourke Lecture
2020
09
Sep

Dr David Frazier: 2020 Paul Bourke Lecture
Dr Rebecca Ananian-Welsh in conversation with Professor Peter Greste
2020
11
Sep

Dr Rebecca Ananian-Welsh in conversation with Professor Peter Greste
Dr Melissa Day: 2020 Paul Bourke Lecture
2020
10
Sep

Dr Melissa Day: 2020 Paul Bourke Lecture
Morrison’s Miracle | Book Launch
2020
30
Jul

Morrison’s Miracle | Book Launch
Loneliness in the Digital Age | A Virtual Symposium

Loneliness in the Digital Age | A Virtual Symposium
2021 Intergenerational Report: Policy Roundtable

2021 Intergenerational Report: Policy Roundtable
Completing Australia’s Retirement Income System

Completing Australia’s Retirement Income System
Saving People & the Planet
2019
12
Nov

Saving People & the Planet
2019 Paul Bourke Public Lecture – Dr Emma Hutchison
2019
30
Oct

2019 Paul Bourke Public Lecture – Dr Emma Hutchison
Regenerating Integrity and Trust in Australian Institutions – Roundtable
2019
01
Oct

Regenerating Integrity and Trust in Australian Institutions – Roundtable
2019 Cunningham Lecture: Losing It! The Art of Effective Policy Making
2019
12
Nov

2019 Cunningham Lecture: Losing It! The Art of Effective Policy Making
Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) Workshop
2019
18
Oct

Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) Workshop
2019 Peter Karmel Forum – Understanding Politics and Policy through a Values Lens
2019
29
May

2019 Peter Karmel Forum – Understanding Politics and Policy through a Values Lens
Book Launch: Judges, Judging and Humour
2018
12
Nov

Book Launch: Judges, Judging and Humour
2019 Paul Bourke Lecture – Dr Renee Zahnow
2019
08
Oct

2019 Paul Bourke Lecture – Dr Renee Zahnow
Special Public Forum – Fair Share: Competing Claims and Australia’s Economic Future

Special Public Forum – Fair Share: Competing Claims and Australia’s Economic Future
The 2004 Australian election

The 2004 Australian election
2018 Paul Bourke Lecture: Dr Daniel King
2018
13
Sep

2018 Paul Bourke Lecture: Dr Daniel King
Regenerating Integrity and Trust in Australian Institution

Regenerating Integrity and Trust in Australian Institution
Health Equity: Challenges & Solutions

Health Equity: Challenges & Solutions
Social Sciences: Understanding policy impacts

Social Sciences: Understanding policy impacts
Social Insurance for the 21st Century?

Social Insurance for the 21st Century?
Population ageing and Australia’s future

Population ageing and Australia’s future
Levelling the spirit

Levelling the spirit
Australian social sciences in the Asian century

Australian social sciences in the Asian century
Food regimes and food security

Food regimes and food security
Family fortunes and the Global Financial Crisis

Family fortunes and the Global Financial Crisis
Space and place matter

Space and place matter
Fostering creativity and innovation

Fostering creativity and innovation
Power, people, water

Power, people, water
Australians on the move

Australians on the move
Ideas and influence

Ideas and influence
Government as risk manager

Government as risk manager
Youth in transition

Youth in transition
Building a better future for our children

Building a better future for our children
Joint Academies Symposium

Joint Academies Symposium
Aborigines, culture and economy The past, present, and future of rural and remote indigenous lives

Aborigines, culture and economy The past, present, and future of rural and remote indigenous lives
The deregulation of the Australian labour market: a workshop in honour of keith hancock

The deregulation of the Australian labour market: a workshop in honour of keith hancock
Publicising performance data on individual surgeons The ethical issues – policy implications

Publicising performance data on individual surgeons The ethical issues – policy implications
Corruption: expanding the focus

Corruption: expanding the focus
Australian multiculturalism and political theory Balancing rights and responsibilities in a diverse society

Australian multiculturalism and political theory Balancing rights and responsibilities in a diverse society
Portrait of a nation 2003 Reporting on the inaugural australian survey of social attitudes

Portrait of a nation 2003 Reporting on the inaugural australian survey of social attitudes
Participation and governance in regional development

Participation and governance in regional development
Australian women facing the future Is the intergenerational report gender neutral?

Australian women facing the future Is the intergenerational report gender neutral?
Evidence into policy What works in ageing

Evidence into policy What works in ageing
Paul Bourke Lecture 2017- ‘The time-travelling brain’: how we remember the past and imagine

Paul Bourke Lecture 2017- ‘The time-travelling brain’: how we remember the past and imagine
2019 Fay Gale Lecture – The Two University Freedoms
2019
30
Aug

2019 Fay Gale Lecture – The Two University Freedoms
Paul Bourke Lecture 2016- Novel directions in population mental health research

Paul Bourke Lecture 2016- Novel directions in population mental health research
Paul Bourke Lecture 2015- Trapped in the Gap: Doing Good In Indigenous Australia

Paul Bourke Lecture 2015- Trapped in the Gap: Doing Good In Indigenous Australia
2018 Peter Karmel Forum – Promoting the Value of Expertise in Decision-Making
2018
12
Sep

2018 Peter Karmel Forum – Promoting the Value of Expertise in Decision-Making
Paul Bourke Lecture 2014- Mauve Mondays and orange odours

Paul Bourke Lecture 2014- Mauve Mondays and orange odours
Paul Bourke Lecture 2013- Training the multi-tasking brain

Paul Bourke Lecture 2013- Training the multi-tasking brain
2019 Keith Hancock Lecture: Professor John Quiggin
2019
06
Mar

2019 Keith Hancock Lecture: Professor John Quiggin
Paul Bourke Lecture 2012- Much confusion about inclusion in Australia’s largest education system

Paul Bourke Lecture 2012- Much confusion about inclusion in Australia’s largest education system
Paul Bourke Lecture 2011- The changing world of HIV medicine and the general practitioners who provide it

Paul Bourke Lecture 2011- The changing world of HIV medicine and the general practitioners who provide it
2018 Keith Hancock Lecture #2: Prof. Ross Homel AO
2019
13
Sep

2018 Keith Hancock Lecture #2: Prof. Ross Homel AO
Paul Bourke Lecture 2010- Genetics and pharmacology of executive control

Paul Bourke Lecture 2010- Genetics and pharmacology of executive control
2018 Keith Hancock Lecture #1: Prof. Ross Homel

2018 Keith Hancock Lecture #1: Prof. Ross Homel
2018 Cunningham Lecture: The Pursuit of Knowledge
2018
13
Nov

2018 Cunningham Lecture: The Pursuit of Knowledge
Peter Karmel Forum 2017-Social Science Research: Making its mark on Australia

Peter Karmel Forum 2017-Social Science Research: Making its mark on Australia
2018 Fay Gale Lecture # 2: Prof. Genevieve Bell
2018
14
Sep

2018 Fay Gale Lecture # 2: Prof. Genevieve Bell
2018 Fay Gale Lecture #1: Prof. Genevieve Bell
2018
12
Sep

2018 Fay Gale Lecture #1: Prof. Genevieve Bell
Cunningham Lecture 2017: A Social Science of Failure

Cunningham Lecture 2017: A Social Science of Failure
Fay Gale Lecture 2017: What matters in Social Change?: The uncertain significance of caring

Fay Gale Lecture 2017: What matters in Social Change?: The uncertain significance of caring
Cunningham Lecture 2016: “Will you still need me, will you still……”

Cunningham Lecture 2016: “Will you still need me, will you still……”
Cunningham Lecture 2015: The Luck of Politics

Cunningham Lecture 2015: The Luck of Politics
Cunningham Lecture 2014: The case of the income contingent loan

Cunningham Lecture 2014: The case of the income contingent loan
Cunningham Lecture 2013: Plain packaging of tobacco products

Cunningham Lecture 2013: Plain packaging of tobacco products
Peter Karmel Forum 2017- Can Good Policy Rescue Politics?

Peter Karmel Forum 2017- Can Good Policy Rescue Politics?
Peter Karmel Forum 2015- Creating an Overarching Retirement Income Policy Framework

Peter Karmel Forum 2015- Creating an Overarching Retirement Income Policy Framework
Peter Karmel Lecture 2014- Why hasn’t the mental health of Australians improved?

Peter Karmel Lecture 2014- Why hasn’t the mental health of Australians improved?
Peter Karmel Lecture 2013- Public inquiries and public policy: some reflections

Peter Karmel Lecture 2013- Public inquiries and public policy: some reflections
Keith Hancock Lecture 2016- A Model of Confusion

Keith Hancock Lecture 2016- A Model of Confusion
Keith Hancock Lecture 2014- Resilience and fragility in the Asian Century
2014
25
Nov

Keith Hancock Lecture 2014- Resilience and fragility in the Asian Century
Keith Hancock 2013- Retirement income design with an ageing demographic

Keith Hancock 2013- Retirement income design with an ageing demographic
Keith Hancock Lecture 2012- A case for pluralism in economics

Keith Hancock Lecture 2012- A case for pluralism in economics
Fay Gale Lecture 2016: Invisible and Dying: Women crossing borders in South East Asia

Fay Gale Lecture 2016: Invisible and Dying: Women crossing borders in South East Asia
Keith Hancock Lecture 2010- The poor relation

Keith Hancock Lecture 2010- The poor relation
Keith Hancock Lecture 2009- Wage inequality

Keith Hancock Lecture 2009- Wage inequality
Fay Gale Lecture 2015: Holding up half the sky? Women at work in the 21st Century

Fay Gale Lecture 2015: Holding up half the sky? Women at work in the 21st Century
Fay Gale Lecture 2014: Winning the war on war but losing the battle: a feminist perspective on global violence

Fay Gale Lecture 2014: Winning the war on war but losing the battle: a feminist perspective on global violence
Cunningham Lecture 2012: Who would want to be held responsible for Australia’s future?

Cunningham Lecture 2012: Who would want to be held responsible for Australia’s future?
Fay Gale Lecture 2013: Liberal arts on the move

Fay Gale Lecture 2013: Liberal arts on the move
Fay Gale Lecture 2011: Trends and recent developments in income inequality in Australia

Fay Gale Lecture 2011: Trends and recent developments in income inequality in Australia
Fay Gale Lecture 2010: A provocation from the periphery

Fay Gale Lecture 2010: A provocation from the periphery
Cunningham Lecture 2011: Living with an unsustainable food system

Cunningham Lecture 2011: Living with an unsustainable food system
Cunningham Lecture 2010: What if mainstream science is right?

Cunningham Lecture 2010: What if mainstream science is right?
Cunningham Lecture 2009: Green democracy, global governance

Cunningham Lecture 2009: Green democracy, global governance
Cunningham Lecture 2007: World order under stress

Cunningham Lecture 2007: World order under stress
Cunningham Lecture 2006: Building democracy and justice after conflict

Cunningham Lecture 2006: Building democracy and justice after conflict
Cunningham Lecture 2005: Re-thinking Australian governance – the Howard legacy

Cunningham Lecture 2005: Re-thinking Australian governance – the Howard legacy
Cunningham Lecture 2004: The esteem engine

Cunningham Lecture 2004: The esteem engine
Cunningham Lecture 2003: Leadership observed

Cunningham Lecture 2003: Leadership observed
Cunningham Lecture 2002: Before the bough breaks

Cunningham Lecture 2002: Before the bough breaks
Cunningham Lecture 2001: Australia Fair

Cunningham Lecture 2001: Australia Fair
Cunningham Lecture 2000: Thinking peace, making peace

Cunningham Lecture 2000: Thinking peace, making peace
Cunningham Lecture 1999: Pushing back the frontiers of death

Cunningham Lecture 1999: Pushing back the frontiers of death
Cunningham Lecture 1998: Shared space – divided cultures

Cunningham Lecture 1998: Shared space – divided cultures

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