National Centre of Biography News, September 2024
In this edition of the newsletter we congratulate some amazing biographers and historians from the NCB community.
Dr Shauna Bostock wins NSW Premier's History Award
On Friday 6 September the winners of the NSW Premier's History Awards were announced at the State Library of New South Wales. We were thrilled to learn that Dr Shauna Bostock was…
The ADB on ABC Radio National
Earlier this month Professor Melanie Nolan, director of the NCB and general editor of the Australian Dictionary of Biography (ADB), spoke to David Marr on ABC's Late Night Live about…
DECRA grant awarded to Dr Aditya Balasubramanian
The School of History proudly announces that Dr Aditya Balasubramanian has been awarded $477,039 for his project Roads and Road Transport in India: An Environmental and…
Remembering a giant: EP Thompson @ 100
EP Thompson @ 100 was a joint project of the Network for Law, Arts and Humanities in the ANU College of Law and the School of History in the College of Arts and Social Sciences. On the 100th…
National Centre of Biography News, August 2024
In this issue of the newsletter, Dr Sam Furphy shows how we are using sound to create a multi-sensory experience in the ADB. Plus there are plenty of notices and announcements to keep you up to…
Call for Papers: The Privilege of Trailblazing Workshop
Friday 28 March 2025 Australian National University Women’s and gender historians have long focused on ‘firsts,’ documenting the stories of those who were among the earliest to achieve particular…