http://www.assa.org.au/ The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA) is an autonomous, non-governmental organisation, devoted to the advancement of knowledge and research in the various social sciences. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:38:45 +0000 en-au http://www.ajf.australia.or.jp/english/tokyouni/ http://www.assa.id.au/rss Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:01 EDT Applications for the 2010-11 Visiting Professor in Australian Studies at the University of Tokyo are now open. Applications are invited from highly qualified Australians with a significant academic achievement, including those who have moved to academia from the senior levels of government or community. http://www.australianoftheyear.org.au/recipients/?m=patrick-mcgorry-2010 http://www.assa.id.au/rss Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:01 EDT Professor Patrick McGorry (FASSA), from the ORYGEN research centre has been named Australian of the Year in 2010. Professor McGorry is a leading international researcher, clinician and advocate for the youth mental health reform agenda. https://grants.innovation.gov.au/SciencePrize/Pages/Home.aspx http://www.assa.id.au/rss Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:01 EDT The Australian Government awards five prizes annually for outstanding scientific achievements and excellence in science teaching. Nominations are now invited for these awards, which are offered to Australian citizens or those who hold permanent residence status in Australia. http://www.assa.edu.au/programs/forums/fay_gale_lectures/ http://www.assa.id.au/rss Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:01 EDT The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, in conjunction with the University of Western Sydney, the University of Adelaide, and the University of Wollongong is pleased to present the Fay Gale travelling Lecture in 2010. http://www.assa.edu.au/publications/occasional_papers/ http://www.assa.id.au/rss Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:01 EDT Public hospitals and their performance was the major health issue in the 2007 national election. The now Prime Minister, as Opposition leader, announced that he would develop a national reform plan ‘designed to eliminate duplication and overlap between the States and the Commonwealth’ and ‘to move beyond the blame game’. http://www.assa.edu.au/programs/forums/cunningham_lectures/2009.php http://www.assa.id.au/rss Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:01 EDT The contemporary prominence of climate change confirms the democratic and ecological deficits of global governance. When authority migrates from states into the international system, democracy does not usually follow, causing problems in a world where legitimate political authority ought to be democratic. http://www.assa.edu.au/programs/outreach/sbfei/index.php http://www.assa.id.au/rss Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:01 EDT The ASSA state based Fellows initiative will fund a Fellow or Fellows from an Academy branch to convene dialogue-orientated events addressing a state based issue. This initiative aims to facilitate includes, but are not limited to, workshops, public lectures, debates and roundtables that address a state based issue or an issue of local significance. http://www.assa.edu.au/publications/occasional_papers/2009_CS4.php http://www.assa.id.au/rss Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:01 EDT Written by David de Vaus and Sue Richardson, this is the fourth in a series of essays based on data from the 2006 Census, produced in cooperation with the Australian Bureau of Statistics http://www.arc.gov.au/general/peer_consultation.htm http://www.assa.id.au/rss Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:01 EDT The ARC is currently conducting a review of the peer review processes employed for its competitive schemes, the consultation period for which will close at 5pm Monday 19th October. Should you wish to make a response to ARC on the matter of its current peer review processes and its proposed amendments, a copy of the Consultation Paper and Response Template can be found at: http://www.arc.gov.au/general/peer_consultation.htm http://www.assa.edu.au/publications/annual_reports/2009.php http://www.assa.id.au/rss Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:01 EDT The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia Annual Report 2009 is now able to be viewed online. To view, please click one of the links below.