Led by Dr Nicholas Hookway (UTAS), this interactive and hands-on workshop for Year 11 and 12 Launceston College school students introduces sociology as a key perspective for understanding the social world. From how we behave in elevators to concerns about dwindling...
The panel will explore how workers in Australia are faring on the margins of the labor market. Even when unemployment rates are low, many workers on the margins face challenging circumstances, particularly those who are often most vulnerable. Drawing insights from...
Racism associated with the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionally affected certain groups in Australia, for example Indigenous, Asian, Muslim and migrant communities (Kamp et al. 2021; Elias et al. 2021). The pandemic has highlighted the impact of structural racism...
Education has been profoundly disrupted and transformed in the last two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that educational institutions are grappling with possible futures, and in the context of a new Australian government, this event explores how...
An evening where Social Sciences researchers meet with Members of the Tasmanian Parliament. On Wednesday 7 September 2022, researchers from the University of Tasmania, in partnership with Social Sciences Week, meet with Members of the Tasmanian Parliament in a closed...
