 | Dear ~~first_name~~,
With the federal election done and dusted, and the government returned, CHASS enters a new phase in its advocacy. No polls or pundits foresaw the scale of the Labor Party’s victory. Inevitably, that large majority has generated the hope that many areas of national life in which we have seen stasis rather than progress for years or decades might now get the attention they deserve – and even a government with the apparent luxury of having the political capital to spend on them.
Our own priorities were outlined in the CHASS Election Statement, Building Australia’s Capabilities in the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, which has been widely shared including with the relevant ministers’ offices. I thank member organisations for their enthusiasm and efforts in getting that document out and about, and have been gratified by the positive response received from all sides. CHASS will be commencing conversations with decision-makers this week.
The priorities seem clear: better support for HASS research in the universities; the (very overdue) repeal of Job-Ready Graduates combined with a package of proper support for HASS education; a more consistent and coherent approach to international student enrolments; building – indeed rebuilding – of the HASS workforce against a background of cuts to the universities; and better support for national cultural institutions.
We understand that the government will be commencing a consultation period for a successor to Revive, released in 2023 as Australia’s first cultural policy for a decade. CHASS will seek opportunities for input into that process, as well as continuing our efforts in the higher education field as the new Australian Tertiary Education Commission proceeds – the Coalition went to the election committed to abolishing it – and the Universities Accord is implemented.
I will continue to keep you updated via this Newsletter.
Frank Bongiorno AM FRHistS FASSA FAHA
CHASS President
| NEW: The Paul Bourke Awards for Early Career Research
The Paul Bourke Awards for Early Career Research honour Australians in the early part of their career who have achieved excellence in scholarship in one or more fields of the social sciences.
Anyone can submit a nomination however each nomination must be supported by two Academy Fellows: one named as proposer and one as seconder. The proposer and seconder may choose to complete and submit the nomination, or it can be completed by someone else, including the nominee. The Nomination also requires:
- A nomination form setting out the case for the nominated scholar.
- The name, position and email address of two referees who have agreed to provide a referee’s report in support of the nomination by the due date. Referees should be scholars in the nominee’s field of study. Referees need not be Fellows of the Academy.
- A full CV for the nominee.
- Evidence of any claimed career interruptions.
NEW: Anzac Day Schools' Awards
The Anzac Day Schools' Awards 2025 is an opportunity to engage students in an in-depth study of Australia’s experience at Gallipoli through veteran experiences of their service. The Department of Veterans' Affairs invite schools to showcase their learning by entering the awards in 2025.
| | HASS Scholarships & Fellowships | NEW: PhD Scholarship: Tackling the Consumption of Sexual Violence on Screen
Flinders University are seeking an outstanding candidate for a PhD project as part of a larger Australian Research Council DECRA Fellowship entitled ‘Tackling the consumption of sexual violence on screen’, led by Assoc. Prof. Claire Henry.
This scholarship is for a candidate wishing to pursue a PhD in Screen, with a relevant Honours or Masters degree in Screen or other applicable discipline for the project (such as women’s and gender studies, media or cultural studies, sociology, criminology, psychology, or law). The candidate is expected to have excellent research and writing skills, and relevant professional experience will also be highly regarded.
NEW: The Japan Foundation Indo-Pacific Partnership Program (JFIPP Research Fellowship)
The Japan Foundation (JF) is pleased to announce a new fellowship program, the Japan Foundation Indo-Pacific Partnership (JFIPP) Research Fellowship, with the purpose of building partnerships and intellectual networks in the Indo-Pacific region.
Applicants must be citizens of Japan, Australia, India, or the U.S.A., or must have at least five years of strong and serious professional experience at an institution in one of these four countries. Applicants must also hold a Ph.D., the highest academic degree in their field of expertise, or a Master’s Degree with five or more years of professional work experience in a field related to their proposed research.
NEW: 2026 Forrest Fellowships
The Forrest Fellowships aim to attract early-career researchers from around the world to work in Perth, Western Australia. Applicants should be leading their field of research and be driven by a desire to solve the world’s grand challenges.
The Fellowships are aimed at those who have completed their PhD in the last two years (conferred from 1 January 2023) or who will complete it in 2025.
| Congress
2025 Congress of HASS
CHASS
The University of Melbourne
Monday 24 - Friday 28 November 2025
SAVE THE DATE
Conferences
NEW: Music and Meditation Conference
Musicological Society of Australia
Union House
Monday 9, 8:30AM - Tuesday 10 June, 2025
Sociology in Action! Wellbeing, Policy, and Activism in Times of Crises and Change
TASA
The University of Melbourne
Monday 24 - Thursday 27 November 2025
CSAA Conference 2025
Cultural Studies Association of Australia
The University of Melbourne
Wednesday 26 - Friday 28 November 2025
Abstract Submission Deadline: July 25.
The ANZAMEMS 15th Biennial Conference: ‘Possibilities’
ANZAMEMS
The University of Melbourne
Wednesday 3 - Friday 5 December 2025
Symposium
NEW: Gender Equity and Reproductive Justice Symposium
Melbourne Social Equity Institute
The University of Melbourne
Friday 30 May, 2PM - 4:30PM
Online Symposium
NEW: Disabled Peoples' Creative Writing
Finding Australia's Disabled Authors
Thursday 29 & Friday 30, 10AM - 4PM August 2025
Paper Submission Deadline: June 6
Project Report Launch
NEW: Fostering Global Digital Citizenship: Diaspora Youth in a Connected World report launch
University of Technology Sydney
RES Hub
TOMORROW Thursday 29 May, 5PM - 7PM
| All of the below articles are available on open access:
Bryant, J. and Aggleton, P. (2025), The Problem With Resilience: Individualisation, Reductionism and Relationality in Health Discourses on Resilience. Sociol Health Illn, 47: e70031. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.70031
Zhao, M. and Tong, Y. (2025), Beyond the Paycheck: Family Systems, Adult Children's Job Sector, and Parental Subjective Well-Being in China. J. Marriage Fam. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.13110
Young, C., Teng, H. W., & Kaur, G. (2025). Migrant Capital and Civic Practices During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Literature Review. Journal of Intercultural Studies, 1–31. https://doi.org/10.1080/07256868.2025.2481379
Thorneycroft, R., Nicholas, L., & Smith, E. K. (2025). Young People’s Perspectives of the ‘Male Gaze’ and Matters of Representation in Online Pornography. Australian Feminist Studies, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/08164649.2025.2498648
Vaughn, S., Ramirez, M., & Tietz, C. (2024). Enhancing Offender Rehabilitation Through Co-Designed Controlled-Environment Agriculture in an Australian Maximum Security Prison. The Prison Journal, 104(5), 594-622. https://doi.org/10.1177/00328855241278262
Vaughan, S., Tietz, C., & Ramirez, M. (2023). Co-designing a conceptual controlled environment agriculture (CEA) model inside an Australian maximum-security prison: A research framework. Cogent Social Sciences, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2023.2188678
Nguyen-Trung, K., Thuy, T. T. T., Anh, N. P., Cong-Lem, N., Huyen, D. T., Diu, L. T., Giang, N. H., & Simon, M. (2025). Vulnerabilities of people with different types of disabilities in disasters: a rapid evidence review and qualitative research. Disasters, 49(3), e12686. https://doi.org/10.1111/disa.12686
Ewenson, L., Corby, C., Hickey, V., Spencer, W., MacGillivray, P., & McCausland, R. (2025). Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisations and disaster response. Alternative Law Journal. https://doi.org/10.1177/1037969X251323942
Usera, D., & Durham, N. (2025). What Predicts Engagement on LinkedIn? Engagement-Boosting Strategies for Professionals. Business and Professional Communication Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1177/23294906251336710
Carlon, C., Aberdeen, L., Eversole, R., Schmidt, M., Congues, J., & Wrigley, K. (2025). Cinderella on the path at midnight: students on regional university campuses and equity. Higher Education Research & Development, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2025.2493249
| A new book called "Children's Online Language and Interaction", written by Vincenza Tudini, seeks to address the risks inherent in children's online interaction and the role of protective adults, yet also celebrates children's linguistic creativity and ability to adapt to new forms of communication.
The full text can be accessed here. | | HASS Employment Opportunities |
NEW: Lecturer in Art History & Art Curatorship
Part Time
University of Melbourne
NEW: Assistant Professor in Architecture or Architecture Engineering
Full Time
Abu Dhabi University
NEW: Lecturer, Public Lecturer
Full Time
University of Melbourne
NEW: Casual Project Officer
Casual
Deakin University
NEW: Senior Lecturer / Lecturer, Gender, Sexuality and Diversity Studies
Full Time
La Trobe University
NEW: Associate Professor / Professor - Journalism
Full Time
Monash University
NEW: Associate Professor / Professor - Media
Full Time
Monash University
NEW: Senior Lecturer - Public Relations
Full Time
Monash University
NEW: Lecturer - Media
Full Time
Monash University
NEW: Subject Coordinator, Arts & Cultural Management
Part Time
University of Melbourne
Chancellor's Research Fellowships
Full Time
University of Technology Sydney
NEW: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Road Lighting
Full Time
University of Sydney
NEW: Academic Coordinator - Courses Transformation
Full Time
Edith Cowan University
NEW: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Pacific History
Full Time
University of Sydney
| | Call For Abstracts | CRP-ARHRI Conference | The Western Sydney University Challenging Racism Project (CRP) and University of Melbourne Anti-Racism Hallmark Research Initiative (ARHRI) is holding a cross-disciplinary one-day conference on Friday, 7 November 2025 at Western Sydney University, Parramatta City campus. The conference will be free to attend.
This event will bring together researchers and practitioners who are undertaking work related to anti-racism. This will be an opportunity for us all to learn more about each other’s work, build networks, and explore the potential for future collaborations.
Please submit your abstract using this link by 1 August 2025.
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