PhD student? Need some extra project support? Australian Graduate Women's 2023 Barbara Hale (x2) and Georgina Sweet Fellowship apps now open, close 28 Feb. australiangradwomen.org.au/fellowships/

Introduced by ARC’s Chief Research Officer Professor Christina Twomey, it was great to hear from James Wilsdon today on the shifting landscape of research on research, through his work as a meta-researcher and Director of the Research on Research Institute (Research on Research Institute (RoRI)).

We're excited to announce the appointment of Professor Alison Ross as Executive Director, Humanities and Creative Arts. Professor Ross will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the ARC while promoting the importance of 🇦🇺 research. Read more: ow.ly/a4LA50N05aH

War is always confronting, as it should be… The Sudden Storm confronts the truth of war + the compassion of service, within the prism of a women’s war story. 2 years to make // 25+ voices incl. ARC’s Professor Christina Twomey + An A to Z of UK Television Drama’s Andy Priestner 🎧 bitly.ws/ASMq

Today on #InternationalWomensDay we celebrate the amazing contribution women make to the Australian research community. We’re proud to support all eligible researchers with opportunities to excel. Happy International Women’s Day! More: arc.gov.au/news-publicati…

Congrats to James Cotton on the launch of Documents on Australian Foreign Policy series - Australia and the World 1920–1930 and Australia and the World 1931–1936 Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺 this evening. Launched with a great speech by Tim Watts MP

Delighted to welcome Professor Steven Weller Steve Weller as our newest Executive Director Australian Research Council, further enhancing our academic expertise and links between the research sector and the ARC.

The #QUT-researcher led Behavioural Insights for Technology Adoption (BITA) training centre - which aims to accelerate Australians’ adoption of innovation technologies in health, agriculture and cybersecurity - has officially opened. fal.cn/3yl2i #ARC Australian Research Council

Delighted that my first contribution to ⁦National Centre of Biography⁩ honours the life and work of Betty Jeffrey. A tiny step towards a long-held ambition to write biography! adb.anu.edu.au/biography/jeff…

Canberra friends - if you are in town on July 31 (evening) and would like to learn more about Treason trials in PNG during WWII, please come along. Rego details below.

What was the “amah strike” in 1960s #Singapore & #Malaysia? And how did it relate to #decolonisation? My thoughts: Amah Activism: Domestic Servants and Decolonization in 1960s Malaysia and Singapore | International Labor and Working-Class History | - bit.ly/3q78GKW

Welcome to Australian Research Council Professor Reid!

Interested in Melbourne’s history? Hear Andrew May AKA University of Melbourne’s Prof Andy May deliver the inaugural Gary Morgan Oration - “Melbourne Inc - little laws and the shaping of a frontier town” at the Athenaeum Library on March 14 @ 6pm. trybooking.com/events/landing…

Have your say: the ARC and Department of Education are pleased to release a public discussion paper to support the Policy Review of the NCGP. Submissions are due by 11.59pm, Monday 13 May 2024. Visit arc.gov.au/engage-us/cons…

In the new Provenance, Andrew May delves into the life of the Victorian Railways engineer tasked with building a model of 1838 Melbourne for display at the 1888 Centennial International Exhibition held at the Royal Exhibition Building. prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collec…

The Office of the Governor of Victoria is hiring! Applications are now open for a fixed term 2 year role as a Research Assistant for the Governor of Victoria history project - an initiative examining the social and architectural history of Government House: jobs.careers.vic.gov.au/jobs/VG-1798310

Delighted to be The Shine Dome Roundtable today to learn more about the World Climate Research Program.

The ARC welcomes the commencement of the ARC Indigenous Forum, which will work with the ARC Board to build Indigenous leadership in the research sector, strengthen Indigenous-led and focused research, and support emerging Indigenous researchers. More: arc.gov.au/news-publicati…

This week, the ARC held an induction for 2024 Industry Fellowship recipients. In attendance were current Fellows Prof Jennifer Smith-Merry (University of Sydney), Prof Guoxiu Wang (UTS), and Prof Justin Gooding (UNSW) who shared tips on completing a successful research fellowship.

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide #DVSRC has been handed down with 122 recommendations. This 2022 article by Prof Christina Twomey FAHA FASSA provides a brief history of activism on defence and veteran suicide & asks: what does Australia owe its veterans?