8-14 September 2025
Lobbying and advising the government are part of the democratic process. Sometimes the interests being served are clear, yet at others they are hidden. Sometimes stories are told to make the outcomes desired easier to understand, and more likely, while at others the...
Presented by Conversation at the Crossroads in association with the School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sydney. The Palestinian catastrophe, known as the Nakba, refers to the devastation of the Palestinian homeland in 1948, and with it the...
Are you ready to tell the world about an important social issue and showcase your creativity? Swinburne’s high school student TikTok challenge aims to showcase the social issues that are important to young people and highlight the role that technology plays in our...
HDR students from Swinburne's School of Social Sciences, Media, Film and Education present their original and ground-breaking research for discussion.
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...
Monash Arts invites you to celebrate the winners of the Social Sciences Week 2023 Photo Essay Competition. This competition is being run by the School of Social Sciences at Monash University to help elevate the voices of young people and to highlight the social...
Have you ever wondered what is the real connection between you – an individual – and global climate change? You are not alone. As students, educators, office managers, researchers, lab specialists, and other workers, it is common to be confused about often complicated...
Disinformation is nothing new in cities globally, with a long history of concerted fabrications that are deliberately misleading from anti-Semitic campaigns to 9/11 conspiracies. During the past decade disinformation has exploded in both prevalence and impact. In the...
If you are a high school student in Australia, you can enter the Monash Arts Photo Essay Competition as part of Social Sciences Week 2023. Tell us what social justice issue you are passionate about, why it matters, and what we can do to address this issue. This...
Lamisse Hamouda | Lana Tatour In 2018 Egyptian-Australian writer Lamisse Hamouda had moved to Egypt to study when her life was turned upside down. Her father Hazem, on his way to visit her, was arrested by authorities, accused of sympathising with a terrorist...