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…
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…
National Centre of Biography News, July 2024
In the July edition of the NCB newsletter, Dr Emily Gallagher shares her thoughts on the possibilities of drawing together children's history and biography. We also celebrate a major…
An extra-ordinary collaboration
The NCB's online and outreach manager, Dr Michelle Staff, has reviewed the ABC series Tony Armstrong's Extra-Ordinary Things and the accompanying exhibition at the National Museum of Australia for…
Keynote address & thesis prize for early career historian
The past week has been an extra exciting one for the NCB's research editor and children's historian Dr Emily Gallagher. On Thursday 4 July Emily was announced as the winner of the…
Reimagining the ADB
The latest issue of the Australian Book Review (no. 466, July 2024) includes an article by the National Centre of Biography's director, Prof. Melanie Nolan, and outreach manager, Dr Michelle Staff.…