Dear ~~first_name~~,
Welcome to the first CHASS newsletter of 2026. As the year gets underway, this issue brings together a small but useful selection of opportunities, events and updates, including a reminder about the Sorrento Creative Writing Prize deadline on 1 March, a range of current job opportunities, and a selection of recently published open-access articles. We look forward to sharing more news as the year unfolds.
Warm regards,
CHASS Team
| Sorrento Creative Writing Prize 2026
The Sorrento Creative Writing Prize is a Future Leaders Initiative. The Prize celebrates the annual Sorrento Writers Festival and its mission to bring writers and readers together. The winner will receive $5,000 and their writing featured at the 2025 Sorrento Writers Festival and at www.writing.org.au
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2026 Social Sciences Week
CHASS
Saturday 12 - Sunday 20 September 2026
2026 AAP Conference
Australasian Association of Philosophy
Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato, Aotearoa
Sunday 5 - Thursday 9 July 2026
The Australian Sociological Association
University of the Sunshine Coast
Tuesday 24 - Friday 27 November 2026
| All of the below articles are available on open access:
Ejaz, W., Sanford, M., & Fletcher, R. (2025). How News Media, Climate Anxiety, and Trust Shape Pro-Climate Behaviour Across Eight Countries. The International Journal of Press/Politics. https://doi.org/10.1177/19401612251377854
Altay, S., Hoes, E., & Wojcieszak, M. (2025). News Informs and Boosts Discernment: A Replication in France and Germany. The International Journal of Press/Politics. https://doi.org/10.1177/19401612251378969
Squire T. Theorizing Breastfeeding Support Assemblages: Developing a More-Than-Human Conceptualization for Breastfeeding Support Studies. Qualitative Health Research. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497323251386997
Burns, B., R. Grace, and S. Avery. 2025. “ Building a Culture of Voice and Agency for Aboriginal Children in Out-of-Home Care: A Review of Policy in New South Wales and Victoria.” Australian Journal of Social Issues 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajs4.70081
Goudie, S., K. Natalier, M. Jones, and K. Seymour. 2025. “ Making, Unmaking and Remaking Home: Foster Carers' Home Practices Within Australia's Child Protection System.” Child & Family Social Work 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.70084
Yasmeen, F., Petersen, A., & Forbes-Mewett, H. (2025). Intersectional disadvantages? Labor market integration of skilled Pakistani migrant women in Australia. Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, 34(4), 586-608. https://doi.org/10.1177/01171968251399227
Moore, S., & Lookadoo, K. (2026). LinkedIn in Business and Technical Communication: A Textbook Analysis Grounded in Digital Literacy. Business and Professional Communication Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1177/23294906251405411
| | HASS Employment Opportunities |
NEW: Program Manager, Building Design
Full Time
RMIT University
NEW: Pro Vice-Chancellor - Indigenous
Full Time
University of Canberra
NEW: Lecturer in Oboe
Full Time
University of Melbourne
NEW: Senior Lecturer (Studio Practice)
Full Time
The University of Newcastle Australia
NEW: Senior Lecturer (Disaster Risk and Resilience)
Full Time
The University of Newcastle Australia
NEW: Senior Lecturer (Computational Design and Digital Methods)
Full Time
The University of Newcastle Australia
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