
Jack Smart Lecture with Prof Gideon Rosen
The Jack Smart Lecture is a celebration of the profound impact Professor J. J. C. (Jack) Smart had at the Research School of Social Sciences. Each year, the School of Philosophy invites an eminent…

Fit to Print exhibition review
NCB team members Michelle Staff and Emily Gallagher have written a review of the National Library of Australia's Fit to Print exhibition, which is on until 20 July. Read their piece online via…

Dr Filip Slaveski Awarded Prestigious ARC Future Fellowship
We are thrilled to share the news that Dr Filip Slaveski, from the School of History in the Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS), has been awarded a highly competitive four-year Future…

Drawing Ntaria: Arrernte child artists, 1938-9
By Dr Emily GallagherIn late June I had the privilege of spending several days on Arrernte Country in Central Australia. It was the last adventure for my book, Playtime, which comes out later this…

Dr Shauna Bostock selected for the ABC TOP 5 media residency
On 20 June the winners of the ABC TOP 5 media residency were announced. We were delighted to learn that Dr Shauna Bostock, Indigenous research editor with the Australian Dictionary of Biography, was…

ADB Medal awarded to Dr Patricia Clarke
On 24 June Dr Patricia Clarke became the 27th recipient of the ADB Medal, which was awarded in recognition of her many and varied contributions to the ADB. The presentation was made at a ceremony at…

Professor Ian McAllister Receives Prestigious International Award for Public Opinion Research
The School of Politics and International Relations (SPIR) is proud to share that Professor Ian McAllister has been awarded the 2025 Helen Dinerman Award by the World Association for Public Opinion…