A/Prof Amanda Laugesen and Dr Karen Fox awarded 2025 ARC Discovery Project grant
Congratulations to A/Prof Amanda Laugesen (School of Literature, Languages & Linguistics, RSHA) and Dr Karen Fox (National Centre of Biography/School of History, RSSS) on their success in the…
Over 120 new ADB entries added in 2024
In 2024 we added over 120 new entries to the Australian Dictionary of Biography. Our focus is on subjects who died between 1996 and 2000, and we have included a wide range of people, from women…
National Centre of Biography News, December 2024
In the final issue of NCB News for this year we wish readers a safe and relaxing holiday period and share the 2024 number of Biography Footnotes, the NCB's annual newsletter. See you in 2025!
Biography Footnotes no. 25
In the twenty-fifth issue of Biography Footnotes we showcase the remarkable array of activities undertaken at the National Centre of Biography this year, from an NCB-sponsored masterclass at the…
National Centre of Biography News, October 2024
In this edition of the newsletter we flag lots of upcoming events in the world of biography.
New journal article: 'Remembering assimilation: Queen Elizabeth II’s 1954 visit to Shepparton and a "new deal" for Victorian Aboriginal people'
Research editor and senior lecturer Dr Sam Furphy has recently published a new journal article in Aboriginal History. In it he considers the significance of Queen Elizabeth II’s…