Meet Dr Tiania Stevens, a researcher and ex-war correspondent. With the support of a Humanities Travelling Fellowship, Dr Stevens will travel to Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina in a race against time to digitise testimonies of Bosnian concentration camp survivors. bit.ly/3TCsHaQ

Congratulations to Dr Emily Gallagher, who has won the W. K. Hancock Prize for Playtime: A history of Australian Childhood, from the Australian Historical Association. We were pleased to support the development of this manuscript with a 2025 Publication Subsidy. Congratulations, Emily!

🏺From debates around casting, to the accuracy of the retelling, Julia Kindt FAHA says the biggest takeaway from Christopher Nolan’s 'The Odyssey' is an appreciation for the humanities, and the skills they foster 👉 humanities.org.au/power-of-the... #odyssey @juliakindt.bsky.social

Why The Odyssey is the best argument for the humanities

Julia Kindt FAHA on why the biggest take away from Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is an appreciation for all the humanities offer us.

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With a new re-telling in theatres, the Odyssey’s popularity is enduring. But what makes an ancient story appeal to modern audiences? Prof Elizabeth Minchin OAM FAHA, a classicist specialising in the Homeric epics, breaks down the storytelling devices behind Homer’s ongoing appeal 🏺 👉 bit.ly/4wkdF87

The Australian Academy of the Humanities welcomes much of the @arc-gov-au.bsky.social’s Final Report of the National Competitive Grants Program, particularly its renewed commitment to excellent early-stage research, as well as research led by ECRs and Indigenous scholars: bit.ly/4wTEYpF

The Australian Academy of the Humanities acknowledges, with deep sadness, the death of Professor Marguerite Johnson FAHA: humanities.org.au/our-communit... An Honorary Professor of Classics and Ancient History at The University of Queensland, Marguerite was elected to the Academy in 2022.

Delighted to receive an Australian Academy of the Humanities Travelling Fellowship for my upcoming visit to @iashedinburgh.bsky.social and Scottish rare books collections! @anzamems.bsky.social @memorients.bsky.social

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The AAH is thrilled to announce the 8 recipients of the 2026 Humanities Travelling Fellowships. The Fellowships will enable the humanities researchers to undertake critical projects which will generate new insights, and forge global connections. 👉 bit.ly/4wktbB0 @natcutter.bsky.social

The AAH is thrilled to announce the 8 recipients of the 2026 Humanities Travelling Fellowships. The Fellowships will enable the humanities researchers to undertake critical projects which will generate new insights, and forge global connections. 👉 bit.ly/4wktbB0 @natcutter.bsky.social

The 1950s gave us the FJ Holden, the Hills Hoist, the Melbourne Olympics, and … polio. Prof Catharine Coleborne FAHA explores how oral histories help us understand the experiences of survivors and the profound social, cultural & medical impacts of the epidemic on post-war Australia 👉 bit.ly/3TqbFwp

The Australian Academy of the Humanities has today issued a statement emphasising humanities expertise is essential to Australia’s new national AI framework, and the goals of the Office of Artificial Intelligence: humanities.org.au/news/humanit...

Traces of Australian links to Atlantic slavery survive all around us, whether we realise it or not. Research by Prof @janelydon.bsky.social FAHA and Prof Zoë Laidlaw illuminates these connections and prompts us to seek new understandings of the past: lnkd.in/ebZ7dAUR

We’re thrilled to announce musician, composer and PhD candidate at Monash University, Aaron Wyatt has been awarded the 2026 John Mulvaney Fellowship. Meet Aaron: humanities.org.au/power-of-the...

AAH Fellow Prof Alice Gorman FAHA appeared in The Guardian over the weekend to weigh in on mysterious metal balls washing up on Queensland beaches. Gorman, a space archaeologist, says the objects may be ’space balls’ — titanium fuel vessels ejected during a rocket launch. bit.ly/4y5rN6i

Mysterious debris found on Queensland beaches could be ‘space balls’ – and may contain toxic rocket fuel

Australian Space Agency working to confirm origin of objects as space archaeologist says they may be connected to a rocket launch

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Australia's future security, prosperity and regional engagement depend on rebuilding Asia capability. We welcome the release of the report, 'Security and prosperity in Asia: Building Australia's Asia Capability'. Read our statement ▶️ humanities.org.au/news/new-par...

New parliamentary report charts a path to rebuilding Australia's Asia capability – Australian Academy of the Humanities

The Australian Academy of the Humanities welcomes the release of the House Standing Committee on Education and Employment’s report, Security and Prosperity in Asia: Building Australia’s Asia Capabilit...

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Where are students with creative qualifications employed? New research reveals creative degrees build skills that show up across the whole creative economy — from marketing to tech 👉 humanities.org.au/power-of-the...

A narrow focus on "job ready" misses the big picture on graduate outcomes. Our submission to the Senate Inquiry into Australian University Graduates makes 5 recommendations to better recognise the diverse careers of HASS graduates: humanities.org.au/news/human-c...

The 2026 Holberg Prize was awarded to AAH Fellow Prof Lyndal Roper FAHA for her pioneering work on early modern European history. Prof Roper's Holberg Lecture, 'Who Owns Fertility? The Reformation’s Sexual Politics', is available to stream: bit.ly/4b5Hj8i 📷 Holberg Prize & Eivind Senneset, UiB

Researchers studying Australian history mostly use English language sources. But Prof Adrian Vickers FAHA makes use of sources in languages other than English to reveal a more nuanced picture of Australia. humanities.org.au/power-of-the...

Graeme Turner AO FAHA was an extraordinary scholar, mentor, colleague & friend. With the blessing of Graeme's family, the AAH will establish the Graeme Turner AO FAHA Policy Internship Program in 2027. Learn more & donate to our new initiative: bit.ly/4xVKwS3

Congratulations to Prof Susan Sheridan OAM FAHA, awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia.👏 Susan’s scholarship charts Australian women writers and their impact on Australian literary culture, and women's experience, influence and engagement with feminism at key moments in Australian history.

The Academy warmly welcomes the appointment of Professor Barney Glover AO as inaugural Chief Commissioner of the Australian Tertiary Education Commission (ATEC). We also congratulate the Hon Fiona Nash, Mr David Coltman, and Professor Stephen Duckett on their appointments as Commissioners.

Backing Australian culture means backing national capability. The Academy’s National Cultural Policy submission calls for stronger First Nations cultural governance, action on the creative education crisis, and investment in creative clusters and cultural R&D 👉 humanities.org.au/power-of-the...

Backing Australian Culture – Australian Academy of the Humanities

Australia's cultural and creative industries contribute $67.4 billion in economic activity and employ more than 591,000 people.

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AAH Fellow and recipient of the 2026 Holberg Prize, Professor Lyndal Roper FAHA will present the Holberg Lecture, “Who Owns Fertility? The reformation’s sexual politics” on Wednesday 3 June in Oslo, Norway, with streaming options available. Register here: holbergprize.org/events-and-p...

For many, imagination and creativity are considered luxuries. But if we want to build a better future and respond to contemporary challenges, harnessing our capacity to imagine should be treated as a national priority worthy of investment, argues Prof @katieebarclay.bsky.social 👉 bit.ly/3RDXEdz

Congratulations to four of our Fellows on securing @arc-gov-au.bsky.social Linkage Project grants in the 2025 Round 2 announcement. These remarkable projects span inclusive arts for children with disabilities to truth-telling histories of WA’s Goldfields region 👉 humanities.org.au/power-of-the...

Four Fellows secure Linkage Project funding – Australian Academy of the Humanities

The Australian Academy of the Humanities is delighted to see four Fellows have been awarded grants under the Linkage Project scheme 2025 (Round 2) by the Australian Research Council. The Linkage Proje...

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New research shows #libraries support our health and wellbeing. Surveying 6000 NSW residents, 🏠 64% saw public libraries as places of safety and belonging. 🧠 67% said libraries supported their mental wellbeing. Learn more: www.sl.nsw.gov.au/about/about-...

Balancing the books

A report on the value of the State Library of NSW and NSW public libraries.

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The 2026-27 Budget focused on policies to tackle intergenerational inequality. But under the Job Ready Graduates (JRG) Package, students are taking on significant, often life changing, debt to study humanities courses in fields essential for Australia’s future. Read more: bit.ly/4fhWgXS

Do arts graduates get jobs? Absolutely! Academy Policy Lead Prof Sue Dodds spoke with ABC Radio this morning. "Over 90% of humanities graduates are in full-time work three years after graduating... What you learn in an arts degree gives you the tools for so many jobs.” bit.ly/4tWNlzM

Victorian Statewide Mornings with Nic Healey - ABC listen

Mornings covers regional Victoria's hot topics, bringing you a great selection of stories and regular features to keep you entertained and informed.

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Today is the #MetGala. While fashion exhibitions are hugely popular today, the collection and exhibition of fashion was once frowned upon. Professor Peter McNeil FAHA explores how the Met Gala transformed the formerly derided collection of ‘costume’ into a celeb-studded fundraiser. bit.ly/4w4GxBr

Congratulations to Prof Caillan Davenport on the release of his latest book, 'Behind Caesar's Back: Rumor, Gossip, and the Making of the Roman Emperors', out now with Yale University Press. yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...