June 2020 In response to the Australian Education Minister’s announcement of a new funding model for universities, DASSH published a Media Release to express our concerns about the implications for our future students and the prosperity of the nation.

September 2019 DASSH Treasurer Prof Theo Farrell’s commentary about the Excellence in Research for Australia exercise at the AFR Higher Education Summit has received coverage by Times Higher Education. Click here to read more.

November 2018 DASSH has now released the “Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Degrees: Powering Workforce Transformation Through Creativity, Critical Thinking and Human Interaction” report. Download it here.

October 2018 DASSH joins with the Australian Academy of the Humanities to express concern and disappointment at the Australian Government’s rejection of $4M in humanities research. Download the media release here.

May 2018 DASSH joins with the Australian Academy of the Humanities to express concern at the lack of proposed investment for our disciplines in the Government’s Research Infrastructure Investment Plan. Download the media release here.

February 2017 The Tertiary Education Union of New Zealand organised a nationwide Day of Action on 22 February to highlight the benefits of teaching and learning humanities, arts, social sciences and fine arts in New Zealand. DASSH’s media release can be downloaded here.

August 2016 DASSH rejects claims in the media that question the merits of funding of research projects and challenge the integrity of the Australian Research Council (ARC). Download the media release here.

June 2016 DASSH joins the arts sector on Friday 17 June 2016 for a National Day of Action for the Arts. The day has been called in response to the recent Australia Council funding results, the lack of consultation around changes to arms-length funding and lack of a Coalition arts policy or inclusion of the arts in the ‘innovation agenda’. DASSH’s statement is here.