The Australian Historical Association elected ANU Manning Clark Professor of History, Dr Angela Woollacott, as new president at their Annual General Meeting in July.

Professor Woollacott feels honoured to be able to support her discipline in this role for the next two years.

The AHA is the peak national organisation for historians in Australia – academic, professional and other – working in all fields of history. The Association was founded in 1973 and has more than 700 members, from individuals to universities, libraries and affiliated organisations. The AHA organises annual conferences and administers a number of prestigious prizes and awards.

The Association’s Secretariat and Executive Officer Dr Karen Downing will be located in, and supported by, the School of History in the Research School of Social Sciences.

For further information contact the-aha@anu.edu.au or visit the AHA website.