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Join Natali Pearson (Archaeology) at the Australian National Maritime Museum this Saturday (6 December)
Hear how naval shipwreck sites from WWII invite us to rethink the legacy of war.
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Hear how naval shipwreck sites from WWII invite us to rethink the legacy of war.
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Special Guest Talk: Ghosts Beneath the Waves: WWII, Memory and the Sea
Join us to hear how naval shipwreck sites from WWII invite us to rethink the legacy of war.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Join Natali Pearson (Archaeology) at the Australian National Maritime Museum this Saturday (6 December)
Hear how naval shipwreck sites from WWII invite us to rethink the legacy of war.
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Hear how naval shipwreck sites from WWII invite us to rethink the legacy of war.
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Check out #hcnswmember Cathy Dunn from Australian History Research book on Seaman Settlers of Colonial Norfolk Island 1788 – 1814
Understanding the lives and contributions of seamen settlers provides a more comprehensive picture of Norfolk Island’s rich colonial history
Learn more below!
Understanding the lives and contributions of seamen settlers provides a more comprehensive picture of Norfolk Island’s rich colonial history
Learn more below!
Seaman Settlers of Colonial Norfolk Island 1788 - 1814 - Australian History Research
One may ask why after publishing many historical books on Norfolk Island’s Colonial Settlement 1788 – 1814, that we are
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November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Check out #hcnswmember Cathy Dunn from Australian History Research book on Seaman Settlers of Colonial Norfolk Island 1788 – 1814
Understanding the lives and contributions of seamen settlers provides a more comprehensive picture of Norfolk Island’s rich colonial history
Learn more below!
Understanding the lives and contributions of seamen settlers provides a more comprehensive picture of Norfolk Island’s rich colonial history
Learn more below!
Check out the first in our new series of podcasts from #philosophy - 'A life without Art' with Luke Russell and David Macarthur from #USyd
Subscribe for more new series on the philosophy of living well.
@sydneyideas.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au @usyd-sace.bsky.social
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Subscribe for more new series on the philosophy of living well.
@sydneyideas.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au @usyd-sace.bsky.social
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A Life Without Art | The Philosophy of Living Well | Episode 1
Is a life without art worth living? Some philosophers have suggested that appreciating art makes your life better because it brings you pleasure, or because it gives you valuable knowledge of the worl...
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November 27, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Check out the first in our new series of podcasts from #philosophy - 'A life without Art' with Luke Russell and David Macarthur from #USyd
Subscribe for more new series on the philosophy of living well.
@sydneyideas.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au @usyd-sace.bsky.social
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Subscribe for more new series on the philosophy of living well.
@sydneyideas.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au @usyd-sace.bsky.social
share.transistor.fm/s/72b1cb57
Check out this amazing story about new findings in #Archaeology research in #Peru with Jacob Bongers from #USYD
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Archaeologists think they’ve solved Peru’s ‘band of holes’ mystery | CNN
For years, researchers have questioned who created the “band of holes” site in Peru. A new study suggests it was an ancient marketplace.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Check out this amazing story about new findings in #Archaeology research in #Peru with Jacob Bongers from #USYD
@jbongers.bsky.social
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When did truth become a thing? Julia Kindt joined Suzanne Hill on Nightlife last night to discuss the emergence of truth as a communal value in ancient Greece. They may have also discussed the virtue of the Humanities. Worth a listen. @newsroomusyd.bsky.social www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
This Mortal Coil: What is truth and why should we care about it? - ABC listen
In an age of misinformation and division, researcher turns to Ancient Greece to understand the origins of truth as a social value worth defending.
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November 23, 2025 at 9:56 PM
When did truth become a thing? Julia Kindt joined Suzanne Hill on Nightlife last night to discuss the emergence of truth as a communal value in ancient Greece. They may have also discussed the virtue of the Humanities. Worth a listen. @newsroomusyd.bsky.social www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Join us for Truth-telling, renaming and removing: the experience of American Universities'
with Assoc Prof David Smith, United States Studies Centre & #Usyd
Wednesday, November 19 | 4:00pm - 5:15pm
Vere Gordon Childe Centre Boardroom
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with Assoc Prof David Smith, United States Studies Centre & #Usyd
Wednesday, November 19 | 4:00pm - 5:15pm
Vere Gordon Childe Centre Boardroom
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Truth-telling, renaming and removing: the experience of American Universities
Truth-telling, renaming and removing: the experience of American Universities
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November 13, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Join us for Truth-telling, renaming and removing: the experience of American Universities'
with Assoc Prof David Smith, United States Studies Centre & #Usyd
Wednesday, November 19 | 4:00pm - 5:15pm
Vere Gordon Childe Centre Boardroom
events.humanitix.com/truth-tellin...
with Assoc Prof David Smith, United States Studies Centre & #Usyd
Wednesday, November 19 | 4:00pm - 5:15pm
Vere Gordon Childe Centre Boardroom
events.humanitix.com/truth-tellin...
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One year postdoc in Australian history at Sydney Uni - details below. It’s a very short window - please spread among networks
Might suit someone already in the GLAM sector who wants to work on their research/practice - all applications welcome of course
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Might suit someone already in the GLAM sector who wants to work on their research/practice - all applications welcome of course
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Colonel George Johnson Fellowship in Australian History
A 12-month fixed-term opportunity at 0.8FTE, with the possibility of variation work Inviting applications for the 2026 Colonel George Johnston Fellowship in Australian History Base Salary Level A $109...
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November 12, 2025 at 10:12 AM
One year postdoc in Australian history at Sydney Uni - details below. It’s a very short window - please spread among networks
Might suit someone already in the GLAM sector who wants to work on their research/practice - all applications welcome of course
usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/USYD_EXTERNA...
Might suit someone already in the GLAM sector who wants to work on their research/practice - all applications welcome of course
usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/USYD_EXTERNA...
A centuries-old grid of holes in the Andes may have been a ‘spreadsheet’ for accounting and exchange writes Jacob Bongers (Archaeology) with Charles Stanish in the @aunz.theconversation.com theconversation.com/a-centuries-...
A centuries-old grid of holes in the Andes may have been a ‘spreadsheet’ for accounting and exchange
An ancient band of thousands of precisely aligned small pits stretching 1.5 kilometres across the Pisco Valley in Peru has baffled experts for almost a century.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
A centuries-old grid of holes in the Andes may have been a ‘spreadsheet’ for accounting and exchange writes Jacob Bongers (Archaeology) with Charles Stanish in the @aunz.theconversation.com theconversation.com/a-centuries-...
Research by a team led by the University of Sydney's Jacob Boners (Archaeology) has uncovered compelling evidence that brings us closer to solving the mystery behind one of the most unique archaeological sites in the Andes.
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Mysterious holes in the Andes may have been an ancient marketplace, study suggests
New research published in Antiquity by Dr Jacob Bongers at the University of Sydney has uncovered compelling evidence that brings us closer to solving the mystery behind one of the most unique archaeo...
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November 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Research by a team led by the University of Sydney's Jacob Boners (Archaeology) has uncovered compelling evidence that brings us closer to solving the mystery behind one of the most unique archaeological sites in the Andes.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...
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Associate Professor Cindy McCreery (History) writes for the @aunz.theconversation.com on Andrew Mountbatten Windsor
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No longer 'Prince Andrew': how royals can be stripped of their titles
Prince Andrew is to be stripped of his royal titles and will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, Buckingham Palace has announced. He will also move out of the Royal Lodge in Windsor. Universit...
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November 2, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Associate Professor Cindy McCreery (History) writes for the @aunz.theconversation.com on Andrew Mountbatten Windsor
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What Artists See? Mark McKenna (History) in conversation with Critic Quentin Sprague, who helps you get to the messy human heart of art
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What Artists See? Critic Quentin Sprague helps you get to the messy human heart of art - ABC listen
Have you ever visited an art gallery full of wonder, ready to be inspired, only to leave feeling like it was all a bit over your head? You're about to meet one writer whose new book of essays rejects ...
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October 30, 2025 at 4:59 AM
What Artists See? Mark McKenna (History) in conversation with Critic Quentin Sprague, who helps you get to the messy human heart of art
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@sydney.edu.au @sydneyideas.bsky.social
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@sydney.edu.au @sydneyideas.bsky.social
Have you caught up with this yet? History's Professor James Curran on Episode #2: 'Making the Nation'
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Watch The Idea Of Australia
Watch The Idea Of Australia for free with SBS On Demand, your ultimate destination for diverse entertainment. Stream now!
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October 23, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Have you caught up with this yet? History's Professor James Curran on Episode #2: 'Making the Nation'
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'Domestic violence and vulnerability in the Roman world'
Edited by Eleanor Cowan (Classics and Ancient History) and Tim Parkin.
For anyone teaching in the ancient world - Download now!
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Edited by Eleanor Cowan (Classics and Ancient History) and Tim Parkin.
For anyone teaching in the ancient world - Download now!
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Domestic violence and vulnerability in the Roman world: setting the scene*
This volume arises from a project born in part of statistics, or rather of the reality those statistics reveal. Globally, one in every three women in the t
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October 15, 2025 at 11:18 PM
'Domestic violence and vulnerability in the Roman world'
Edited by Eleanor Cowan (Classics and Ancient History) and Tim Parkin.
For anyone teaching in the ancient world - Download now!
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Edited by Eleanor Cowan (Classics and Ancient History) and Tim Parkin.
For anyone teaching in the ancient world - Download now!
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Forgiveness: Do We Really Need it?
Lucy Allais | Johns Hopkins University and the University of the Witwatersrand
Luke Russell | Sydney
Tuesday, October 28 | 5:30pm doors for a 5:45pm start | Chau Chak Wing Museum
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Lucy Allais | Johns Hopkins University and the University of the Witwatersrand
Luke Russell | Sydney
Tuesday, October 28 | 5:30pm doors for a 5:45pm start | Chau Chak Wing Museum
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@sydneyideas.bsky.social
2025 Anderson Lectures - Forgiveness: Do We Really Need it?
2025 Anderson Lectures - Forgiveness: Do We Really Need it?
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October 2, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Forgiveness: Do We Really Need it?
Lucy Allais | Johns Hopkins University and the University of the Witwatersrand
Luke Russell | Sydney
Tuesday, October 28 | 5:30pm doors for a 5:45pm start | Chau Chak Wing Museum
events.humanitix.com/2025-anderso...
@sydneyideas.bsky.social
Lucy Allais | Johns Hopkins University and the University of the Witwatersrand
Luke Russell | Sydney
Tuesday, October 28 | 5:30pm doors for a 5:45pm start | Chau Chak Wing Museum
events.humanitix.com/2025-anderso...
@sydneyideas.bsky.social
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I’m honoured to be the recipient of the BBVA Foundation’s 7th Biophilia Award in Environmental Humanities and Social Sciences www.biophilia-fbbva.es/en/noticias/... @seisydney.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social @usyd-humanities.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social @mesh-research-hub.bsky.social
Thom van Dooren | Biophilia Award in Environmental Humanities
Philosopher Thom van Dooren receives the BBVA Foundation’s 7th Biophilia Award for what the committee describes as his “central role” in “understanding and addressing species extinction.”
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October 1, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I’m honoured to be the recipient of the BBVA Foundation’s 7th Biophilia Award in Environmental Humanities and Social Sciences www.biophilia-fbbva.es/en/noticias/... @seisydney.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social @usyd-humanities.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social @mesh-research-hub.bsky.social
Join the Powerful Stories Network for a conversation on Decolonising Family Violence with author Akuch Anyieth.
📅 6pm Friday 10 October
📍 Vere Gordon Childe Centre
🎟️ Register here: tinyurl.com/yrutvphr
📅 6pm Friday 10 October
📍 Vere Gordon Childe Centre
🎟️ Register here: tinyurl.com/yrutvphr
Book Launch and Discussion | Akuch Anyieth | Decolonising the Law in African-Australian Communities
A discussion of award-winning author, Akuch Anyieth's new work on Decolonising Family Violence Legal Intervention Orders in African-Australian Communities.
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September 30, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Join the Powerful Stories Network for a conversation on Decolonising Family Violence with author Akuch Anyieth.
📅 6pm Friday 10 October
📍 Vere Gordon Childe Centre
🎟️ Register here: tinyurl.com/yrutvphr
📅 6pm Friday 10 October
📍 Vere Gordon Childe Centre
🎟️ Register here: tinyurl.com/yrutvphr
Ever wondered what liberalism looks like IRL?
Allow me to introduce @lefebvrealex.bsky.social .
Tune in to unSILOed to hear our Chair of Philosophy in full flight.
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Allow me to introduce @lefebvrealex.bsky.social .
Tune in to unSILOed to hear our Chair of Philosophy in full flight.
tinyurl.com/vpr8xprj
unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc: 586. Living Liberalism: Ethics, Society, and Personal Virtue feat. Alexandre Lefebvre
There is a misconception that liberalism lacks a vision of ‘the good life,’ but liberalism is more ingrained in society than often recognized. It affects media, education, and personal beliefs ...
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September 24, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Ever wondered what liberalism looks like IRL?
Allow me to introduce @lefebvrealex.bsky.social .
Tune in to unSILOed to hear our Chair of Philosophy in full flight.
tinyurl.com/vpr8xprj
Allow me to introduce @lefebvrealex.bsky.social .
Tune in to unSILOed to hear our Chair of Philosophy in full flight.
tinyurl.com/vpr8xprj
I just voted for @mrkocnnll.bsky.social's A Thread of Violence top100books.abc.net.au Great book, no favouritism here. And yes, I hit 'Submit' before adding nine more :/ Who've you got?
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Top 100 Books of the 21st Century | Vote now
Vote now in Radio National's Top 100 Books of the 21st Century
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September 22, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I just voted for @mrkocnnll.bsky.social's A Thread of Violence top100books.abc.net.au Great book, no favouritism here. And yes, I hit 'Submit' before adding nine more :/ Who've you got?
Paging @usyd-sace.bsky.social @sophieloywilson.bsky.social @sea-greeny.bsky.social @freyagrace.bsky.social
Paging @usyd-sace.bsky.social @sophieloywilson.bsky.social @sea-greeny.bsky.social @freyagrace.bsky.social
"[I]n an age where cultural heritage is central to issues of progress and justice, museums have an obligation to educate the public not only on the history represented by the artifacts but also the nuances of the origins of the artifacts themselves."
👏 @sea-greeny.bsky.social #belitungbook
👏 @sea-greeny.bsky.social #belitungbook
I’m delighted to see this new review of #belitungbook - thank you @pkhardy.bsky.social for sharing, and Joanna Ellis for your great analysis and kind words! @nuspress.bsky.social
🌊🌊🌊New on H-Oceans 🌊🌊🌊
Check out Joanna Ellis (U of West Florida)’s review of @sea-greeny.bsky.social (@sydney.edu.au)’s book _Belitung: The Afterlives of a Shipwreck_ pub 2025 @ University of Hawai'i Press
#oceans
Review available @hnetreviews.bsky.social
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Check out Joanna Ellis (U of West Florida)’s review of @sea-greeny.bsky.social (@sydney.edu.au)’s book _Belitung: The Afterlives of a Shipwreck_ pub 2025 @ University of Hawai'i Press
#oceans
Review available @hnetreviews.bsky.social
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September 12, 2025 at 4:13 AM
"[I]n an age where cultural heritage is central to issues of progress and justice, museums have an obligation to educate the public not only on the history represented by the artifacts but also the nuances of the origins of the artifacts themselves."
👏 @sea-greeny.bsky.social #belitungbook
👏 @sea-greeny.bsky.social #belitungbook
NEWS: Professor James Curran will give one of the 2025 Boyer Lectures. James will explore the theme ‘Australia: A Radical Experiment in Democracy’ alongside four other distinguished speakers. The series kicks off on 19 October on ABC Radio National. @sydney.edu.au tinyurl.com/ysmddpzx
September 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
NEWS: Professor James Curran will give one of the 2025 Boyer Lectures. James will explore the theme ‘Australia: A Radical Experiment in Democracy’ alongside four other distinguished speakers. The series kicks off on 19 October on ABC Radio National. @sydney.edu.au tinyurl.com/ysmddpzx
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The next lecture in the Near Eastern Archaeology Foundation (NEAF) 2025 series celebrating 50 years of University of Sydney projects in Jordan is on 16 July - Phil Edwards on Wadi Hammeh 27. All talks are live streamed. Check out the full program! 🏺#archaeology
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Ancient Jordan: Celebrating 50 years of the archaeological association of The University of Sydney with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan - Near Eastern Archaeology Foundation
Our evening lecture series this year will present a number of eminent scholars who will provide lectures on their areas of research in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
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June 25, 2025 at 12:53 AM
The next lecture in the Near Eastern Archaeology Foundation (NEAF) 2025 series celebrating 50 years of University of Sydney projects in Jordan is on 16 July - Phil Edwards on Wadi Hammeh 27. All talks are live streamed. Check out the full program! 🏺#archaeology
neaf.sydney.edu.au/ancient-jord...
neaf.sydney.edu.au/ancient-jord...
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SSSHARC Visiting Fellowships 2026 are now open!
The Visiting Fellows program supports collaborative research in the humanities and social sciences at the University of Sydney
Deadline ⏰ 14 July 2025
Apply here ➡️ shorturl.at/pnqVH
@sydney.edu.au @usyd-sace.bsky.social @usyd-humanities.bsky.social
The Visiting Fellows program supports collaborative research in the humanities and social sciences at the University of Sydney
Deadline ⏰ 14 July 2025
Apply here ➡️ shorturl.at/pnqVH
@sydney.edu.au @usyd-sace.bsky.social @usyd-humanities.bsky.social
Opportunities
SSSHARC provides innovative platforms and fellowships to approach and solve problems, such as huddles, ultimate peer reviews, pop-up research labs and more.
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June 24, 2025 at 7:06 AM
SSSHARC Visiting Fellowships 2026 are now open!
The Visiting Fellows program supports collaborative research in the humanities and social sciences at the University of Sydney
Deadline ⏰ 14 July 2025
Apply here ➡️ shorturl.at/pnqVH
@sydney.edu.au @usyd-sace.bsky.social @usyd-humanities.bsky.social
The Visiting Fellows program supports collaborative research in the humanities and social sciences at the University of Sydney
Deadline ⏰ 14 July 2025
Apply here ➡️ shorturl.at/pnqVH
@sydney.edu.au @usyd-sace.bsky.social @usyd-humanities.bsky.social
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ARC say they’ll announce Linkage Projects & Laureate Fellowship by end of the month. Next Linkage Projects deadline (2025 round 2) has been pushed back accordingly.
Better later than never, I guess 🙄. And the sort-of reason given sounds … weird, given that the new legislation started last July.
Better later than never, I guess 🙄. And the sort-of reason given sounds … weird, given that the new legislation started last July.
June 18, 2025 at 3:43 AM
ARC say they’ll announce Linkage Projects & Laureate Fellowship by end of the month. Next Linkage Projects deadline (2025 round 2) has been pushed back accordingly.
Better later than never, I guess 🙄. And the sort-of reason given sounds … weird, given that the new legislation started last July.
Better later than never, I guess 🙄. And the sort-of reason given sounds … weird, given that the new legislation started last July.
Another story - this time from #USyd - on Amy Mosig Way and Wayne Brennan (Archaeology) and the discovery of new evidence that overturns the theory that Australia's high country was unoccupied during the Ice Age.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...
#Australia #archaeology
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#Australia #archaeology
Australia's oldest occupied Ice Age cave found at high elevation in Blue Mountains
Archaeologists from the Australian Museum, the University of Sydney and the Australian National University in collaboration with First Nations community members have unearthed 693 stone artefacts dati...
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June 19, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Another story - this time from #USyd - on Amy Mosig Way and Wayne Brennan (Archaeology) and the discovery of new evidence that overturns the theory that Australia's high country was unoccupied during the Ice Age.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...
#Australia #archaeology
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...
#Australia #archaeology
Amy Mosig Way and Wayne Brennan (Archaeology) take us inside the discovery of the highest human-occupied ice age site found in Australia. #archaeology
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‘Mind-blowing’: inside the highest human-occupied ice age site found in Australia
The Dargan cave, in the upper reaches of the Blue Mountains, was previously believed too hostile for human habitation
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June 17, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Amy Mosig Way and Wayne Brennan (Archaeology) take us inside the discovery of the highest human-occupied ice age site found in Australia. #archaeology
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