Australasian Council of Deans of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
Promoting the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
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News • February 2025
Global Contexts: Leading Education in the Age of Global Disruption
We are pleased to announce the DASSH 2025 Conference will be held in Sydney on 24 – 26 September with special thanks to our hosts University of Notre Dame Australia. Global Contexts brings together leaders in the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences to explore the challenges and opportunities of teaching and research in an era of… Continue Reading»
News • February 2025
The Noticeboard | February Update
Welcome to the February edition of the Noticeboard, a monthly update with news and opportunities from around the sector. If you have anything you’d like to share with members please contact our Research and Engagement Officer Ellen Kirkpatrick. News from dassh Aotearoa member gathering Thursday 27 March10am-4pm (NZT)Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey UniversityPukeahu Campus, WellingtonAll members… Continue Reading»
News • February 2025
Arts are essential higher education pathways
Arts degrees have great employment outcomes and provide an essential pathway for underrepresented students President Heather Zwicker has argued in The Australian newspaper today. The value of the humanities, arts and social sciences continue to be scrutinised with arguments about the role of AI and the need for skilled workers often foregrounded. But Heather contends… Continue Reading»
News • February 2025
‘Existential threat’ to New Zealand humanities as grants shut off
Two-hundred and fifty arts, social sciences and humanities Deans from Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia have labelled the changes to New Zealand’s funding rules for arts, social sciences and humanities an existential threat to societies. The loss of top-up funding from New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment for arts, social science and humanities… Continue Reading»
News • January 2025
2025 Full Calendar of Events
We are excited to announce a brand-new member-focused event series designed to deliver pragmatic, hands-on insights and advice across a range of spotlighted topics that preoccupy us all. This series is designed for all DASSH members. Essential Insights lunchtime webinars will be delivered five times each year and run 50 minutes in total. This includes a… Continue Reading»
Conferences & Events
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18 June 2025
June Essential Insights
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16 April 2025
April Essential Insights
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19 November 2025
November Essential Insights
About us
DASSH represents more than 250 Deans and Associate and Deputy Deans from nearly every university in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Our members lead schools that are home to more than 100,000 students and several thousand scholars in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities. We advocate for our disciplines, produce research and policy submissions, engage with government, members and colleagues in Australia and around the world. DASSH is a hub for members, with networking and professional development events held throughout the year.
The Noticeboard
Let us do the work for you. We know it’s hard to keep across all the latest policy news, opportunities, events and research with an arts, social sciences and humanities bent in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Each month we put together The Noticeboard – it delivers everything you need to your inbox on the first Thursday of every month. Whether you’re in Australia or Aotearoa New Zealand we have you covered.
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