Recent postings from The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia

2010 Annual Symposium

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:01 EDT

Registration for ASSA's 2010 Annual Symposium - Family Fortunes and the Global Financial Crisis - can now be conducted online. Please note that payment by credit card or PayPal is required at the time of registration.

Alien Fears: Politics and Immigration Control

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:01 EDT

An extract of the above article by Professor Mary Crock, Professor of Law at the University of Sydney, which appeared in Dialogue, Vol 29, 2/2010 was recently published in the Sydney Morning Herald. The extract entitled "Scapegoating boat people a true-blue Australian tradition" appeared in the SMH on August 10, 2010.

The Australia India Institute invites Expressions of Interest

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:01 EDT

The Australia India Institute invites Expressions of Interest for funding projects of up to $50,000 which support the Institute's key priority areas to strengthen research cooperation, professional links and cultural understanding between Australia and India.

ASSA Submission to the Research Workforce Strategy

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:01 EDT

ASSA has recently submitted its response to the Australian Government’s Research Workforce Strategy consultation paper, ‘Meeting Australia’s Research Workforce Needs. A Consultation Paper to Inform the Development of the Australian Government’s Research Workforce Strategy’. The Academy believes that the consultation paper, whilst serving as a positive step in the direction of developing an effective strategy, would be greatly strengthened by addressing several key issues as outlined in the ASSA Submission.

AJF calling for applications for Australia-Japan projects

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:01 EDT

The Australia-Japan Foundation is currently calling for applications for grants of up to $15,000 for projects, including research projects, which increase Australian-Japanese mutual understanding. The closing date is 17 Sept 2010.

The Price of Fear

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:01 EDT

In an age when the Western world is preoccupied with fears about weapons of mass destruction in terrorist hands, in many parts of the world terrorist groups are turning to a more basic device as the weapon of choice - the life itself.

FP7 Calls added in July

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:01 EDT

Fellows and other social scientists are advised that new Calls for Proposals, inlcuding three addressing socio-economic sciences and the humanities, were added the European Commission's Seventh Framework Program 7 (FP7) in July 2010 for the 2011 FP7 Work Programme.
More details on FP7 Calls for Proposals.
More information on the FP7 Socio-economic sciences and the humanities (SSH) programme.

ASSA International Grants Schemes Now Open

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:00:01 EDT

The Call for Applications for travel in 2011 under ASSA's NETHERLANDS, FRANCE and CHINA schemes is now open, and will close on 8 October 2010.

ASSA submission to National Research Infrastructure Council

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:01 EDT

ASSA welcomes the opportunity to respond to the discussion paper regarding the National Research Infrastructure Council's (NRIC) process to identify and prioritise Australia's Landmark Research Infrastructure Needs.

Photos from the 2010 Paul Bourke Lecture

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:01 EDT

Photos, from the 2010 Paul Bourke Lecture, of speaker - Associate Professor Mark Bellgrove and ASSA President Barry McGaw.