News • April 2022
DASSH Welcomes National Research Infrastructure Roadmap
DASSH warmly welcomes the National Research Infrastructure Roadmap and its recognition that infrastrucutre that supports HASS research plays a key role in ensuring the health, wealth and wellbeing of the nation. Read here.
News • April 2022
Humanities and GLAM nowhere to be seen on ARC Committee
DASSH holds serious concerns about the lack of representation of the humanities and GLAM sectors on the new ARC Advisory Committee. We have some suggested additions. Read here.
News • March 2022
DASSH 2022 Federal Budget Statement
DASSH responds to the 2022 Federal Budget. DASSH notes the Federal Government’s Women’s Budget Statement contained in Tuesday night’s Budget. But we argue that without well-funded social science research it will be very hard to deliver on many of the commitments made.
Submissions • February 2022
Australian Research Council Amendment Bill
The Bill amends the Australian Research Council Act 2001 to remove ministerial discretion in relation to the approval of research grants administered by the Australian Research Council.The Australasian Council of Deans of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (DASSH) supports this Bill amendment and is calling for the Ministerial right to veto individual ARC Discovery Grants… Continue Reading»
News • February 2022
HASS Grads shine in QILT report
Arts, social sciences and humanities graduates prove above average when it comes to employer satisfaction. See President Catharine Coleborne’s statement on the latest QILT survey here.
News • January 2022
Statement on ARC grant vetoes
DASSH responds to the Federal Government’s decision to veto six humanities, arts and social sciences ARC grants on Christmas Eve 2021 here.
Annual Reports • December 2021
2021 DASSH Annual Report
Read the DASSH 2021 Annual Report here for insight into the last 12 months and a vision for the coming year. Read the report here.
Submissions • December 2021
2021 National Research Infrastructure Roadmap
The 2021 National Research Infrastructure Roadmap was developed by an Expert Working Group led by Dr Ziggy Switkowski, AO. The Roadmap outlines national research infrastructure required over the coming decade to maintain research excellence, increase innovation and translation research outcome and address emerging research challenges.
News • December 2021
National Research Infrastructure Roadmap Exposure Draft submission
Read our submission to the National Research Infrastructure Roadmap Exposure Draft.
News • December 2021
Statement on ARC changes
DASSH responds to the Federal Government’s proposed changes to the Australian Research Council. See the statement here.
News • November 2021
STEM V HASS?
President Catharine Coleborne and Diana Newport-Peace from Outside Opinion argue the policy divide between the disciplines has to end in Campus Review.
News • October 2021
Graduate employment oucomes welcome
DASSH has published a press release welcoming the outcome of the 2021 Graduate Outcomes Survey showing employment outcomes for the humanities have dramatically improved since 2018 in line with other disciplines.