News • August 2026
Noticeboard | August edition
Welcome to the Noticeboard Welcome to the August 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 program available The full program is now available for our 2026 Conference The Future-Facing University: Leadership from the Arts,… Continue Reading»
News • July 2026
2026 conference progam released
The full program is now available for the DASSH 2026 Conference: The Future-Facing University: Leadership from the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, taking place in Melbourne from 16–18 September 2026. The program features keynote addresses, panel discussions and interactive workshops covering some of the most pressing issues facing the sector, including artificial intelligence, research integrity,… Continue Reading»
Statements • July 2026
DASSH welcomes research reforms
Friday 24 July 2026 DASSH welcomes the release of the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP) Final Report. This is an important step towards a more streamlined, accessible and effective research funding system. We are particularly encouraged by the proposed reduction of the grants program from 15 to seven schemes, the commitment… Continue Reading»
News • July 2026
Day-only conference registrations available
A limited number of day-only conference tickets are now available for our upcoming annual conference The Future-Facing University hosted at Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn campus in Melbourne 15-18 September 2026. Due to the popularity of this year’s event, we have now reached the maximum capacity for our conference dinner venue at Melbourne Museum. To ensure as… Continue Reading»
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»
News • May 2026
A New National Cultural Policy
In May 2026, DASSH and the Deans and Directors of Creative Arts (DDCA) made a joint submission in response to the public consultation paper Towards a new National Cultural Policy by the Office of the Arts, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Communications, Sport and the Arts. Our submission welcomed continued support to the five enduring pillars… Continue Reading»
Noticeboard • May 2026
Noticeboard | May update
Welcome to the May 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: Towards TreatyTuesday 12 May11am (AEST)Online Join guest speaker Professor John Evans, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Indigenous Engagement at Swinburne University as… Continue Reading»
News • April 2026
Opening Statements: Reverse Job-Ready Graduates Fee Hikes and End 50k Arts Degrees Bill 2025 Inquiry
DASSH welcomed the opportunity to appear before the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee for the inquiry into the Job-Ready Graduates Package. Board members Professors Lori Lockyer and Kate Nash focused on the need for balanced reform that addresses inequitable student contribution settings while maintaining the sustainability of Australia’s higher education system. We emphasised that… Continue Reading»