Australasian Council of Deans of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
Promoting the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
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News • July 2026
Noticeboard | July edition
Welcome to the Noticeboard Welcome to the July 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 DASSH. News from dassh Conference tickets on sale Tickets are selling fast for our Future Facing University conference to be held Tuesday 15 – Friday… Continue Reading»
News • July 2026
Registrations open for First Inventors panel
DASSH has partnered with RMIT University and the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia as part of Social Sciences Week 20206 (September 12-20). We are proud to present the celebrated Eualayai/Gamillaroi author, filmmaker and academic Larissa Behrendt AO, award-winning author and historian Billy Griffiths and one of Australia’s leading archaeologists, Sean Ulm, as they discuss… Continue Reading»
News • June 2026
Conference registrations now open
Conference registrations are now open for our 2026 Annual Conference: The Future-Facing University hosted at Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn campus in Melbourne 15-18 September 2026. All conference attendees are entitled to a 15% early bird discount up until 15 July 2026. Simply use the discount code: EARLYBIRD15 at the checkout. All DASSH member institutions… Continue Reading»
Submissions • June 2026
Australian university graduates inquiry
In June 2026, DASSH made a submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training inquiry into Australian university graduates, following the referral of the inquiry by the Minister for Education, the Hon Jason Clare MP in March 2026. Our submission highlights that graduate employment outcomes should not be reduced to… Continue Reading»
News • June 2026
Noticeboard | June edition
Welcome to the Noticeboard Welcome to the June 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 DASSH. News from dassh Essential Insights: Building Gender CompetencyTuesday 21 July11am – 12pm (AEST)Online Associate Professor Gail Crimmins from University of the… Continue Reading»
Conferences & Events
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21 - 21 August 2026
Managing grievances
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21 July 2026
Building Gender Competency through Curriculum
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15 - 18 September 2026 • melbourne
Conference & AGM 2026
About us
DASSH represents more than 350 Deans, Associate and Deputy Deans and Heads of School 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 the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Each month we put together The Noticeboard – it delivers everything you need straight to your inbox. Whether you’re in Australia or Aotearoa New Zealand we have you covered.
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