8-14 September 2025
A Social Sciences Week special event Tuesday 9 September 4pm Student Debate 5pm Refreshments Hour (drinks and light supper included in ticket price) 6pm The Great Debate Join us for an evening of compelling debate as six of Australia's premier academics tackle the...
A Social Sciences Week special event Tuesday 10 September | 5pm arrival for 6pm start National Library of Australia In an era where social media shapes our interactions and perceptions, the lines between connection and division have never been more blurred. With...
Medical schools have historically been prestigious and exclusive institutions, filled with students who come from much wealthier families than average. Elaborate and competitive selection processes and the costs involved in applying to medicine are barriers to...
Visit the Arts Precinct at Macquarie University during this year's 2023 Social Sciences Week for a special preview of research findings from a visual ethnography project, Informal Sport and the Urban Commons, exploring the role that informal sport plays in...
Smart meets silly in The Peer Revue, where cutting-edge research fuels improv comedy. Each show features a different superstar researcher who tells stories from their research, which inspire a cast of talented improvisers to create brand new, unscripted comedy. The...
This presentation reports on findings from a large-scale survey that is part of an Australian government funded project entitled, Understanding and Addressing Everyday Sexisms in Australian Universities. The project is situated within the context of the negative...
The WA Migration Update one day conference, now in its 8th year, brings together academia, communities, not-for-profits, the private sector and government, to share experiences and research on migration and settlement, and improve understandings of these critical...
Please join us on Thursday 7 September, as part of Social Sciences Week, for a co-hosted MESF and AIIA panel discussion on Australia’s Relations with the Middle East. Social Sciences Week is an annual event that celebrates and showcases the diverse range of social...
University of Tasmania researchers and students take the burning issues in the Social Sciences direct to members of the Tasmanian Parliament. Hosted by Professor Kate Darian-Smith, FASSA, (Executive Dean – College of Arts, Law and Education) with Professor Ian...
Navigating the world of finance, credit and debt has become a normalised and unavoidable feature of young people’s lives. Financial technologies (fintech) represent a significant shift in the economic landscape, and the rapid pace of their development has outstripped...