Dr Meaghan McEvoy: HDR Supervisor of the Month (August)
The HDR Supervisor of the Month award recognises, celebrates and shares good supervisory practice, and is also open to professional staff who support HDR candidates.The August Supervisor of the Month…
Rising stars shine at History Council of New South Wales Awards
Congratulations to our HDR students Ruby Ekkel, Saskia Roberts and Zoe Smith:Ruby Ekkel was awarded the Max Kelly award in the History Council of NSW Annual History Awards for her essay ‘What comes…
Biography and microhistory in Norway
This August NCB director Professor Melanie Nolan was invited to take part in a workshop on 'Biographical and Microhistorical Perspectives on History’ in Norway. Hosted at Volda University College,…
Book launch: 'We are a farming class'
By Dr Peter WoodleyWe launched ‘We Are a Farming Class’: Dubbo’s Hinterland 1870–1950 into the world on 11–12 September. The Macquarie Regional Library staged a ‘meet the author’ event at the Dubbo…
School of History excelled at ANU Gender Institute Awards
On August 4 the ANU Gender Institute held its awards event, where the School of History was well represented:Ruby Ekkel won the prize for the best journal article The Meaning of a Bushwalk with the…
Calling for Applicants to the Australian National University-SEARCH Foundation PhD Scholarship
A History of the Communist Party of Australia, 1970-91: Australian National University-SEARCH Foundation PhD ScholarshipThe ANU School of History invites applications for a PhD scholarship to…
ADB managing editor Dr Malcolm Allbrook retires
On Thursday 10 July 2025 we farewelled our dear colleague Dr Malcolm Allbrook, who recently retired after over a decade as the ADB’s managing editor. Malcolm’s career has been a rich and varied…